Don't Count Collagen as Protein

#1

Says Chris Masterjohn - nice quick watch for anyone who supplements.

Collagen allergic reaction?
(Running from stupidity) #2

Note that “Lite” is a relative term :slight_smile:

#3

Pretty easygoing for Masterjohn if you can ignore all the maths suggestions - turns out I can! :grin:

(Jane) #4

Thanks @anon54735292. I bought some collagen a few weeks ago and have been having a scoop in the morning and one in the evening in my coffee and was wondering if it was enough and according to the video I was pretty close!

#5

I’ve landed on 10grams to start which (as best I can tell!) gels pretty well with what Chris is saying & what I’ve read about minimum effective dose. Works out easier than bone broth too.

(Jane) #6

I know things like rebuilding connective tissue takes time so I will evaluate after I finish my tub of collagen. Two scoops is 15 g and there are 45 servings. If inconclusive I will try another tub and that should take me to almost 3 months which should be enough time to see some results.

I look forward to hearing about your results also. :slightly_smiling_face:

#7

I’ll give it a similar time frame & will let you know :crossed_fingers:

#8

I’ve been taking a scoop of collagen 2-3 times a week for about a year now - always making sure to have had Vit. C in recent hours (from berries or from a liposomal C capsule) to ensure uptake. Apparently without sufficient C in the body, the collagen doesn’t get synthesized as well.

I’ve made my own bone broths in past years - but only in winter and rather erratically, so I wanted to ensure a collagen restoration program so to speak :blush:

And it’s done wonders to my eyelashes, which are all now full and longer. Nail growth is quicker and even in all nails. And recomposition is happening with swoosh cycles that aren’t creating crepey skin. In additon, collagen’s role in brain health is of recent interest to western industrial science - the more BDNF we have (via keto, for sure) the more brain repairs that collagen is involved in apparently.

(Jane) #9

Thanks SBMary. I’ll try to remember to take some Vit C with my collagen also. I’ve got some crepey skin I’d love to fix with collagen.

#10

Cool :slightly_smiling_face: I’m a bit keen on the idea that the additional glycine can mitigate the impacts of excess methionine - probably a bit harder to monitor than skin/nail/hair health but they’d be a good indicator that my body is actually making use of it.

#11

I am taking 1/2 scoop of Perfect Keto brand collagen chocolate flavor in my morning coffee, as well as their MCT oil and their Keto powder. So far no difference in skin, hair or nails, and I’ve been taking it for 5 months. The video got a little more complicated after 5 mins. Maybe I need the vitamin A and C.

(Jane) #12

How many grams of collagen is in your 1/2 scoop?

#13

1 scoop is 10,000 mg of hydrolyzed collagen powder. It is grass-fed. This powder also contains 5,000 mg of MCT, and the label claims it has “a perfect keto-friendly 2:1 ratio of fat to grass-fed protein” which appears to me to be upside down, since 5 to 10 would be 1:2 ratio. But what do I know!

(Manda) #14

I’ve been taking Collagen for about 2.5 months and it’s amazing. I take around 20g because I have severe muscle tone issues, limb pain and other nonsense. I can honestly say, that in that short time I know I’ll be taking it forever. My skin and hair is amazing. Any hint of wrinkles are gone. I’m 33, but look at my profile pic, I just feel amazing on it. I was running low so had to cut down my dose for a couple of days until the new tub came. Safe to say I won’t do that again. The pain came back but once I got my regular dose it’s reduced again. My muscle mass is improving. I lift small weights each day and exercise. Used to be tough just to lift my own arms because I was so weak but not anymore. Tastes of nothing and the benefits are wowing me.

(Running from stupidity) #15

You look like a four, apparently.

#16

The poster is 33 so looking like a 4 is a remarkable improvement!

#17

Thanks for chiming in - I have some muscle & tendon issues & while I can lift weights well enough I do require regular physio.

:thinking: Perhaps I’ll up my daily dose to 15g.

#18

Oops - above reply was meant for you!

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #19

Ooh, thanks for the info, I came across this one by accident.
I’ve been making my own bone broth too but I always wondered if I should add extra collagen, apparently it has sufficient amounts already as my friend @juice politely informed me.

Have you noticed any other benefits?
I was going to buy a tub for when I am not fasting!

(Running from stupidity) #20

It’s my belief, it’s not a hill I’m going to die on :slight_smile: