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Collagen: Not a constituent of a plant or
other natural remedy this substance is so essential to the body that it warrants
description.
Collagen is a fibrous protein that forms the fibers of
skin, tendons ligaments and bones. This fibrous "mat" or collage is responsible
for the strength of teeth and bones, strength of cell walls and the underlying
structural make-up of the skin. Collagen makes up almost a third of all protein
in the body.
With age (assisted by sun-damage) the collagen fibers in
the skin become rigid and the body gradually loses its ability to repair or
rejuvenate these collagen fibers (as a result of a weakening, hardening or even
breakdown of the very fine capillaries that feed the skin). |