Collagen accounts for about 30% of your body's total protein and is essential for the healthy growth and development of muscles, tendons and bones. Collagenalso accounts for 70% of the protein that makes up the skin. From the age of 25 your collagen levels reduce at about 1.5% every year as part of the ageing process. This reduction in collagen contributes to an increase in general aches and pains in your joints and muscles and a lengthening of recovery times from injuries. Rather alarmingly, by the age of 45 the collagen levels in your body will have reduced by up to 30%. Studies have shown that Hydrolyzed Collagen effectively replaces the collagen that your body is no longer producing. Not only is this beneficial to your muscles and joints, it also improves the condition of yourhair, skin and nails.
