Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the body — especially type I — and is found throughout the body. As we age, natural collagen production declines, which can contribute to wrinkles, joint stiffness and reduced mobility. Collagen contains a whopping 19 different amino acids. Amino acids are the “building blocks of proteins,” and collagen includes a mix of both nonessential (also called conditional) and essential types.

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body. Up to 30% of all the protein in your body is collagen protein. Up to 70% of skin, hair, nails and nearly 100% of connective tissues are made from collagen. It literally holds you together, from the hairs on your head, to every inch of your skin, to your joint comfort and mobility.

Collagen production naturally declines as we age, and it’s not being consumed in the standard modern diet. Supplementing can help support your body’s normal collagen production, so you can reap all the rewards of collagen.

The natural aging process is not the only thing that can slow down production and diminish collagen in your body. If you’re worried about the breakdown of your own collagen, here are 7 lifestyle factors that are considered “collagen diminishers.”

• Poor sleep

• Excess sugar consumption

• Sun overexposure

• Diet low in antioxidants

• Sitting all day and lack of activity

• Nutrient shortfalls of vitamin C and zinc

• Free radicals

You can fight back against collagen loss through a few combined approaches:

• Limit your exposure to damaging UV rays and other environmental toxins

• Consume collagen-boosting foods

• Support and promote the skin’s health by supplementing with collagen

Both Multi Collagen Advanced and Multi Collagen Protein offer 10 types of collagen from multiple sources, including our proprietary fermented eggshell membrane collagen. Both products support whole-body collagen benefits, like healthy hair, skin, nails, joints and gut.† Both products also offer 100% DV of our gold-standard, lipid metabolite Vitamin C, and also include 2 billion CFUs (at time of manufacture) of a resilient SBO probiotic strain called Bacillus coagulans. (Note: the Multi Collagen Capsules and Multi Collagen Advanced capsules do not include Vitamin C.)

Multi Collagen Protein offers four sources of collagen (hydrolyzed bovine hide collagen peptides, fermented eggshell membrane collagen, chicken bone broth protein concentrate, hydrolyzed fish collagen peptides.).

Multi Collagen Advanced offers ten sources of collagen (hydrolyzed bovine hide collagen peptides, fermented eggshell membrane collagen, chicken bone broth protein concentrate, beef bone broth protein concentrate, hydrolyzed fish collagen peptides, grass fed bovine trachea cartilage extract, heart, liver, kidney, and stomach).

Each Multi Collagen Advanced formula also includes its own specific superfood blend.

Organs are incredibly powerful superfoods that most of us don’t get enough of through diet alone. They’re packed with fat-soluble vitamins, essential minerals, iron, protein and more. Each organ even supplies organ-specific nutrients and enzymes – which means that eating liver can promote a healthy liver, stomach can promote a healthy stomach, etc. Multi Collagen Advanced is a clean, convenient way to get all the benefits of organs.

Each type of collagen performs its own unique function in the body. Some types of collagen are the building blocks of your gut lining; other types support healthy nails or skin elasticity. Formulas that only offer one or two types of collagen are only beneficial for specific results.

By providing 10 types of collagen, we’re helping ensure comprehensive collagen coverage for your whole body – inside and out, head to toe.

Select ingredients, like the organic cordyceps ingredient and organic reishi ingredient, are grown on Regenerative Organic Certified® farms directed and managed by Ancient Nutrition.

Bacillus coagulans, which is a tough, effective strain of SBO or soil-based organism probiotics. We chose to use SBO probiotics because they're resistant to extremes in temperature as well as the harsh digestive tract, which helps them survive and thrive in your gut.

Collagen is found only in animals, mostly in the flesh and connective tissue. There are no vegan collagen supplements (although there are vegan foods and products that can support your body’s production of collagen). As a result, Multi Collagen Advanced comes from animal sources, so it is not vegan or vegetarian. We do have a Vegetarian Collagen Peptides supplement that comes entirely from our fermented eggshell membrane collagen, though!

Collagen health benefits include support for your hair, skin, nails, gut and joints. Taking a hydrolyzed collagen peptides protein powder helps make the collagen easier for the body to use and absorb, so you can better experience the benefits of collagen.

Our collagen is sourced from non-GMO, pasture-raised and grass-fed, cage-free sources. Our hydrolyzed bovine hide collagen peptides are pasture-raised and grass-fed in South America. The hydrolyzed fish collagen peptides come from sustainably wild-caught haddock, cod and pollock, harvested from North American waters. The proprietary, clinically validated fermented eggshell membrane collagen is sourced from chicken eggshells from USDA-regulated egg breaking facilities within the United States. Our sustainably sourced chicken bone broth protein concentrate also comes from non-GMO, U.S.-farmed chickens.

We are very committed to our customers' health and well-being, which is why the safety and efficacy of our products are of utmost concern. We test finished products for heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury).