Collagen Supplements<\/p>\n
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Collagen guidelines vary depending on what you want to supplement for. According to Healthline, a network of over 130 healthcare professionals, 2.5 to 15 grams of hydrolysed collagen peptides daily helps support bone density, joint function, healthy skin ageing, and muscle mass and body composition.<\/p>\n
This is a general guideline, and anyone looking to supplement their diet should speak to their GP or healthcare professional, because everyone has different needs. But when it comes to skin ageing in particular, Dr Gizem says how and when you take it matters more than which brand or formula you choose.<\/p>\n
Dosage<\/p>\n
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Dr Gizem typically recommends around 10g of collagen per day for adults taking it to support their skin. The aim, she says, is to give the body enough to draw on, rather than a smaller dose that may offer too little to make a meaningful difference.<\/p>\n
That means checking how much collagen each serving actually contains. A product containing 5g per serving, for example, would require two servings to reach 10g. She adds that the right amount isn’t the same for everyone, and that anyone taking prescribed medication or managing a health condition should check with a qualified medical professional before starting a new supplement.<\/p>\n
Consistency<\/p>\n
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Dr Gizem’s approach is simple: take it consistently. This gives the body a steady supply of the building blocks it can use, rather than getting them occasionally with long gaps in between. ‘You can buy the very best collagen, but if you take it one day, miss the next two and then start again, you\u2019re not really following a proper course,’ she says.<\/p>\n
Consistency matters more than many of the details consumers tend to obsess over, she says. Whether collagen comes as a powder, tablet, or gummy matters less, as does whether you take it with food or on an empty stomach. ‘People spend a lot of time asking whether they should take it in the morning, at night, with food or without food,’ she says. For me, getting the dose right and actually taking it consistently are much more important.’<\/p>\n
Why Take It?<\/p>\n
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Collagen production naturally begins to decline from our mid-20s, which is one reason people may turn to supplements. But Dr Gizem says the bigger question is what you\u2019re taking collagen for \u2013 and whether the way you take it matches that goal.<\/p>\n
‘If you’re taking collagen as part of your general diet or for a specific medical reason (like joint care), that’s a different conversation. But if your goal is specifically your skin, taking it every day isn’t the answer on its own – you have to give it something to do.’ <\/p>\n
Healthy Skin Ageing<\/p>\n
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‘Your body doesn\u2019t know that you\u2019re taking collagen for better skin,’ she explains. ‘Those building blocks are available to the whole body. If you want to support the skin specifically, give it a reason to use them. Needle-based treatments do exactly that. They create controlled micro-trauma, which triggers the skin’s natural repair response.’<\/p>\n
Dr Gizem advises starting collagen about two weeks before a treatment and continuing for about a month afterwards. ‘Used this way, the idea is to make collagen available when the skin is most likely to need it, with the aim of supporting hydration, elasticity and overall skin quality,’ she explains. For this to work, collagen would need to be a daily supplement over time, working in tandem with skin treatments like microneedling and complementary skincare.<\/a> Could this be the new approach to inside-out anti-ageing beauty? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everyone is on the collagen or protein bandwagon for all sorts of reasons, from stronger bones and joints…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[103,61,60],"class_list":["post-621377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}