Comments on: 6+ Science-Based Health Benefits of Collagen

By: Deusvult

Deusvult — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 03:10:47 +0000

Thank you for the text. But do the collagen used in the studies is the undenatured or denatured kind? I think there’s a difference in effect. Moreover, if we eat normal (denatured) collagen, won’t the body break it into amino-acids and use it the way it wants, not necessarily for our own collagen?
Thank you in advance for reply.

By: Pieter

Pieter — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 08:02:00 +0000

Gelatin works very good. I take gelatin from grass feed cows and make a bavarois (sort of cheese cake)
1 litre of yoghurt, 20 grams of gelatin and fruit (strawberries, blueberrie, bananas)

I prefer not to supplement if not necessary, like I eat brasil nuts for selenium. In some cases the bioavailibilty is much higher in food then from supplements

By: Dale Almond

Dale Almond — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 23:55:18 +0000

People with GAD1 genetic mutations will not do well on collagen, due to the high glutamate content. Excess glutamate is neuroexcitatory, and causes all sorts of aches, pain, fatigue, overstimulation, etc. Would love to find a supplement that builds collagen without the downsides.

By: Will Hunter

Will Hunter — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:56:18 +0000

In reply to Michelle M. Hi Michelle, It is recommended to avoid collagen if you have histamine intolerance as the histidine can be converted into histamine. For better sleep, you may want to look into glycine supplementation and for healing the gut you may want to look into glutamine supplementation.

By: Diana E. Gallego

Diana E. Gallego — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 19:54:06 +0000

I enjoy reading the many articles on Self-Hacked. Does bone, calf tongue, or pigs feet broth contain collagen? I want a natural means of obtaining collagen besides the foods I already eat–(the same foods hat are mentioned in the posts). I haven’t tried Royal Jelly.

By: Michelle M

Michelle M — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:16:26 +0000

I have histamine intolerance and taking collagen gives me migraines. I heard it’s a common complaint with collagen.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:46:58 +0000

Excellent research / analysis on collagen. As clinical nutritionist, been using with client for years in many capacities.

The marine collagen benefits are exceptional for skin and hair, however it has been challenging to find a source that is willing to provide a Certificate of Analysis, this is important because of the susceptibility of heavy metal contaminants.

By: anna burns

anna burns — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 02:36:27 +0000

I have tried taking collagen and I absolutely can not stand it. It makes me gag. Even my dog won’t take it and he will eat anything! I’ve used vital proteins, which is one of the better ones on the market. I now take MSM with vitamin c, which I think stabilizes collagen levels.

By: Will Hunter

Will Hunter — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:14:45 +0000

In reply to Konstantinos Papadopoulos. Hi Konstantinos, While collagen is broken down by stomach acid, it is not broken down completely into individual amino acids and the peptides (groups of amino acids) are absorbed intact in your gut, increasing collagen production.

By: Konstantinos Papadopoulos

Konstantinos Papadopoulos — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:56:52 +0000

I wonder how to tell my liver to rebuild collagen AFTER IT IS DESTROYED/DIGESTED IN MY STOMACH BY HCL? Do we earmark the OH-pro for collagen remake?

By: Will Hunter

Will Hunter — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 04:35:35 +0000

In reply to Rob White. Hi Rob, Collagen does not contain histamine, however, it does contain histidine in small quantities. It also contains moderate amounts of glutamic acid, which can be converted into glutamate in the body. Bone broth would likely contain fewer amounts of both amino acids because it contains other compounds beside collagen, such as glycosaminoglycans and minerals.

By: Will Hunter

Will Hunter — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 04:15:18 +0000

In reply to Marni.

Hi Marni,

It appears that collagen peptides make it through stomach acid and are small enough to be absorbed intact across the gut and accumulate in cartilage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10498764. Moreover, supplementing with the individual amino acids found in collagen does not increase collagen production, indicating that only the intact peptides (group of amino acids) increase collagen production.

By: Will Hunter

Will Hunter — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 02:46:30 +0000

In reply to anna burns. Hi Anna, Yes, there is strong evidence that silicon supplementation increases collagen production. Whether it does this in people who are already sufficient in silicon is not known. It may be the case that it only increases collagen production in people who are already deficient in it. I have added this information.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 23:01:24 +0000

Collagen has become a popular topic recently and it’s one that I find fascinating. It’s easy to see how it could offer considerable health benefits, especially as we don’t tend to get much of it in our diets in the modern day.

By: Rob White

Rob White — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 17:17:26 +0000

Nice article!
Is powdered collagen high in histamine and/ or glutamate? Moreso or less than fresh bone broth?

FYI fish collagen is predominantly Type 1 and 3 collagen, which is great for skin but less effective for joint health.

By: Marni

Marni — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:24:26 +0000

Hi, very confused re info about collagen since I’ve read that when you swallow it in a pill or powder it doesn’t make it through the acid of the stomach. Yet there are lots of people claiming it’s helped them. Can you clarify this please? Thanks.

By: anna burns

anna burns — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 04:04:46 +0000

Does silica supplementation increase collagen production?

By: Rich Geldreich

Rich Geldreich — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 02:36:30 +0000

I took around 5 grams of Fish Collagen every day (with L-Glutamine, Colostrum, and Inulin) when healing from a bunch of antibiotics for SIBO. I noticed my skin looked much better after starting the Collagen. I think it helped my gut heal.