While active ingredients dominate skincare, nourishing your skin from within can deliver the best results.
Skincare enthusiast Tammy Weatherhead often shares the dietary changes that have improved her skin's appearance. Recently, she highlighted four ingredients, including collagen peptides, that can be consumed on an empty stomach.
“As a 43-year-old girl who is just trying to keep that glow, I start my morning with alkaline water and Celtic salt, and that just gets things moving,” she told her viewers.
Celtic salt supports health thanks to its rich mineral content including electrolytes like magnesium and potassium.
Tammy starts the day with collagen in her coffee
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These are essential for hydration, muscle function, nerve signalling and overall well-being.
Tammy continued: “I stopped taking pill probiotics and started eating it instead, it has been a huge game-changer in my gut health.”
Probiotics, also offer numerous skin benefits thanks to their beneficial bacteria that help reduce inflammation and improve the skin barrier function. This can address conditions like acne and eczema.
To naturally increase probiotic intake, focus on incorporating fermented foods like yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, and miso in your diet.
“Every morning I have some kind of green juice or green smoothie, and then collagen peptides in my coffee,” added Tammy, noting that she’s adhered to this routine for more than “10 years”.
One of the key ways green juice detoxifies the body is thanks to its antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin E.
These help fight free radicals that can damage skin cells and lead to premature ageing and other skin issues.
Collagen serves as the body's essential scaffolding, acting as a complex protein meshwork that provides structural support throughout our systems.
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Capsules offer potential advantages over traditional formats
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The effectiveness of collagen absorption from supplements depends partly on the delivery method.
Pharmacist and co-founder of Ingenious, Dr Pupinder S Ghatora Pupinder, told GB News that protected capsules offer potential advantages over traditional formats.
Standard liquid and powder supplements, on the other hand, can face challenges in the digestive system due to stomach acids and enzymes like pepsin.
“The capsule travels through the stomach, with the stomach transit time being between half an hour and two hours for food capsule,” Pupinder explained. “When it hits the small intestine, there’s less acid there. The capsule then degrades slowly and releases all of the active ingredients.”
