No matter your favorite wellness trends at the moment, there is one ingredient that you’ve definitely been seeing around: collagen. But the truth is, collagen is so much more than a trend.
Collagen is a very powerful ingredient, but especially so for new mamas. It helps to restore your body after birth, repairing tissue and elasticity and even aiding the uterus in healing. It does this all while benefiting your hair, skin, and nails and contributing to your overall wellness.
That’s why we include it in our Replenishing Powder, our complete all-in-one postpartum supplement. It helps to keep moms feeling fueled and full, nourishes the body, and works with Vitamin C to treat hair, skin, and nails from the start!
Here’s everything you need to know about our favorite source of postpartum liquid gold.
Do Collagen supplements work?
Collagen is the most abundant protein in our body and is one of the major building blocks of hair, skin, and nails as well as muscles, tendons and ligament. Collagen is also an essential way our body creates blood vessels.
Once it enters the body, collagen breaks down into amino acids that are then absorbed and used.
For new mamas, this takes place in the form of rebuilding broken tissue (like in the abdomen and uterus), treating hair, skin, and nails, rebuilding the pelvic floor and ab muscles. It can even help your thyroid function properly.
It’s an overall wellness-booster, helping your body through and through. Not to mention that famous Collagen glow!
Does Collagen powder work?
Absolutely! There is a reason there is so much excitement around using collagen to help heal postpartum, lose weight, and have a “glow-up”.
Collagen powder can be an extremely beneficial form of supplementing. The key is consistency! When taken daily, collagen has the best chance of activating in your body, and you have the best chance of seeing real results.
Most doctors recommend a daily intake of 3-5 grams of collagen. If you are using our Replenishing Powder, you get that in each scoop!
How long does it take Collagen supplements to work?
Because each person is different, collagen will work differently for everyone and varies depending on diet, genetics, and hormones.
Yep, even your hormones can influence your collagen production.
In fact, women with hormonal imbalance, especially low estrogen may not create as much collagen on their own and may need additional supplemental collagen support.
Generally speaking, a collagen supplement must be taken in combination with a well balanced plant-focused diet to get the most benefit.
We recommend taking any collagen supplements for a minimum of 3 months consistently to see results.
How does Collagen help after having a baby?
Collagen is a powerful tissue-building supplement, making it an awesome nutrient to add to a postpartum diet.
Shortly after giving birth, our body experiences a major dip in estrogen. This dip causes our collagen and elastin to undergo a rapid breakdown.
Adding supplemental collagen is a great way to support your natural collagen production! It is also a great way to support your pelvic floor and abdominal muscles postpartum, and your bones and joints as you get older.
Collagen postpartum can also help support your thyroid function as it can support the conversion of T4 into the active T3.
Collagen also contains an important amino acid, known as glycine, which can help reset your metabolism helping facilitate postpartum weight loss.
All in all, this makes collagen an essential nutrient for postpartum recovery.
What are the collagen protein powder benefits?Here’s your laundry list off all the amazing collagen protein powder health benefits:
The easiest way to get all of these benefits and more: energizing green smoothies! They satisfy cravings, reduce hunger, improve your metabolism, treat your blood sugar, rebuild muscles, and so much more.
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What is the best collagen protein powder?
When considering a collagen protein powder, there are so many options that it can be overwhelming. While powders like vital proteins collagen peptides are popular, they aren’t the most comprehensive collagen protein powder you can get.
Then what is the best collagen protein powder?
By far, Majka’s Replenishing Collagen Protein Powder. Not only does it provide you with high quality grass-fed, pasture-raised bovine collagen, but it also continues a blend of key nutrients to help with the absorption and assimilation of collagen.
It’s 7 complete supplements in 1 scoop a day- making it an easy way to get your daily nutrition.
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Majka's Replenishing Powder is better than others because it contains:
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All from the best possible, high-quality sourcing available. Ditch the coffee and 20 supplements a day, for this nourishing powder. Feel your best from the inside out!
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Is collagen good for you?
Collagan is an essential part of your body’s natural function. Adding high-quality collagen to your supplement routine can be a great way to support your overall health, especially during your postpartum journey.
What is Collagen made of?
Collagen supplements are generally derived from beef or fish. This is where quality really does matter and I recommend a grass-fed, pasture-raised bovine source as my source for collagen.
What are collagen peptides? Are they different types of collagen?
No, they are not different types of collagen. You may see a product that features collagen peptides, or hydrolyzed collagen, but these names are actually used interchangeably.
Whether it’s derived from collagen or features hydrolyzed collagen, it’s all collagen protein powder!
What are the Collagen benefits for skin?
Collagen is a beauty product must-have for a reason — it helps in so many ways! Between rebuilding tissue, giving you plump, hydrated skin, treating fine lines, reducing wrinkles, and giving your skin a nice, healthy glow.
The benefits of collagen are nearly endless when it comes to skin. It helps support the production of elastin and fibrillin, improving skin elasticity.
What is the recommended amount of collagen per day?
Most doctors recommend a daily intake of 3-5 grams. If using our Replenishing Powder, you get that (and so much more) in each scoop!
Continue glowing from the inside out with these articles:
How Your Diet Affects Postpartum Recovery
How to Safely Lose Weight Postpartum
Energizing Green Smoothies for Weight Loss
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Dr. Alissia Zenhausern, NMD (or Dr. Zen for short) is a licensed naturopathic doctor and the founder of NMD Wellness of Scottsdale. She focuses on helping women get back into the driver's seat of their own health. She has been featured as a lead expert in wellness in Instyle Magazine, Shape and Forbes and truly believes in empowering women to optimize their health naturally.
