10 Reasons to Eat More Collagen

For years, the bodybuilding, protein-gorging community has maligned collagen for its inessentiality and lack of input into the muscle-protein synthesis process. Except the research is showing that these “nonessential” proteins are actually pretty darn useful.

1. We don’t make enough glycine to cover our body’s needs
2. We’re wasting half the animal otherwise
3. It balances out our meat intake
4. It might explain the “meat-disease” links
5. It’s protein-sparing
6. It improves sleep quality
7. It’s good for your joints
8. It’s good for your skin
9. It improves wound healing
10. It enhances cooking

Read the full article from Mark's Daily Apple.