The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - The Telegraph Magazine
If you thought Collagen was just for wrinkles, think again!
8.5 million UK Arthritis sufferers could turn back the hands of time with the amazing Collagen Ultra.
Collagen is the most abundant natural protein in our bodies, making up around 33% of our body mass, and being present in bones, joints, muscle and other types of connective tissue. Scientists believe that for many people, particularly the elderly, its production slows down or stops, with some going as far as saying if you’re over 30 your body can’t make Collagen anymore, and that means that you have to take it!
Until recently Collagen was best known purely as a treatment for wrinkles, but Professor Greg Whyte, director of research at the British
Olympic Medical Unit, says “Collagen is the most common protein in the body. We need it for healthy joints, physical resilience and the ability to recover from injuries. The body loses 1.5 per cent every year. By the age of 40 we have lost 30 per cent.” Supplements perform as well as natural Collagen in helping the body
Recent research by Roland Moskowitz a Professor of Orthopaedics at Case Western University in America, looked at 400 patients with arthritic knees from the US, Britain and Germany. Some were given a placebo, while the others were treated with a Collagen supplement. The latter group showed significant reduction in pain, and an improvement in joint mobility, with 93% achieving positive results some after only two weeks.
As well as helping arthritis sufferers, Collagen also proved its worth after being given to the celebrity climbers who conquered Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief in 2009. The supplements were prescribed for the Kilimanjaro climbers by Olympic medic Professor Whyte to help to keep the team’s joints supple and protect their looks from the harsh conditions. Cheryl Cole and DJ Chris Moyles, Gary Barlow, DJ Fearne Cotton and Cole’s Girls Aloud band mate Kimberley Walsh were among the nine stars who managed to scale Africa’s highest peak.
At least half of the team were given daily Collagen supplements by Professor Whyte, a leading expert in exercise science and a former silver Olympic medalist. Professor Whyte said: “I believe these supplements played a crucial role in the success of the trip.collagen has been shown to not only protect the joints but maintain skin tone and looks.”
Collagen makes cartilage grow
Most interestingly, as well as helping the existing tissues, Collagen seems able to stimulate the growth of new cartilage, which is borne out by medical studies which say that patients with damaged or arthritic joints showed improvements in mobility and pain relief when taking the supplement.
Dr Steffen Oesser of Kiel University in Germany has published research that demonstrates that by adding Collagen to cartilage tissue it was possible to encourage extra cells to grow. “This is the first time anyone has demonstrated that Collagen has this effect on cartilage and backs up anecdotal evidence and patient trial” he said. Collagen Ultra made me able to walk the dog again
Importantly some Collagen supplements are very much better than others. Rose Jackson from
Birmingham tells us “I was advised by my Doctor six months ago to take Collagen Ultra supplements to help my very painful joints.40 years ago in my twenties I had a serious car accident where I damaged my leg,and for the last 15 years this has caused incredible pain in my knee and hips,to the point where some days I was hardly able to walk,even just around the house”.
“After just a few weeks of taking Collagen Ultra,this pain was almost gone,and now six months down the line,i am able to go for long walks with
my dogs with no pain at all. My husband just can’t believe it,as he honestly expected that I might be in a wheelchair by now,with him as my carer,and it’s all due to Collagen Ultra”. Dr Robert Foster from Boston,
USA tells us “Having been a Surgeon for more than 35 years,i have been recommending that my patients take a Collagen supplement after their surgery to greatly speed up their recovery for quite some time,as I believe that it helps to rebuild the cartilage and connective tissue of the joints,and give a number of other significant benefits”. Dr Foster says Collagen Ultra is the best “When a patient told me about Collagen Ultra I had to investigate further,as it seemed to bring together the correct amount of all of the different types of Collagen,plus a large number of other key active ingredients that I knew would be very beneficial”. Advertising Feature
“After I had the chance to talk at length to the team of Scientists, Chemists and Doctors that had been involved in formulating this product,and eventually realised that it was true,this was the best available Collagen product by some distance,that I’d ever seen”.
“From that point I’ve made Collagen Ultra a key part of my patient’s recovery strategy,even recommending that many avoid having surgery in the first place, and instead start taking the product to see if it can help people avoid going under the knife”.
“The results have been astounding with so many positive experiences for numerous different people,which is very gratifying as I’d much rather help the body to heal itself than perform surgery. It’s rare in life that you can come across something life-changing,but Collagen Ultra truly is”.
BY THE AGE OF 40 WE CAN LOSE AROUND 40% OF OUR NATURAL COLLAGEN