Collagen and Amino Acids: What’s the Deal?

One of the many reasons we love collagen is because it provides our bodies with the amino acids that it needs to function. When you take Collagen For Her, you are providing your body with 20 amino-acids, eight of which are essential. Essential amino acids cannot be made by the human body, meaning the only way to get the amount your body needs is through dietary sources or supplements (like collagen).

When you add that scoop of Collagen For Her to your morning coffee or smoothie, these are the essential amino acids you are putting into your body and how they are benefitting you:

Essential Amino Acids

1. Histidine
   One of the main benefits of histidine is its support on joint function, repair, and regeneration. In addition, its anti-inflammatory properties help ease joint pain and stiffness. Histidine is a precursor to histamine production, which plays an important role in the transportation of oxygen between cells.
2. Isoleucine
   Isoleucine is one of three branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). It is best known for its ability to increase endurance and help heal and repair muscle tissue after strenuous activity. This amino acid is especially important for athletes, bodybuilders, and workout enthusiasts.
3. Leucine
   Leucine is another one of the three branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). It is of extra importance to athletes and people who do strenuous workouts due to its ability to facilitate muscle protein synthesis and maintain muscle mass. It also can help control weight and cholesterol levels.
4. Valine
   Valine is the third of three branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). Valine helps prevent the breakdown of muscle by providing extra glucose for energy. It also plays an important role in helping to repair tissues and promoting normal growth.
5. Lysine
   Lysine plays an important role in collagen as an anti-aging agent that helps prevent hair loss, combats wrinkles, and strengthens the elasticity of skin. It also has additional benefits like helping leaky gut syndrome and improving bone health.
6. Methionine
   Methionine is a powerful antioxidant and plays a critical role in your body’s metabolism. It has also been shown to help fight radicals in your body and slow the aging process.
7. Phenylalanine
   Phenylalanine can help to manage healthy joint function, especially in people of older age.
8. Threonine
   Threonine is an important protein for the heart, muscles, and central nervous systems. It helps maintain proper protein balance in the body.

What About Non-Essential Amino Acids?

While these other amino acids are not considered “essential”, we must remember that this only means that our body has some ability to synthesize them. Even though our body can make them to some degree, we need to ensure we are getting the proper amounts because they are very important to our overall health!

• Glycine and Proline
  Glycine and Proline are two of the most abundant and prominent amino acids found in collagen and help regenerate cell growth that tends to diminish as you enter your mid 20’s.
• Arginine, Hydroxylysine, and Hydroxyproline
  These non-essential amino acids help regulate the metabolism of protein, promotes skin, joint, and tendon health, and plays a major role in the health of bone and connective tissue.

As you can see from reading about these essential and non-essential amino acids and how they benefit the human body, a collagen supplement is an integral part of any diet. The unique amino acid profile of Collagen For Her helps to provide your body with the amino acids that it needs to function at its highest potential, which is one of the many reasons that we love it!

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