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Read press releases and features from the media explaining
the numerous health and beauty benefits of collagen.
- Now Magazine Features Proto-Col Collagen
- Marie Claire Features Proto-Col Collagen
- Edinburgh Times Features On Beauty
- Now Magazine Features Proto-Col Products
For Weight Loss
- Inside-out Protection For Sun Damaged Skin
- Can Collagen Beat Arthritis?
- Can Collagen Help Fight Joint Pain?
- Anti-ageing Collagen Skincare Science
 Now
Magazine Features Proto-Col Collagen
Facelift in a capsule
Most of us think of skin when we hear the word 'collagen'
but it's also a key part of ligaments, tendons, joints and
cartilage.
Researchers believe we lose around 1.5 per cent of our natural
collagen each year after the age of 25, so taking a supplement
can help ward off aches, pains and injuries as well as wrinkles.
Best of all, collagen taken over time reduces the body's storage
of fat, meaning lost inches and improved cellulite.
This editorial appeared in Now Magazine, 18 Feb 2004
Marie
Claire Features Proto-Col Collagen
Celebs use collagen capsules
Actress Lucy Liu's beauty secrets have been exposed in October
2004's Marie Claire Magazine, where the magazine says she
puts the secret of her healthy and radiant skin down to proto-Col
collagen capsules.
Marie Claire says: 'To keep her skin as firm as her teenage
Hollywood rivals', Lucy, 35 takes collagen capsules daily
as a natural alternative to going under the knife.
Marie Claire suggests readers try proto-Col beauty 100% pure
collagen capsules. It says: 'These contain vital proteins
and amino acids that help rebuild skin cells by stimulating
the body's collagen production. The result/ Plumper looking
skin.'
Also featured in the hi-fashion spread in Marie Claire, October
2004, are Liv Tyler, Drew Barrymore and Kate Winslet.
Edinburgh
Times Features On Beauty
Scottish beauty backs proto-Col
She may have left Edinburgh as a very young lass, but beauty
queen Hannah Lewis is proud of her Scottish roots and proud
to be Miss Scotland. She is also ensuring she keeps her fabulous
looks by using beauty products that are right for her.
Hannah tells the Edinburgh Times she has very sensitive skin
and can only use a few products, but she loves using the collagen
and coral moisturiser from On Beauty to keep her skin in tip
top condition.
Hannah has been using On Beauty products, particularly the
facial and manicure products, since the launch of the company
in 2003 and is a big fan. "As I don't like to use much
make-up I like to use something natural on my skin. The collagen
and coral moisturiser is fantastic – it is a lovely
light gel moisturiser and is the one product I can't do without."
Hannah also makes a point of using the instant manicure and
pedicure every morning and night. "They really work well
and make my hands and feet really soft in just 60 seconds.
"Everyone always assumes models spend forever making
themselves look good so when I find natural products offering
immediate results, I'm more than happy." Hannah also
points out that proto-Col collagen capsules not only helps
with fine lines and wrinkles, something she doesn't yet suffer
from, but they also help to counteract joint pain –
which she does suffer from after a surfing injury. There is
scientific evidence that collagen can stimulate the growth
of new cartilage in joints.
Hannah spends as much time in Scotland as she can and with
the company promoting On Beauty in Scotland at the moment,
she can enjoy even more time up there.
This article appeared in The Edinburgh Times, February 2004.
Now
Magazine Features Proto-Col Products For Weight Loss
Lose weight with collagen
Now magazine (February 18, 2004) has recommended proto-Col
collagen capsules in its Vital Health News section.
proto-Col collagen capsules were featured in a section entitled
'facelift in a capsule' in which the anti-ageing effect of
collagen was explored.
Now magazine said: 'Best of all, collagen taken over time
reduces the body's storage of fat, meaning lost inches and
improved cellulite'.
Inside-out
Protection For Sun Damaged Skin
How collagen can help
Everyone knows about staying safe in the sun, using a high
factor sunscreen, putting on a hat and avoiding the midday
rays. We all know it makes sense, but how many of us are guilty
of topping up that tan a little too enthusiastically when
we get to relax in the sunshine?
The good news is that recent advice from top dermatologists
suggests that it is essential for us to protect our skin from
the inside-out through diet. They suggest that boosting intake
of both carotenoid-rich and collagen-building foods may well
be a good move in helping to fight against sun damage and
premature ageing to skin. (Carotenoids are the pigments that
give many fruits and vegetables their vibrant colours. Research
shows that they can accumulate in the skin acting as a natural
sun screen, deflecting some of the sun's harmful rays.)
In the Sunday Times health section (July 6, 2003) celebrated
nutrition writer Amanda Ursell says that free radicals that
are formed in the deeper layers of the skin by penetrating
UV rays also attack collagen, the spongy protein that gives
skin its youthful texture. This damage causes sun-induced
wrinkles and lines to form, leading to premature ageing of
the skin.
She says that even if you follow the strictest of sun-protection
regimes, some wrinkle forming damage will occur, which means
that boosting your intake of collagen-building foods is crucial
to the success of any nutritional plan to protect the skin
from the inside out.
Vitamin C is one such collagen building block, as is protein,
found in meat, fish, eggs, milk, tofu and pulses.
See information on this web site for 100% pure collagen capsules
which can be taken as a convenient and effective food supplement.
Taking proto-Col pure collagen capsules is the most effective
and convenient way of replacing lost and damaged collagen
in the body.
Can
Collagen Beat Arthritis?
By Martin Halle, Daily Mail, Aug 05 2003
When long-distance runner Annie Conroy learned that the cartilage
in her arthritic knee had virtually worn away, she thought
she would have to hang up her running shoes.
Her orthopaedic surgeon told her she was in so much pain
because there was little cartilage left. But he gave her hope
by recommending collagen supplements.
Until recently, collagen has mainly figured as a skin treatment
for removing the lines of ageing, but there is growing evidence
that it can stimulate the growth of new cartilage in joints.
'It was virtually bone on bone, and I was told I might need
a knee replacement operation in a few years if things got
worse,' says Annie. 'I'd already torn one knee cartilage and
recovered, and this setback seemed the final blow.
'The consultant performed a keyhole operation to clean up
the debris that had accumulated in my joint and then suggested
I took a collagen pill to see if it would help.
'It was a case of try the pills or face being in pain and
discomfort until I got the chance of a new knee. The anti-inflammatory
drugs I had been taking hadn't really worked.'
Annie a, 55-year-old retired teacher from Cardiff, started
taking daily collagen supplements and found that after three
months the pain faded away. She is running again and has not
looked back.
'I was amazed, because this wasn't a drug, and I thought
it quite unusual for a hospital doctor to be recommending
an alternative treatment,' she says.
'I train about 35 miles a week and have recently recorded
personal bests in road and cross-country races. I don't think
I would have achieved those successes without the supplements.'
The claim that collagen can stimulate the growth of new cartilage
in joints is borne out by recent medical studies which say
that patients with arthritic or damaged joints showed improvement
in mobility and pain relief when taking the supplement.
A laboratory study has also shown that collagen can stimulate
the growth of new cartilage tissue. Collagen is the most abundant
protein in the body at about 33 per cent. It is present in
bones, joints, muscle and other connective tissue. Scientists
believe that in some people, particularly the elderly, its
production slows down or stops.
Supplements seem to perform the same role as natural collagen
in keeping the tissue in joints healthy and supple.
Dr Stefan Oesser, of at Kiel University in Germany, published
research which demonstrated that by adding collagen to cartilage
tissue, it was possible to encourage extra cells to grow.
'This is the first time anyone has demonstrated that collagen
has this effect on cartilage and backs up anecdotal evidence
and patient trials,' he says.
'We are still trying to unravel why collagen works this way.
That might be difficult to establish because there is a series
of complex interactions. But we have at last established that
it happens.'
Research two years ago by Roland Moskowtiz, a professor of
orthopaedics at Case Western University in America, looked
at 400 patients with arthritic knees from the U.S., Britain
and Germany. Some got a placebo while others were treated
with collagen.
The latter group showed significant reduction in pain and
an improvement in joint mobility, with 93 per cent achieving
positive results, some after only two weeks.
Dr Oesser, a physiologist, says further research due to be
published later this year will add to the growing evidence
that collagen is effective in damaged joints. Meanwhile, Annie
Conroy is convinced that collagen tablets helped her knee.
'I shall be taking them every day for the rest of my life,'
she says. 'I was quite depressed at the thought of having
to hang up my running shoes, but now that won't be necessary.'
Chris Wilson, an orthopaedic consultant in Cardiff, says a
number of supplements, including collagen, appear to work.
'I have always had an open mind about alternative treatments,
he says. 'If a patient says she has pain relief and movement
after taking collagen, I am perfectly prepared to believe
it works. 'With arthritic pain, I don't think mainstream medicine
has all the answers, and I would encourage patients to try
treatments such as collagen and glucosamine.'
See information on this web site for 100% pure collagen capsules
which can be taken as a convenient and effective food supplement.
Can
Collagen Help Fight Joint Pain?
Arthritis: Know the facts
The approach of winter is often dreaded if you suffer from
arthritis. The cold damp weather brings on constant aches
and pains. But is there anything you can do to alleviate joint
pain?
Eight out of every 10 people in the UK will develop osteoarthritis,
which is the most common form of arthritis and results in
damage to joint and bone cushioning.
Major risk factors for osteoarthritis include family predisposition,
obesity and previous injury.
Although there are lots of natural remedies that claim to
help with joint pain and movement restriction, many doctors
favour the use of glucosamine and chondroitin, which is a
cartilage building block.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are both found in collagen, along
with a range of vital amino acids. Collagen is the most abundant
naturally occurring protein in the body. Collagen is also
a fairly new product available in convenient capsule form,
which has been featured in the Daily Mail as an effective
preventative for joint pain when taken orally.
Until recently, collagen has mainly figured as a very effective
skin treatment for removing the facial lines and wrinkles
associated with ageing, but there is growing scientific and
clinical evidence that it can stimulate the growth of new
cartilage in joints.
The claim is borne out by recent medical studies which say
that patients with arthritic or damaged joints showed improvement
both in mobility and pain relief when taking the supplement.
Fifty-five year old Annie Conroy was recently featured in
the Daily Mail with an arthritic knee and is one such collagen
convert. Her orthopaedic surgeon suggested she take collagen
supplements and Annie is convinced that collagen was the key
to her recovery by stimulating the growth of new cartilage
in her ‘worn’ joint.
Collagen is present in bones, joints, muscle and other connective
tissue. Scientists believe that we lose collagen at a rate
of about 1.5 per cent each year after the age of 25 and that
in some people, particularly the elderly, its production stops.
Taking collagen as a supplement, such as proto-Col active
collagen capsules, may perform the same role as natural collagen
in keeping the tissue in joints healthy and supple.
“proto-Col active is launching in late September and
will be the best value collagen supplement on the market,”
said Director of Scientific Research at On-Beauty, Neil Wootten,
a member of the British Association of Sport and Exercise
Sciences. “We have sourced the highest grade of collagen
available because we believe in getting the best value product
on the market at the best possible price for the customer.”
Co-director of On-Beauty, James Greenwell, has no doubt about
the effectiveness of collagen. As an international athlete
in heavy training he was struggling with a long-term Achilles
tendon injury. Nothing seemed to work until he started on
a course of collagen capsules.
“I was back on the track within 10 days and have no
doubt this was due to the collagen capsules. “I think
you have to have an open mind about alternative treatments
if people are consistently saying that they work. Just because
medical science is yet to prove exactly how something works,
it doesn’t mean it can’t work.”
Anti-ageing
Collagen Skincare Science
Much more than Botox
Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in our bodies.
It keeps the skin firm and free of wrinkles, but as people
get older less of it is produced and the skin sags.
Collagen naturally contains some 20 amino acids, as well
as glucosamine and chondroitin, which are often described
as the 'building blocks' of the body. They are essential for
healthy skin, hair and nails.
We all produce our own collagen naturally as youngsters.
From the age of 25 it is thought we lose collagen at a rate
of 1.5 per cent per year and so by the age of 45 our collagen
has decreased by around 30 per cent. Collagen production may
also stop in some people, particularly the elderly.
By taking collagen in capsule form it not only boosts the
body’s natural collagen levels, but it is thought it
could even stimulate production of collagen by the body. Those
taking collagen orally usually report firmer, smoother skin
with less visible fine lines.
Collagen capsules and collagen in topical applications such
as the proto-Col Rejuvenating Facemask and Silk Firming Serum
means that there is no need to inject collagen any more, so
there is no risk of pain, discomfort, error or scarring, which
can result from cosmetic surgery.
Other related benefits of taking collagen include:
Smoother, firmer skin: Less fine lines associated with age
as the skin is plumped out, becoming more youthful, naturally
diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Healthier hair and less brittle nails: Some collagen users
report thicker, glossier hair and stronger nails.
Boosting collagen levels may help protect skin damaged by
the sun, and it may well be worth boosting your collagen intake
before exposure to the sun or sunbed use.
Increasingly, collagen is being used to fight joint pain,
osteoporosis and recovery from sports injuries.
Taken before exercise collagen may stimulate weight loss
due to its anabolic effect, encouraging the growth of lean
muscle tissue. |
