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Top 5 Signs Your Body Needs More Collagen

Top 5 Signs Your Body Needs More Collagen

Although collagen is present in abundance in our bodies, it gets the raw deal in that it degrades as we age by around 1% every year. This is due to the bodies inability to keep producing collagen proteins over a lifetime.

What’s in Your Cup? The Science Behind Our Superfood Hot Chocolate

What’s in Your Cup? The Science Behind Our Superfood Hot Chocolate

Ever wondered how you can make the smallest change or choice to your diet and reap HUGE benefits? Let me introduce you to Active Collagens medical hot chocolate powder, Active Cycle.

Collagen & Hair Growth: Worth the Hype?

Collagen & Hair Growth: Worth the Hype?

From powders to your morning matcha or evening cacao, collagen is a popular supplement in the health and beauty space. People are leaning on collagen for its uses in optimising healthy skin and joints, but its uses are also more than promising when it comes to supporting our luscious locks – promoting strength and growth.

Everything You Need to Know About Hydrolysed Collagen

Everything You Need to Know About Hydrolysed Collagen

Hydrolysed collagen is one supplement everyone seems to be talking about – you’ve probably stumbled across it more than once when reading health and wellness blogs. So, what’s the hype about? And what is hydrolysed collagen? If you’re looking for ways to optimise your hair, skin and bone health, or wanting more information about collagen for healthier joints, don’t go anywhere!

The Decline of Collagen

The Decline of Collagen

Overheard someone bragging about taking collagen at a party? Spotted it at your local health food shop? Noticed it pop up in your algorithm? There’s a reason for this. And no, it’s not just another health and beauty fad.   

Collagen 101: Facts You Need to Know

Collagen 101: Facts You Need to Know

Collagen is the key to supporting the process of aging. As we get older – from around our early twenties – the body starts to lose collagen, an integral and abundant protein that is often referred to as the glue that holds everything together. This is seen as a decrease of 1% in the body’s collagen per year. This amount might not seem like much, but boy does it have an impact.

Hair Growth & Active Collagen

Hair Growth & Active Collagen

Collagen is well known for its effects on improving our hair, skin, and nail health – not just aesthetically but the overall strength and growth of these tissues. And when it comes to our hair health collagen has major positive impacts.
Hair Loss & Menopause – Are They Related?

Hair Loss & Menopause – Are They Related?

Hair loss or balding doesn’t only occur in men, it is a physiological issue that causes unbridled psychological impacts in women. And more specifically women of menopausal and postmenopausal age.

The Power of the B’s

The Power of the B’s

B vitamins, where would we be without you? Well, probably very undernourished and ill as these guys do so much within our bodies. It’s hard to keep track!
The Relax & Recover Mineral

The Relax & Recover Mineral

Let’s face it, our lives aren’t slowing down anytime soon and learning to navigate everyday stressors requires a heck of a lot more attention than we once thought. Though more recently we are learning to become aware of our bodies and realise when it’s time to take a breath on a regular basis. However, sometimes listening to our bodies just won’t cut it and a bigger push is required when it comes to winding down and switching into relax mode. 
Synergistic Eating

Synergistic Eating

We’ve all heard the phrase you are what you eat but, more so, you are what you absorb. Thanks to research, there is a global increase in the realisation that the food you eat and how you eat it can majorly benefit your health through strategic food preparation and consumption.  
Key Nutrients to Support Postpartum Hair loss

Key Nutrients to Support Postpartum Hair loss

Noticing more hair on your pillow, in your hairbrush or vacuum cleaner? It’s often that pregnant women will acquire a lustrous head of hair during the prenatal period, however, this unfortunately takes a turn during the postpartum period.