In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge

Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by tranzudao on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @01:00AM (#38375224)

Collagen is made out of mainly 3 amino acids:(hydroxy)proline, lysine, and glycine. So in theory collagen powder is giving you very high levels of those specific amino acids which would help promote collagen formation. I can’t say I’m familiar with the literature and if there is any data behind that - but thats your reason

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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by astrange on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:34AM (#38376112)

I've tried collagen powder before, because it's very easy to take since it easily dissolves in drinks (and I think actually improves them), and I think it made my hair and nails grow faster but didn't do much else.

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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by porkbeer on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @05:54AM (#38377597)

Just eat some pork rinds/chicarones. Cheap and delicious fat collagen rich bites. They get a bad rap but are quite healthy if mimimally processed.

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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by burglekutt on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @07:58AM (#38378553)

I’m always on the lookout for chícharones cooked in a healthy fat, but I’ve never found them cooked in anything but vegetable oils.

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