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How to boost your Collagen

29/7/2022

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There’s a lot of talk around collagen at the moment and collogen supplements.  Mostly it is aimed at keeping your skin looking youthful.  So, I thought I’d share some information on collagen, why we need it an the most natural ways to get it in.
 
What is collagen?
Simply put, collagen is the main structural protein that is found in your skin and connective tissues
 
Why do we need collagen?
It’s not just your skin.  Collagen is what gives elasticity to our skin and connective tissues.  This includes:
  • Skin
  • Joint
  • Bones
  • Muscles
  • Blood
  • Gut lining
  • Bladder lining
 
Collagen decreases with age and can be an important part of why: 
  • the skin looses elasticity
  • the bladder becomes weaker
  • the joints become stiffer
  • the bones become more fragile
  • Gut lining weakens
  • and much more
 
What are the natural ways to get collagen?
  • Foods – Bone broth, Vitamin C will help increase collagen, Mangosteen and other tropical fruits, eggs, chicken, soft boned fish, spirulina, leafy greens and more.
  • Herbs – my favourite is Equisetum arvense (Horsetail), other herbs that boost collagen are – Nettles, Fo shu wu, Calendula, coriander, Aloe vera, ginseng and more.  As always check with a herbalist before taking starting on any herbs that you would not normally use.
 
Remember it’s not always about how to replace, part of the picture is also how to prevent the loss of collagen.  Some of the things that will lower your collagen levels are:
  • Age – not much you can do about that
  • Genetics – Not much you can do here either
  • Smoking – Quit or cut down
  • Inflammatory diet – this is the leading cause for most degeneration or disease in the body.  Reduce the sugar, alcohol, processed foods, red meats and start increasing the fresh fruits and vegetables and organic fish and poultry.
  • Stress – who doesn’t have stress!  I have teamed with Vivianne Maloney and Jannah Walshe to bring you a fabulous Series called Rest & Reset to help show you the tools that will help you re-learn how to deal with stress and allow yourself to slow down and smell those roses.  Link is below.
  • UV exposure – luckily we don’t see too much sun here in Ireland, but make sure you are wearing a good quality sunscreen when you go abroad to the sun.
So by helping to tighten your skin you might just help to resolve some stress incontinence at the same time.  Isn’t your body amazing!!!
 
You can follow carina at:
www.itsanaturalchoice.com  &   www.breaking-fads.com
Follow her journey on Facebook & Instagram:
@itsanaturalchoice  &  @welovebreakingfads
Rest & Reset program is available through the Rest & Reset page on Facebook or follow this link :
Rest & reset series
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    Carina Kennedy was formerly a Nurse, now a Nutritional Therapist and Herbalist living in the west of Ireland.  Her passion is food, health and teaching clients to gain control of their life with simple techniques.

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