Pure Col

Steve Vernon Cross Country/Mountain Running

Collagen Testimonial

Steve Vernon

Club: Stockport Harriers
DOB: 17/10/1980
Events: Cross Country/Mountain Running

‘I am an international distance runner and have represented Great Britain at the World Cross Country Championships on 5 occasions.I have also twice been the British Short Course Cross Country Champion. During a typical weeks training I log over 80 miles of running on rough terrain. This regime is gruelling on the body and I regular suffer with small injuries and tissue damage.
A friend told me about ‘Pure-Col’ and how it could benefit me and my training. The Unique enhanced Amino Locked Pure-Col has many benefits including promoting and aiding recovery, but its tissue strengthening properties are what interested me the most.

So now I’m now taking Pure Col every day.

Some of the many professional sports people who take Pure-Col for joint / mobility benefits:

Why Pure-Col?

Let’s start with what happens to your body as you age. In your teen’s 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 in to our mid twenties obviously the growth hormone diminishes and stops and the collagen produced by the liver is then used to promote healthy muscles and build existing muscles.

However from the age of about 25 the amount of collagen produced by our bodies reduces at a rate of between 1-1 1/2% per annum. This means that by the age of 45 you have approximately 75% of the collagen in your body that is needed for optimum health. From a beauty therapists point 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 equally beneficial for is that of rebuilding connective tissues. With a reduction in collagen the connective tissues deteriorate and this makes it more difficult for transportation of toxins from the cells to the lymphatic system. It also impedes movement of nutrition and hydration that has a detrimental effect on the health and therefore the appearance of the skin and other 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 than overweight people eg: Kylie Minogue.

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.

On taking Pure Col you may notice the following effects:

• Overall improvement of skin condition and texture
• Hydration of 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 glucosamine and chondroitin.

In North America this product is used equally as an arthritic pain prevention product as a beauty product.

Why is Pure Col so effective?

There are many other collagen products on the market and it is due to the patented process that Pure Col produces there collagen through that sets it apart from anything else you could buy. The most common sources of Collagen are derived from plants, sharks, chickens and bovine. Plant collagen is very different to animal collagen and therefore has an extremely low absorption rate. Shark collagen from shark cartilage tends to be very expensive and although has some merit in cancer prevention, the absorbency rate for humans is still quite low.

Collagen from chickens is quite a good source and this type is particularly suited to joint relief. Bovine collagen is the most potent and closest in type to our own. However the normal way to extract collagen is to remove it from the hide and check it for purity. It is then dried added to a buffer and put in capsules. Even though bovine source is the most potent producing capsules by this method still only ends up with a product that is 15% bioavailable (amount absorbed into the body).

Pure Col take the collagen and under pharmaceutically sterile conditions nourish the amino acid chains in the collagen so they start to grow. This whole process takes between 2 1/2 to 3 months, at this point the amino acid chain is as near as can be to our own and is readily absorbed in to the body giving over 95% absorbancy. Pure Col is therefore about 6 times more potent than most of the best alternatives on the market.

Take 3 capsules per night on retiring, it is important to drink at least 1 litre of water per day for full hydration.

Once you have taken this amount for 1 week it is possible to take 3 at night and 3 on rising for 1 month. This will give your skin a boost. If you want to promote muscle growth you may take 3 tablets ½ hour before exercising. When taking in the evening the longer you can go without food before retiring the better for your results, it must be at least 1 hour.

As a general rule this should be 3 hours after a meal, 2 hours after a light meal eg a salad and 1 hour after alcohol or fruit juice. The reason for this is that if there is any digestion occurring when the collagen enters your stomach it will be broken down by the stomach acids and not absorbed fully.

You may also apply the collagen to the skin for incredible results. Mix 1 to 2 capsules with a cream or aloe vera gel and apply to the skin for up to 20 minutes depending upon your skin type. Rinse and apply moisturiser as per normal. Repeat 2 – 3 times per week.

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