DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLAGEN
Each Collagen Type Has A Different Benefit
Collagen comes in many types and forms. These different versions have many different effects and uses.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLAGENS
There are at least sixteen types of collagen in the body.
We are going to focus on the major ones, types 1-5.
Each one has different benefits.
It's important to choose the right colalgen to match the benefits you are looking for.
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TYPE ONE COLLAGEN
Type one accounts for about 90% of our bodies collagen.
Type one collagen is tightly packed and it helps to provide structure to skin, bones, tendons, some cartilage, connective tissues, and teeth.
It's the best form of collagen for skin health.
NXGEN Wholefoods Beef Collagen Capsules are a great source of whole food type one collagen.
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TYPE TWO COLLAGEN
Type two is primarily found in elastic cartilage, that cushions and supports your joints.
It's the best type of collagen for joint and immune health.
It is more loosely packed than type one collagen.
NXGEN Wholefoods Type Two Collagen capsules are a great source of whole food type two collagen.
TYPE THREE COLLAGEN
Type three collagen supports the structure of your organs, ateries, and muscles.
NXGEN Wholefoods Beef Collagen capsules are a great source of whole food type three collagen.
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TYPE FOUR COLLAGEN
Type four collagen is found in the layers of your skin and helps to support filtration in the body.
NXGEN Wholefoods Bone Broth Powder is rich in type four collagen.
TYPE FIVE COLLAGEN
Type five collagen is produced in small amounts in including connective tissue, endothial, and epithelial linings.
It's the best form of collagen for gut health.
NXGEN Wholefoods Beef Intestines With Tripe is a great choice for a whole food type five collagen supplement.
COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENT TYPES
While there are various types of collagen products on the market, they largely fall into two categories, refined and unrefined or whole food.
COLLAGEN PEPTIDES
The vast majority of collagen products, often sold as collagen peptides, are heavily refined.
Most of beneficial compounds have been stripped away.
All that remains, in most collagen products, is a white powder, containing various, isolated amino acids.
These refined collagen powders are not a complete protein.
Occasionally companies will add back in a few isolated compounds, however this can never replicate a whole food.
This refined substance is nothing like a whole food.
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WHOLE FOOD COLLAGEN
Unrefined, also known as whole food, collagen contains far more than just a few isolated amino acids.
Whole food collagen supplements, depending on the type, may also contain, in their naturally occurring forms:
Glycosaminoglycans
Proteoglycans
Chondroitin Sulfate
Hyaluronic Acid
Micronutrients
Macronutrients
Enzymes
Much More!
Each of these compounds have their own unique benefits.
Why would you want to miss out on them?
WHOLE FOOD COLLAGEN VERSUS COLLAGEN PEPTIDE SUPPLEMENTS
Think of refined vs unrefined collagen, as white bread vs whole wheat bread.
While there are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in white bread, we know it really does not supply any real nutrition because most of the good stuff was removed when the flour was refined.
Often white bread will have vitamins added, but that certainly does not make it any healthier or more nutritious.
Well the same thing applies to collagen.
Heavily refined collagen, consisting of just a few amino isolated amino acids, simply cannot nourish the body like unrefined collagen does.
Adding a few isolated compounds, will never turn it back into an unrefined collagen, in the same way that adding vitamins back to white bread will turn it back into whole wheat bread.
As with food, whole food supplements will always be more beneficial than heavily refined ones, which have been stripped of many of their beneficial compounds and cofacters.
