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collagen question
April 17 2009 at 1:50 PM milani (Login millanii)
SENIOR MEMBER
hi girls,
Ive just bought collagen plus 400mg tablets i was wondering how many to take a day? Ive read through the posts and have noticed most people take 2000mg per day which would mean taking 5! is that right? if so the're not gonna last long lol
milani
Sandra
(Login SandraDD)
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 3:11 PM
Hey Milani,
Sorry..this is going to disappoint you.
I had the same question and talked to a doctor (I like consulting people).
You can get good results consuming 3-6 grams a day (yes, I know, it's like 8 tablets). If you really want to splurge you can take up to 10 grams, but any more than that would be too much for your body to absorb.
I know it's a LOT. That's why the majority of collagen products on the market don't produce miracles and you hear negative people say, "eating collagen supplement doesn't work."
A few things about orally consumed collagen:
-The powders have be really fine. They can be best absorbed by your body if it goes through a "nano-scaled manufacturing processes".
-The most effective type is in powder form.
-The best source of collagen should come from seafood.
-Take it with Vitamin C, because Vitamin C aids collagen regeneration. So does dried longan pulps. A lot of collagen products from Japan have dried longan as part of its ingredients. They are really cheap so if you are already spending $$ on collagen, don't save money on vitamin C & dried longan.
I started the collagen 8 days ago (after my period was over) and chicken feet soup the beginning of this week. I've already gained 1/4 of an inch & I'm still dieting and I lost about 1.5 pounds in the meantime. I take 5 grams of collagen a day with vitamin C and dried longan pulps.
(I haven't received my Wonderup and haven't started with the herbal supplements because I'll be traveling for a month in May and I want to start after that. Now I'm just focused on maintaining my boobie status quo while losing weight. The gain was a total surprise.)
Like Double_Ace. I keep myself very positive and I'm a positive affirmation junkie. :p)
The collagen I'm taking right now is called Fortigel, it won the 2008 Frost & Sullivan European Health Ingredient of the Year Award (though it comes from cows, not seafood). I'm now looking EVERYWHERE on the internet to find where I can purchase it. I bought this jar through retail and it's very expensive ($75 for 100g....which is 20 days). If I can't find a good source online I don't think I'm gonna buy a second jar. I might emailed the website and ask.
Hope that helps!
Sandra
(Login SandraDD)
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 3:15 PM
This just occurred to me.....
Maybe I should eat dried longan with chicken feet too!!
Moon
(Login -Moon-)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 3:30 PM
Why waste money on expensive collagen supplements when you can get gelatin in poweder pretty cheap, the kind used in bakery for cakes and pastery and stuff. Gelatin is a breakdown product of collagen and both get degraded down to basic blocks aminoacids in the gut so it makes no difference. Or so I understand anyway. This way you get the right blend of aminoacids into your boody. But I think it's also important to take something that stimulates collagen production in the body, like vitamin C.
Sandra
(Login SandraDD)
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 5:21 PM
I think gelatin will definitely be beneficial, but I'm not sure if they work the same way..I just quickly googled and from reading a few articles I don't think they work the same way in our body, but it's complicated so I'm raelly not sure. I think if there are girls who can get great results from gelatin, then that's awesome! cuz yea collagen's not cheap.
milani
(Login millanii)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 5:51 PM
thanks girls, yeah i read that ester C is best to take alongside collagen as its slow release and stronger than vit c. so im gonna try find some. Looks like i'll have to take a ton of tablets every day then until ive used them up and then i'll switch to powdered gelatin as Moon suggested. Im not gonna take the amount your Doctor said tho Sandra afterall they told me you can never grow boobs through herbs so what do they know
lol i'll try taking 2000mg (5 a day) which seems loads and see what happens!
thanks again!
milani x
April 17 2009 at 1:50 PM milani (Login millanii)
SENIOR MEMBER
hi girls,
Ive just bought collagen plus 400mg tablets i was wondering how many to take a day? Ive read through the posts and have noticed most people take 2000mg per day which would mean taking 5! is that right? if so the're not gonna last long lol
milani
Sandra
(Login SandraDD)
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 3:11 PM
Hey Milani,
Sorry..this is going to disappoint you.
I had the same question and talked to a doctor (I like consulting people).
You can get good results consuming 3-6 grams a day (yes, I know, it's like 8 tablets). If you really want to splurge you can take up to 10 grams, but any more than that would be too much for your body to absorb.
I know it's a LOT. That's why the majority of collagen products on the market don't produce miracles and you hear negative people say, "eating collagen supplement doesn't work."
A few things about orally consumed collagen:
-The powders have be really fine. They can be best absorbed by your body if it goes through a "nano-scaled manufacturing processes".
-The most effective type is in powder form.
-The best source of collagen should come from seafood.
-Take it with Vitamin C, because Vitamin C aids collagen regeneration. So does dried longan pulps. A lot of collagen products from Japan have dried longan as part of its ingredients. They are really cheap so if you are already spending $$ on collagen, don't save money on vitamin C & dried longan.
I started the collagen 8 days ago (after my period was over) and chicken feet soup the beginning of this week. I've already gained 1/4 of an inch & I'm still dieting and I lost about 1.5 pounds in the meantime. I take 5 grams of collagen a day with vitamin C and dried longan pulps.
(I haven't received my Wonderup and haven't started with the herbal supplements because I'll be traveling for a month in May and I want to start after that. Now I'm just focused on maintaining my boobie status quo while losing weight. The gain was a total surprise.)
Like Double_Ace. I keep myself very positive and I'm a positive affirmation junkie. :p)
The collagen I'm taking right now is called Fortigel, it won the 2008 Frost & Sullivan European Health Ingredient of the Year Award (though it comes from cows, not seafood). I'm now looking EVERYWHERE on the internet to find where I can purchase it. I bought this jar through retail and it's very expensive ($75 for 100g....which is 20 days). If I can't find a good source online I don't think I'm gonna buy a second jar. I might emailed the website and ask.
Hope that helps!
Sandra
(Login SandraDD)
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 3:15 PM
This just occurred to me.....
Maybe I should eat dried longan with chicken feet too!!
Moon
(Login -Moon-)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 3:30 PM
Why waste money on expensive collagen supplements when you can get gelatin in poweder pretty cheap, the kind used in bakery for cakes and pastery and stuff. Gelatin is a breakdown product of collagen and both get degraded down to basic blocks aminoacids in the gut so it makes no difference. Or so I understand anyway. This way you get the right blend of aminoacids into your boody. But I think it's also important to take something that stimulates collagen production in the body, like vitamin C.
Sandra
(Login SandraDD)
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 5:21 PM
I think gelatin will definitely be beneficial, but I'm not sure if they work the same way..I just quickly googled and from reading a few articles I don't think they work the same way in our body, but it's complicated so I'm raelly not sure. I think if there are girls who can get great results from gelatin, then that's awesome! cuz yea collagen's not cheap.
milani
(Login millanii)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: collagen question
April 17 2009, 5:51 PM
thanks girls, yeah i read that ester C is best to take alongside collagen as its slow release and stronger than vit c. so im gonna try find some. Looks like i'll have to take a ton of tablets every day then until ive used them up and then i'll switch to powdered gelatin as Moon suggested. Im not gonna take the amount your Doctor said tho Sandra afterall they told me you can never grow boobs through herbs so what do they know
lol i'll try taking 2000mg (5 a day) which seems loads and see what happens! thanks again!
milani x