Vol. 015– Is collagen powder a scam? lets find out

1 oz of water to garden your health

2 Tools for growth

1 Cool Product

Random Musings

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Action to water your health

Standby! the jumpmaster yelled, as I looked out of the C-130 plane getting ready to jump out.

The earth looked so tiny. I jumped. The parachute opened and I landed safely. I did that >30 times. My joints took some damage among other things (over the period of 5 years). So I started taking collagen powder from vital proteins.

I never looked into the science of collagen powder. Does it actually do anything? or am I just feeding into this company worth $2 billion dollars. 

Let's find out.

Type-1 Collagen

The most abundant in the body (90%)

Found in:

• Tendons

• Bone

• Skin

• Connective Tissue

• Scar Tissue

• Nerves

Type II Collagen (CII)

Can be undenatured: minimally processed, low temperature, peptides intact

OR

Hydrolyzed: Processed. A higher degree of heat, acid, and enzymes, results in the breakdown.

Found in:

• Joint Cartilage

• Nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disks

Sources of Collagen Type II From

• 🦈

• 🐖

• 🐔

• 🐄 (articular cartilage) (rare but yes possible to get mad cow disease from consuming this)

• 🐠

Collagen Type II Benefits

Undenatured collagen shows Improvement in, Joint pain. Seen greatest in people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Hydrolyzed, improves skin/heath appearance and reduces joint pain.

3 People who Process Collagen Differently

Vitamin C deficient: Don't have the building blocks to use or build collagen. Rare with <7% of the people being affected.

Gastric bypass: Not specific to collagen but absorption of nutrients, in general, is affected. This is due to the stomach and portion of the small intestine being bypassed. 

Low Stomach Acid: Helps break down proteins and minerals so that they're easily absorbed into the body. Not making enough, you won't be able to digest collagen powder.

Collagen II Drawbacks

At doses of 10 grams, a day can increase oxalate levels in urine. Which would mean an increase in the risk of oxalate-based kidney stones. OUCH!

TL;DR

Collagen can:

• Reduce joint pain

• Improve joint function

• increasing the length of pain-free strenuous exertion

increasing the length of pain-free strenuous exertion. As always this is not medical advice. Use the best judgment.

Tools for growth

Tweek: Calendar and to-do app. Minimal and visually nice. 

Rows: I don't really use Excel or spreadsheets much. But using rows is actually fun. They have a gallery of templates and you can post them online. Here's an example. I'm going to start using it more. LMK your thoughts.

Cool Product

Boba Tea Protein: Weird? yeah, kinda. But I like boba and it has protein! The ingredients are simple too. They have Vietnamese coffee, taro, and others. 

Random Musings

I was recently driving over the speed limit, running late. I found this website that will tell exactly how much time you'll save going over the speed limit. So I saved 3 minutes and 60 seconds, not really worth it. Try it out. 

You're an awesome human

Martin, CEO of braincrumbss