Wellica Nutrition's Health Blog

  Health is extremely important to anyone that wakes up, breathes, or put food in their face. Simply because if you make too many bad decisions regarding your health then it will slip away and make your life miserable, or could possibly end it all together. That’s why health is important. Despite this being rather gloomy, there are some simple things you can do to improve your health. Like eating healthy and making sure your body has what it needs to function properly. Collagen, to topic today, improves your skin, hair, and nails like we all know; but it also improves you immune system and repairs cells throughout your body! Collagen and it’s roles What does collagen do in your body? The four main types are type I, II, III, and IV. Here’s a closer look their roles in your body: Type I. This type accounts for 90% of your body’s collagen. It provides structure to skin, bones, tendons, fibrous cartilage, connective tissue, and teeth. Type II. This type is made of more loosely packed f...

  Women’s Healthy Aging Women’s vitamins and supplements for Healthy Aging. For women, healthy aging depends largely on healthy living. That’s great news because so much of what you can do to be healthy today will prevent you from feeling beyond your years tomorrow. That includes eating a healthy diet, staying active, and having regular health screenings. But, it could also include some specialty vitamins and supplements to help you in areas where you feel like you need some help. Collagen Do women need collagen? It’s one of the major building blocks of bones, skin, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Collagen is also found in many other body parts, including blood vessels, corneas, and teeth. However, as you age, your body produces less and lower quality collagen. If you’re the one to go on runs, walk a lot, or anything other kind of exercise where it would stress your knees, you should look at getting a collagen supplement to help keep the cartilage between your knees healthy s...