What Happens as One Begins to Age or The Necessity of Collagen Let's begin with what happens to your body as you age. In your teens and early 20's there is an abundance of growth hormone and this promotes the growth of muscles, tendons and ligaments. Collagen is used as the building protein for this growth. When we get into our mid-twenties, obviously the Goth hormone diminishes and stops. The collagen produce by the liver is then used to promote health muscles and build existing muscles.  However, from the age of about 25, the amount of collagen produce by our bodies reduces at a rate of between 1-1/2 % per year. This means that by the age of 45 you have approximately only 75% of the collagen in your body that is needed for optimum health. From a beauty therapists pint of view you will be concerned about the reduction of collagen in the dermis, but this represents only a small percentage of the collagen in our bodies. An area that it is beneficial to is of rebuilding connective tissues. With a reduction the collagen the connective tissues deteriorate and this makes it more difficult for the transportation of toxins from the cells to the lymphatic system. It also impedes movement of nutrition and hydration, causing a detrimental effect on your health including your skin and cells. When the connective tissue breaks down and the body finds it more difficult to move toxins to the lymphatic system it only has one other alternative and that is to wrap the toxins in an envelope of fat. This manifests itself as cellulite in women and general overweight in men. Because the body is using fat as a protection it doesn't follow that the person has to be overweight for cellulite to form, in fact, extremely slim people are just as much at risk of getting cellulite as over weight people. Taking an effective collagen supplement rebuilds the connective tissues, therefore allowing movement of toxins and fats for disposal and nutrition and hydration back to the cells for general health. When you take The Collagen Collection you should notice the following results: Overall improvement of skin condition and texture Hydration of the skin Reduction of fine lines and wrinkles Strengthening of nails Improvement of condition of hair Reduction of cellulite Conditioning of muscle tissue Gradual reduction of body fat Over and above these aesthetic improvements there is also an improvement in the general well being of joints and cartilage as collagen naturally includes gulcosamine and chondroitin. In North America this product is used as an arthritic pain prevention product as well as a beauty product.  ". . . that you may have Life and have It more abundantly. "  John 10:10