Collagen heavy metal content

@nycmusic Hello again. I am nearly 6mo out from my last (rad) treatment. Yesterday was a marathon check up: labs, APRN check-in, pre-op exam for TKR, EKG, bilateral mamo post surgery.
I asked APRN if I should be taking collagen after a few seconds of thought she said, yes that it would probably help with my small joint pain I experience upon waking. When I asked about a brand she said any kind would do, not to bother going to a health food store, but any place that sells OTC products would do.
I’m now wondering if collagen needs a carrier like calcium does to get into the system and do its work.
I see too many popup ads by “medical professionals” each one touting their own brand after a loooong presentation that has pressure to buy now, then double your order, etc. I have become a skeptic of any of these ads and immediately delete.
I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on this, before I purchase

@pat9892 how I wish I had clear answers ! I’m planning to get collagen from food- protein and bone broth in particular…like yourself, i don’t trust the ads….for me, easy slow exercises/ stretches before getting out of bed erases early stiffness..no fancy guide, just wiggle everything gently..i start with toes/feet and work my way up. I am interested in skin creams with collagen/peptides—they can be found on Amazon, so I’ll try Olay’s version, inexpensive and non-greasy… trial and error, keep trying…wishing you all the best health !

@nycmusic thank you, I’m on the hunt.

@nycmusic Hello again. I am nearly 6mo out from my last (rad) treatment. Yesterday was a marathon check up: labs, APRN check-in, pre-op exam for TKR, EKG, bilateral mamo post surgery.
I asked APRN if I should be taking collagen after a few seconds of thought she said, yes that it would probably help with my small joint pain I experience upon waking. When I asked about a brand she said any kind would do, not to bother going to a health food store, but any place that sells OTC products would do.
I’m now wondering if collagen needs a carrier like calcium does to get into the system and do its work.
I see too many popup ads by “medical professionals” each one touting their own brand after a loooong presentation that has pressure to buy now, then double your order, etc. I have become a skeptic of any of these ads and immediately delete.
I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on this, before I purchase

I have tried a few brands of collagen, hoping for a hair/skin benefit and perhaps a bone one too, but deep down, I think there is a lot of hype around them, and they are not cheap! The discussion around Fortibone is also exaggerated, as the one research study compared it with a placebo and not another collagen and was funded by the company producing it. I wonder whether any product or advice that costs a ridiculous amount of money is worth it. My parents both lived to 97, and I don’t recall them using any special powders or supplements or exercise routines, or vibrating plates. They may have eaten prunes periodically. But, that being said……just in case…..and since I’ve been warned repeatedly about my bone fragility, even though I have not yet fractured, I add a bit of collagen to my coffee or oatmeal, every once in awhile, hoping it might make a difference and that it won’t do any harm. You are right. Clear as mud and exhausting!

I’m perplexed as well.
Used NativePath fir nearly a year. I upped other supplements, exercise, less sugar..and Dexa was worse. No fractures known. Age 75 years
I plan on trying AlgaeCals package including strontium but not for a few more months.
I’m Getting a REMs Ultrasound scan for information on my Bone Quality, on October 6th then need to decide what direction to go.
Confused with minerals and other vitamins added in some of the powders and pills. What’s necessary what isn’t.

@pat9892 I take algae cal collagen, powder. Tastes like crap but I add a sweetener. Warm wishes, E

@nycmusic Hello again. I am nearly 6mo out from my last (rad) treatment. Yesterday was a marathon check up: labs, APRN check-in, pre-op exam for TKR, EKG, bilateral mamo post surgery.
I asked APRN if I should be taking collagen after a few seconds of thought she said, yes that it would probably help with my small joint pain I experience upon waking. When I asked about a brand she said any kind would do, not to bother going to a health food store, but any place that sells OTC products would do.
I’m now wondering if collagen needs a carrier like calcium does to get into the system and do its work.
I see too many popup ads by “medical professionals” each one touting their own brand after a loooong presentation that has pressure to buy now, then double your order, etc. I have become a skeptic of any of these ads and immediately delete.
I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on this, before I purchase

@jozer I tried collagen well-researched supplements for an entire year, and saw no difference in skin, hair or nails. I do not have osteoporosis or even osteopenia, but have a strong family history of it, so I hoped it might help there too. My DEXA at the end of that year showed no change from 2 years prior, so probably no help there either.

As your primary told you, these supplements are unregulated, so we can only hope they contain what is promised (and nothing more). After a year of no particular benefit, I decided it was a failed experiment and quit.