Collagen: Supplements 101

What exactly is collagen? Does it really support skin and joints? And, most pressing: IS IT SAFE to take (in general? if you've had cancer?) Tina and Leah answer all of this and more as they discuss one of the most popular functional foods available today.

Did you know there are at least 28 different types of collagen in the human body? It is by far the most abundant protein in humans, accounting for about 30% of the total protein content in the body.

Collagen is a "scaffolding" protein because it has an integral role in the structure of organs and tissues. But, in cancer care, this gets tricky. Tumors also have collagen as part of their make-up. So, is the collagen within tumors friend or foe? Should you be supporting its production or not?

Listen in as Tina and Leah use the latest findings to discuss the risks and benefits of collagen from foods and supplements.

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Chapters

01:40 - Introduction: Collagen

02:50 - What is collagen?

03:49 - Extracellular Matrix(ECM)/ Fibroblasts

04:12 - Leah summarizes in plain English

04:33 - The basic structure of collagen

05:30 - Delving deep into the structure

06:08 - Type 1 collagen: in skin and cancers

08:40 - Collagen benefits: enough evidence?

10:22 - Vegan Collagen?

11:36 - Collagen- as a functional food

14:30 - What prevents loss of collagen?

16:16 - Collagen= green medicine

16:57 - Topical collagen?

18:58 - Special case use of collagen (Juven)

21:00 - Let's talk about cancer...

22:54 - Evidence on collagen use & cancer outcomes?

23:50 - Bone broth?

26:26 - Specific cancers that warrant more caution.

28:35 - Collagen: Any known interactions?

29:02 - Jello/ Gelatin tangent.

30:32 - Collagen- from Greek word for "glue"

32:45 - We have a newsletter!