The bodys production of collagen slows with aging. It means, it without doubt slows down. We may notice it on the on the surface of our body when tiny lines and wrinkles start been visible in our thirties. By that time, the lack of collagen production and collagen degeneration is already affecting the inside of human bodies. The damage gets our attention as strains and sprains become more severe. Things we have always done, like swimming or bicycling suddenly seem more painful. Wounds that have never proven serious before begin to hurt us. Joint pain becomes more problematic. We are feeling the pains of aging.

Collagen supplies the different organs and tissues their strength and elastic properties. Twenty-five percent of the dry protein weight of the human body is collagen. Seventy-five percent of skin is made of it, and in total - some thirty percent of our entire body is collagen. Collagen is part of the natural make-up of tendons, ligaments, joints, muscles, hair, skin, and vital organs. When the bodys essential supply of collagen is reduced, the body is affected. Weakness, fatigue, aches, pains, and an overall lack of performance are frequent symptoms of the problem - symptoms that only increase as we get older.

With continued aging, our connective tissue and muscle tissue breaks down due to an accumulation in collagen deficiency and damage. As a result, we experience a change of our skeletal structure. One day we wake up and come to the conclusion. This just doesnt look good!

Outside the body, the decrease of the skins production of collagen with age becomes increasingly more pronounced. The skin starts to wrinkle. It loses the beautiful glow that our friends once admired. The appearance of beautiful glare vanishes. Soon we develop ridges and furrows, red marks and brown spots. Our skin dries out in places. One morning we look in the mirror and declare, Not good! That afternoon we scour the pharmacies and beauty stores for an assortment of creams, ointments, and lotions. Infomercials promoting the latest skin magic rejuvenator suddenly have an interest for us. It is only later, after we have applied pounds of grease to our skin and hundreds of dollars worth of secret ointments to our faces, that we find out that little of it works. Why? Because we are treating the symptoms, not the problem.

Discoloration of the hands is a symptom long associated with aging. Early wrinkling of the hands signals the onset of collagen deficiency and in some cases, collagen disease. We could agree to live with appearance if only the bodys lack of collagen production stopped there, but it does not. With collagen deficiency, comes collagen disease.