Foods that Naturally Boost Collagen Foods that Boost Collagen. Following on from last week, we look at the foods that can help us boost collagen production naturally. In a 2019 study published in Alternative Therapies In Health and Medicine, where participants consumed collagen supplements regularly. Here, researchers reported successful anti-ageing benefits including reduced fine lines, wrinkles […]
What is Collagen? Collagens are the most abundant protein in the body and serve as the primary structural protein. In this case, for your skin, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, and GI system. But in fact, collagens may account for up to 35% of whole-body protein content. As such, you can think of collagens […]
How to Thicken Thin Skin How to Thicken Thin Skin. Skin gets Thinner As We Age. Consider the 3 components of skin: the epidermis (the top barrier), dermis (containing tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands), and the hypodermis (a layer of fat and tissue underneath it all). The top layer provides a barrier between your skin […]
Age-Related Thin Skin. Skin is naturally thinner on some parts of the body. For example, the skin on the eyelids is only 0.5 millimetres (mm) thick, while the skin on the heels can be up to 4 mm thick. And the skin is made up of three layers, each with a different role: The hypodermis […]