Every woman feels beautiful with healthy, hydrated, strong, and fresh skin. For skin to be like that, proper care is essential, and its results show most clearly on the face after the age of 40. But how do we make up for the marks of time, the occasional overuse of makeup, stress, sun, illness, or exhaustion? We offer you 3 specific nutritional supplements and vitamins which, combined with hydrolyzed collagen, make the skin "glow" as it enters a more mature age.
L-Lysine
L-lysine is an amino acid - a building block of collagen. It cannot be synthesized by the body on its own and is obtained through food or as a dietary supplement. It's often lacking in those of us who follow a vegetarian diet.
The body needs up to 2-3 grams of lysine a day for optimal collagen synthesis, an amount that's hard to get from diet alone, or from collagen peptides alone. That's why the combination of lysine and collagen is recommended for those who want to keep their skin looking fresh.
L-Proline
L-proline is one of the twenty proteinogenic amino acids in the body. It helps produce collagen and cartilage. Its synthesis requires 1000 mg of proline, which, like lysine, is hard for the body to accumulate. Given this, taking it as a supplement helps the body synthesize its own collagen more effectively. This combination makes the skin more toned and firm.
Vitamin C
Congratulations if you take vitamin C! But besides getting it through fruits and vegetables, our skin also needs it in tablet or ampoule form.
Vitamin C is responsible for many reactions in the body, in particular for the production of collagen and of proteins that make up 80% of our connective tissue.
The body needs 1000 mg of vitamin C a day to produce collagen. It brightens the skin and improves its texture, so it looks younger and healthier.
It's also a powerful antioxidant that helps fight free radicals and reduces inflammation in the body - one more reason it benefits the skin.
In short, after the age of 40, the body's natural collagen production needs support through a balanced diet and several types of nutritional supplements. This way, we restore the high levels of amino acids and vitamins needed for fully effective protein synthesis.
