Skin Benefits from Collagen

Last week, I talked about how Vital Proteins has helped with my personal recovery and running. This week I thought I would talk about skin benefits of collagen.

Keep in mind these statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. Vital Proteins products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

I’ve mentioned in many random posts, but my skin has never been flawless. I wasn’t blessed with those genes. I see a dermatologist frequently. Through high school and college, my skin went through cycles of being worse than a preteen going through puberty.

After using Vital Proteins Collagen for nearly 6 months, I’ve found it to help with my skin, hair, and nails as well as other issues like joint pain, and joint health.

Keep in mind I’m not a doctor, and this is my personalized experience. To my knowledge, there are no side effects of taking “too much collagen”.

How do Vital Proteins Help Skin?

Vital Protein dietary supplements are a beauty-specific product to support the skin’s moisture, improve elasticity, tone, and vibrancy.

What Even makes Skin Healthy?

Not breaking out?

Skin pharmacology and physiology is complicated and it is a lot harder to describe as “healthy.” There isn’t a magic food that makes skin healthier. You can’t just eat more, and you have healthy skin. There isn’t a magical pill or potion. Plus everyone has different skin. There are also plenty of uncontrollable factors such as genetics and age.

As I mentioned last week, collagen is the most abundant protein in the body’s connective tissues. As we age, our natural collagen production decrease. This is how wrinkles appear, among many fine lines.

What are some Key Vitamins for Healthier Skin?

Collagen: Since this post is primarily about collagen, we should start there right? Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body and therefore one of the most significant factors in keeping your skin healthy. Before taking collagen supplements, I had no idea how important and beneficial it was.

Your body naturally produces collagen but Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides are a healthy natural source of hydrolyzed collagen.

Antioxidants: Antioxidants seems like a “power” nutrition word. Merely saying antioxidant makes you sound healthier but what is it? An antioxidant means it can bind to electrons and neutralize free radicals in the body.

Antioxidants are found in many foods but most commonly in both fruits and vegetables. A few sources of antioxidants include berries, grapes, dark chocolate, and mushrooms.

Vitamin C: Vitamin C supports the production of collagen. You can find Vitamin C in most citrus fruits like oranges, pineapple, and my favorite: mango.

Vitamin E: Vitamin E has an antioxidant effect too. A few foods high in Vitamin E are avocado, spinach, and seeds such as sunflowers seeds or almonds.

Right now, the Vital Proteins Collagen product I like the most for health benefits for my skin, hair, and nails is the Beauty Greens.

Personally, I like the “greenness” of the drink itself. I like to add 2 scoops into a glass of milk with ice. Boring but it tastes good to me. It’s hard to make a green smoothie look good but I can assure you it is.

Some of the Skin Benefits of Vital Proteins I’ve noticed are:

Promoting collagen formation, affecting hair, skin, and nails
Supporting a healthy glow
Enhancing skin clarity and smoothness
Increasing the body’s natural moisture level, improving hair, skin, and nails
Helping to maintain firm skin

Since beginning to take Vital Proteins Collagen about 6 months ago, I’ve seen small changes in my skin. My skin is a lot smoother. It does not take the place of going to the dermatologist every few months, but I have had success with it. While I am an ambassador, I have noticed an improvement beforehand. My skin is the most radiant it’s been since high school!