WHAT IS THE BEST COLLAGEN TO TAKE?
Choosing the best collagen for you
With so many collagen products on the market, it can be hard to know which one to use. We make it easy for you to find the right collagen.
WHAT COLLAGEN TO TAKE?
Sometimes you just want to know which collagen to take.
This page will make it easy to get our favorite recommendations for collagen products.
If you have a health issue always remember to speak with your doctor before taking any supplements.
HOW TO TAKE COLLAGEN
As with any supplement, the key to getting good results is taking the full dosage consistently. You should commit to trying something for at least tweleve weeks before starting it.
Most good things take three months to fully kick in.
In addition, making sure to take the full dosage everyday is key. If you need to take 3000 mg per day, but only take 500 mg, it's just not going to work.
So give it time and make sure to take the full dosage!
COLLAGEN FOR HAIR, SKIN, AND NAILS
NXGEN Wholefoods Beef Collagen is great for nourishing and supporting healthy hair, skin, and nails.
It is rich in in types 1 and 3 collagen.
It also contains liver which supplies valuable nutrients such as iron, b12, and zinc, which also help to support healthy hair, skin, and nails.
COLLAGEN FOR GUT HEALTH
NXGEN Wholefoods Grass Fed intestines with tripe is rich in collagen, gelatin, amino acids and much more that help to nourish, soothe, and support a healthy gut.
COLLAGEN FOR BONES AND TEETH
NXGEN Wholefoods Grass Fed Whole Bone Matrix is rich in type I collagen, calcium, phosphorus, essential trace minerals, and bone supporting peptides (IGF I & II, TGF β,Osteocalcin) that nourish and support the whole skeletal system.
COLLAGEN FOR JOINTS AND BACK
NXGEN WholeFoods Type Two collagen contains bovine tracheal cartilage. It is rich in cartilage supporting compounds, such as glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, chondroitin sulphates and type two Collagen.
These compounds help to nourish and support healthy joint, back, and spinal tissues.
Type two collagen also helps to support a healthy immune system.
BONE BROTH COLLAGEN PROTEIN
NXGEN Wholefoods Lake Eyre Organic Pure Bone Broth Collagen Protein is rich in type one collagen and collagen types two, three, four, and five. In addition to whole-food collagen, hyaluronic acid and natural glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), such as glucosamine and chondroitin, are also present. It is also rich in gelatin.
This makes it more complex and beneficial than heavily refined collagen peptide powders containing only type one and three collagen. This bone broth also contains beneficial fats and minerals not found in collagen peptide powders.
It mixes easily with hot liquid and has a mild, savory flavor.
BOVINE COLLAGEN
Collagen Straight Up Collagen Peptides provide type 1 and 3 collagen produced from Australian grass-fed cattle.
It mixes easily into any food or beverage (hot or cold) and has little to no taste.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of collagen peptide products come from South America and come with a whole host of ethical issues.
Check out our blog, Collagen: An Ethical Nightmare, to learn more about this.
WILD CAUGHT MARINE COLLAGEN PEPTIDES
Collagen Straight Up Marine Collagen Peptides are exclusively derived from the skin and bones of sustainably sourced, wild-caught fish from the Australian Pacific.
Unfortunately, most marine collagen comes from fisheries and fish that are being overfished and where fish populations are in danger of collapse.
These peptides come from a well managed fishery, where fish populations are well managed and protected to avoid overfishing.
It contains type one collagen and is great for skin health.
Marine collagen is of particular interest due to its very low molecular weight, which makes it quickly and easily absorbed and highly bioavailable.
It mixes easily into any food or beverage (hot or cold) and has little to no taste, unlike many marine collagen products which taste fishy.
Choosing the right collagen will help to ensure you get the best results possible.