Collagen, MSM, gotu kola and aloe in one capsule formula for beauty from within.

Ingredients in Higher Nature At Collagen

Per 3 capsules:

1. Collagen Marine Hydrolysed 1,200mg
2. MSM: 150mg
3. Gotu kola extract 4:1: 210mg, equal to 840mg gotu kola powder
4. Aloe vera extract 200:1: 75mg, equal to 15,000mg aloe vera powder
5. Vitamin C: 90mg
6. Chlorophyll: 30mg
7. Iron: 2.1mg
8. Zinc: 3mg
9. Horsetail extract 10:1: 3mg, equal to 30mg horsetail powder
10. Copper: 0.38mg

Benefits of Marine Collagen

This is is one of the main proteins in skin, hair, nails, joints, bones, tendons and connective tissue. It contains mainly Type I collagen for skin, hair and nails, but also has small amounts of Type III that also feed softer connective tissues like skin, blood vessels and gums.

1. It helps skin look fresher, smoother and firmer, especially when taken every day.
2. It improves dry or creepy looking skin, helping it look fresher, less flat and more plump.
3. It reduces the look of fine lines, especially when lines are linked with dryness and lower collagen levels.
4. It gives hair key amino acids, making hair feel stronger, healthier, shinier and less prone to snapping.
5. It helps nails grow stronger, break less and hold length better.
6. It can also be useful when joints feel creaky, stiff or worn from age, exercise or everyday use, because collagen is needed for cartilage, tendons and ligaments.

Collagen levels naturally fall with age, sun damage, smoking, alcohol, stress, high sugar, poor sleep and low protein intake can speed this up.

For best results, collagen needs to be taken daily and given time. It is a long-term supplement, not a quick fix.

How Marine Collagen Works

1. Getting Collagen Absorbed

The problem with collagen supplements is that they need to have a small enough molecular size to get to your cells.

Eating fish or meat gives the body large intact proteins that digestion dismantles into a number of amino acids. They may not end up in the body as collagen.

Hydrolysed means that the collagen peptides are broken into very small absorbable fragments. These survive digestion and appear in the bloodstream.

2. Triggers Collagen Production

Once absorbed, these fragments act as signalling molecules that stimulate

1. fibroblasts in the skin and
2. chondrocytes in cartilage

to make fresh structural collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. They act on the TGF-β/Smad pathways.

They signal cells to increase their own output rather than being used as building blocks. 

3. Types of Collagen

Marine collagen is mainly Type I collagen, the main collagen type found in skin, hair, nails, bones, tendons and ligaments.

Type III is more associated with bovine collagen and is also found in skin, joints and connective tissue

Collagen Declines With Age

• From the mid-twenties, the body produces roughly 1 to 1.5 per cent less of this structural protein annually.
• By 40, production has dropped 20 to 30 per cent.
• After menopause, the decline accelerates sharply, with women losing up to 30 per cent of skin-based protein in just five years.

UV exposure, smoking, sugar, and stress compound this natural slowdown.

Fine lines, joint stiffness, and brittle nails from the thirties onwards are visible signs of this process.

Research on Marine Collagen 

• The Proksch et al. 2014 study found significant improvements in skin elasticity after 4 to 8 weeks of daily supplementation with 2.5 to 5 grams of hydrolysed marine fragments.
• The Asserin et al. 2015 study reported increased skin hydration and density.

Vitamins & Minerals in Higher Nature Aeterna Gold 

Vitamin C is essential for the normal formation of structural proteins throughout the body. Without enough vitamin C, your cells cannot properly make the protein fibres of collagen that give skin its strength and firmness

This product also gives

• Zinc helps protect cells from oxidative stress
• Copper is needed for skin pigmentation and connective tissue maintenance.

Other Ingredients in Higher Nature Aeterna Gold 

• Gotu kola, known formally as Centella asiatica, has been used for centuries across Asia. Each serving has 210 mg of a concentrated 4:1 extract, one of the highest doses you will find in any supplement on the market.
• Sulphur from MSM is needed for the disulphide bonds that hold keratin fibres together in hair and nails. Without enough sulphur, those bonds weaken, and the tissues become brittle.
• Aloe vera appears as a 200:1 extract at 75 mg and is used to feed and sooth skin
• Horsetail extract gives naturally occurring silica, which improves of hair, skin, and nails quality
• Chlorophyll at 30 mg adds further antioxidants
• MSM rounds out the formula at 150 mg, a sulphur compound that serves as a building block for keratin, the structural protein in your hair and nails.