What Is Collagen and What Does It Do?

Chumsun Collagen is the new generation of collagen, redefining the way we age and how we perform. Every product is formulated with our exclusive patented Technology to support joint and muscle fitness and connective tissue health, counteract skin photoaging, restore youthful skin, and support healthy hair, nails, gums and eyes.

What do wrinkles, creases, and stiff, painful joints have in common?

They’re all signs indicating that your body’s collagen levels may be critically low and in need of urgent replenishing.  Unfortunately, collagen levels start to decline when we’re barely in our mid-20s.  And things get worse as we grow older.

For instance, collagen breaks down four times faster in people in their 80s, relative to when they were back in their 20s.  But what is collagen, what are the benefits of collagen, and how can we maintain its levels so that we can remain healthy as we age?   Collagen is a protein - the most abundant protein in the body, along with being a key building block component in all of the body’s connective tissues.

You may be surprised to learn that collagen makes up to 30 percent of all the proteins in your body and a staggering 75-80 percent of the proteins in your skin!

The musculoskeletal system is made up of the skeleton, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints, and other connective tissue that supports and holds tissues and organs together.

Collagen helps to construct the infrastructure of the musculoskeletal system, which provides your body with form, support, stability, and movement.

Collagen also ensures the cohesion, elasticity, and regeneration of your skin, which is directly related to how youthful you look.

In other words, maintaining your body’s collagen level is the key to having glowing, wrinkle-free skin, and countering the effects of aging and pollution.

The dermis – the layer of skin that provides the skin’s foundation – is partly responsible for your skin’s elasticity and flexibility and also helps to cushion your body from stress and strain.

No surprises then that collagen is the main component of the dermis. Breakdown of collagen or not having enough of it in your body is what leads to wrinkle formation and other skin problems. Ligaments are a type of connective tissue that attach two bones to each other and hold your joints together. Similarly, tendons are another type of connective tissue that keep your muscles attached to your bones.

All of these – bones, ligaments, tendons, and muscles – are made up of proteins. Once again, their predominant protein component is collagen.

IN OTHER WORDS, HAVING ENOUGH COLLAGEN HELPS TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SELF-RENEWING CAPABILITY OF YOUR SKIN, HAIR, TENDONS, CARTILAGE, BONES, AND JOINTS, AS WELL AS YOUR BLOOD VESSELS AND GUT. WHAT HAPPENS TO COLLAGEN AS WE GROW OLDER? AS WE AGE, OUR BODY’S ABILITY TO MAKE COLLAGEN BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN.

Our skin becomes fragile and less elastic.

Wrinkles start to appear.

Our hair turns grey, our joints lose their flexibility and become stiff, and our bone quality begins to deteriorate.

The good news is – even if we cannot make the same levels of collagen as we once did, stimulating our innate collagen production can potentially reverse some of these signs and symptoms of aging.

For instance, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in 2014 by Proksch and colleagues looked at the role of supplemental collagen peptide in eye wrinkle formation.

A total of 114 women, aged 45 to 65 years, received either the collagen or control, once daily for 8 weeks. Eye wrinkles were measured before starting the treatment, after 4 and 8 weeks, as well as 4 weeks after the last intake.

CONSUMPTION OF COLLAGEN WAS SEEN TO LEAD TO A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF EYE WRINKLE VOLUME BY UP TO 20 PERCENT 

and this effect was long-lasting. The authors also detected significantly higher levels of collagen type I and elastin in the treated volunteers, suggesting that supplemental collagen boosted the body’s own production of collagen, which may have helped reduce eye wrinkle formation. This is why it’s vital that you either

1. Start producing more collagen or
2. Take a high-quality collagen supplement daily

Here are some more fascinating facts about collagen:

Collagen can...

• Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles – so you can keep looking young and radiant
• Keep your arteries squeaky clean – for a super-healthy heart that keeps ticking well into your “Golden Years”
• Ease joint discomfort – for staying as active as you want
• Rev up your metabolism – so you can say “goodbye” to stubborn fat, build muscle, and feel great

Plus, it can even:

• Protect your liver – so you can flush out dangerous toxins and feel more energy and clarity throughout your day
• Boost your mood – so you can be your BEST, more often
• Help you sleep better – for feeling like a “million bucks” without any grogginess in the mornings
• And a whole lot more...

This is why it’s such a critical protein. It plays a role in a variety of your body’s natural processes.

Plain and simple, if you want to slow down the effects of aging and live longer, you have to create more collagen!