What Causes Your Body Structure to Weaken
Our Whole Body Structure is Made Up Of
Joints
A strong body structure is imperative for physical fitness and good quality of life. But as we age, weakness in the joints, bones and muscles can affect posture and mobility. Chronic inflammation is another primary cause joint pain, bone loss, muscle aching, or weakness.
Bones
From around 30 years of age, bone density starts to decrease, and the drop is much higher for women after menopause. As a result, bones become more fragile with age and are more likely to fracture. Hip fracture is a primary concern in the healthcare of elderly population as it often leads to morbidity and mortality.
Muscles
Sarcopenia, also known as age-related muscle loss, is a natural part of aging that progresses throughout life. After age 30, muscle loss can be as high as 3% to 5% per decade. Most men loses up to 30% of muscle mass during their lifetime. Sarcopenia can affect mobility, and increase mortality risk.
Collagen is a vital component in muscles and collagen deficiency may be one of the key drivers of sarcopenia. Inflammation too, interferes the normal teardown and healing balance, resulting in muscle loss. Collagen supplementation contains amino acids arginine and glycine. As building blocks for creatine, numerous evidence has supported its part in improving muscle mass, build muscle strength and improve athletic performance.
managing inflammation and restoring collagen in the body, either by direct replenishment or stimulating body’s own collagen production is critical to maintain muscle mass and muscle strength.
Skin
Aging, regular UV exposure and unhealthy lifestyle compromise the skin’s firmness, softness, and radiance. After the age of 20, collagen in the skin falls by 1% every year. The skin will resultantly start to lose elasticity, and signs of skin aging start to sneak in.
UV exposure causes collagen to break down at a quicker rate, leading to premature skin aging. Free radicals can also cause oxidative stress and adds years to the skin age.
Chronic stress, aging, and many other factors can elevate inflammation, which in turn exhausts the skin’s defense system and weakens its structural integrity, resulting in collagen degradation and accelerated skin aging.
Hair
It is normal to lose 50 to 100 strands of hair each day. If a hair follicle is damaged, hair may begin to shed quicker than it can regenerate. This results in excessive hair shedding, receding hairlines, hair falling in patches or overall hair thinning.
Collagen holds the dermal layer and hair follicles together which in turn keeps the hair strong, healthy, and glossy. For most people, collagen production starts to fall by about 1% each year, starting in the 20s. Hair follicles become brittle and the dermal layers get dried up, resulting in hair fall.
Replenishing the body with high-quality collagen and managing inflammation are primary approaches to thicker, fuller and shiny hair.
Nails
Collagen is a building block for the nails and thus, lowered collagen levels in the body can cause weak, peeling, splitting, or brittle nails. Hence, restoring collagen in the body can help improve nail health and reduce the risk of brittle or broken nails.