Today we are going to talk about the benefits of Collagen Peptides for a healthy gut. This might come as a surprise to many, but there are research available to back this up. So how can Collagen help with gut health? Is this just another fad or story that’s made up to make Collagen seem like this miracle health supplement, so that more of this product is sold and money made? Don’t we just need to drink probiotics to help keep our gut healthy?
As mentioned before Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body and as we age we loose Collagen faster than our bodies are able to produce. We need Collagen for healthy joints, tendons, muscle, skin, building of cell walls and many other functions in the body. Collagen is not just good for all these mentioned above but for helping to restore and keep the gut healthy and functioning properly. So how does Collagen do this exactly?
Everything Starts in the Gut
Yep you heard right. Everything starts in the gut. If the gut isn’t functioning properly our bodies won’t be able to obtain and absorb the nutrients required. Proper digestion, good bowel function, elimination of toxins, germ resistance, avoidance of food reactions, and our overall good health are all related to the integrity of our digestive system. The gut is also called the “second brain”. Poor gut health has been linked to anxiety, depression, weight gain, bloating, foggy head and a long term imbalance that can seriously threaten our quality of life.
Collagen contains the gut healing amino acid glutamine which is the fuel for our intestinal walls. Breast milk contains high levels of glutamine which is soothing to the digestive tract. Studies has shown it to be protective against mucosal breakdown in the gut.
Dr. Gotthoffer conducted a study in gelatin’s role in digestion and found babies in need of supplementation other than breast milk could better digest their milk with gelatin added. Babies with not added gelatin had much more intestinal problems and allergies.
Many food allergies are thought to come from a leaky gut. Lisa La Barr a nutrition expert says adding gelatin to a child’s diet can reverse allergies by healing the stomach and intestines.
Gelatin has been researched to help alleviate fatigue, asthma, crohn’s disease and colitis. These issues can be the direct symptoms of or even just exasperated by allergies.
Collagen firstly regulates the stomach acid ensuring enough acid for proper digestion and prevent excess of gastric juices which causes heart burn. Stomach ulcers, and other digestive problems caused by overactive acidic environment. Glycine & Proline two of the most main amino acids in Collagen Peptides can help heal stomach ulcers and prevent stress induces ulcers through their positive impact on the central nervous system. Glycine is thought to keep stomach ulcers at bay due to prevention of harmful gastric secretions in the stomach lining.
Plays an important role in Healing
Collagen plays an important role through healing the intestinal lining. When there is inflammation or damage to the intestinal lining, new smooth cells are made to heal the stomach lining and intestinal walls. Researchers have found that Collagen production in the intestine is the greatest when smooth muscle cells are being generated during healing. The digestive tract is made up of the same amino acid as provided in Collagen. Collagen can help heal a leaky gut inflamed and agitated digestive lining and also the infrastructure of the stomach and intestines
Aids in Digestion
Collagen aids in digestion due to it being a hydrophilic molecule meaning it (luurves water), attraction to water and acidic molecules which aids the digestive molecules.
Ingested Collagen surrounds itself with water and stomach acid as it moves through the gut which assist the breakdown of other proteins and carbohydrates in the intestines. Addition to this, Collagen holds water in the intestine helping to move food through the gut more smoothly.
The amino acid glutamine identified in Collagen has been identified as the key amino acid for preventing inflammation of the gut walls and healing leaky gut syndrome. It has been linked to reducing inflammation and oxidative stress which can cause tiny openings in the connective tissue of the intestinal lining. Studies have found decreased Collagen levels in individuals with digestive imbalances. Supplementing with Collagen Peptides could be the key to providing relief for digestion.
Conclusion:
A lot more study material is available on the research regarding how Collagen can help with healing the gut and keeping it healthy. Try Collagen today and find out for yourself the many benefits it has for overall healthy supplementation to any diet.
The statements in this blog is that of the Author and personal use of the products discussed in these blogs. References are listed below.
Not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure disease.
References:
https://emedicine-medscape.com/article/180389-overview
https://www.nutrisearch.co.nz/health-protects/gut-health/Toriq.m.studies on antiscetory, gastric anti-ulcer and cytoprotective properties of Glycine.
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U.S. National library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.govlpubmed/9344231
Graham.mf. Collagen Synthesis by human intestinal smooth muscle cells in culture
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U.S. National library of medicine http://www.nobi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedd/3792777′
