I do enjoy reading everyone's comments here!
Yes, I take a collagen supplement. I got started years ago on Andrew Lessman's Free Range Collagen Peptides with MSM and also his Marine Collagen Peptides with MSM. To cover the whole marine collagen v free range, I buy both and usually add both into the HUGE container that it initially came in. I then pour about a pint or so into a pretty container to have it available for my hubby's coffee in the morning and my workout smoothie. I get it when it's a Today's Special and never run out.
What have I noticed?
I was very aware I was taking a new product when I began, so first I smelled it lol. I do enjoy Andrew's products because they never bother my sensitive stomach, so I didn't fear that. Yes. I CAN smell a very faint scent BUT it doesn't affect any drinks I have stirred it into! I just smell it when I open the top like I do every other supplement I take. That's it.
Then I forgot about taking it and one day while looking at my skin getting products out for the night, I thought hmmm my skin looks better for some reason lol. So naturally I looked at what I was using: same products. After thinking about it, I thought it couldn't be this new collagen could it? Then I called my daughter who was also taking it and asked if SHE noticed anything different. She immediately said her skin looked great! Now she is young so there's that, but it even improved her young skin!
Joints: I told my doctor one day that since I have been taking collagen my joints have felt better overall. It's like someone added a soft cushioning into my joints where there used to be none, if that makes sense. My doc said many patients have been saying the same thing!
I also take glucosamine/chondroitan in powder form from Andrew and add that into my smoothie, but I only started that last week. So collagen was the only "joint" type ingredient I had to compare before and after, without the confusion of gluc/chon which also help joints.
We all focus on joint health and how it makes our skin look, but collagen is also good for bones and blood vessels, along with hair and nails, and flexibility and elasticity of skin.
Unfortunately I haven't tried another brand to give you a good comparison because I've been so happy with my results on this product.
I wish you luck in experimenting! No matter what brand you go with, I do think it is a great idea to incorporate it into your daily routine. Like I said, my hubby stirs it into his morning coffee and I whirl it into my workout smoothie.
ETA: HSN has been where I have purchased it and I noticed those results I discussed above after about three to four weeks of daily use.
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