A FOCUS on Collagen

A FOCUS ON COLLAGEN We are talking about Collagen today. Collagen comes from the Greek word kala spelt with a K, which means glue, and collagens strong fibres, tend to work like glue to hold things together in the body. So, holding muscle, bone tendon, ligaments, organs under skin all together!  Collagen is a popular supplement for promoting skin and connective tissue health, today we are:·      Explaining why we’ve chosen to talk about COLLAGEN today and why it’s potentially supportive for a runner·      Discussing what is COLLAGEN and what nutrients are required for collagen synthesis·      Giving our insights into using Collagen as a supplement to support endurance running SHOW NOTES(05:32)What collagen is, why it is so important and what role it plays in the body – important for everyones health but especially for endurance runners to consider.(12:06)What contributes to a depletion in collagen status:·      General ageing from our 20’s onwards·      Menopause·      High sugar diet·      Smoking·      Sunlight (17:37)The nutrients required by the body to make collagen and how you may optimize your food plan to include these vital nutritional building blocks. (19:03)Our thoughts on whether diet alone can help with nutrient status for collagen production. (20:33)Our suggestions on how you may optimize your food plan to include amino acids, glycine and proline alongside Vitamin C, Zinc and Copper plus tips on making or buying a bone broth. Our favourite bonth broths are from: MINDFUL CHEFCOOME FARM ORGANICTAKE STOCK FOODSPIPERS FARM(23:02)What may a vegetarian or vegan add to their food plan to optimise collagen production.(25:52)Aileen’s favourite Marine Collagen supplement – Your Zooki Collagen and a vegan alternative Feel Pro Collagen check end of show notes for discount codes.31:56)Reading supplement collagen labels and understanding about what you may be buying. (34:46)A relatively new development in collagen supplement are Specific Collagen Peptides – what are they and how do they work (37:53) A quick review of:Improvement of activity-related knee joint discomfort following supplementation of specific collagen peptidesThe study on young, physically active individuals demonstrated that the daily intake of 5 g of collagen peptides led to a statistically significant reduction in activity-related knee joint pain after a 12-week treatment compared with...