Collagens
A community portal about Collagens with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% of the total... [more]
A community portal about Collagens with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% of the total protein content. It is one of the long, fibrous structural proteins whose functions are quite different from those of globular proteins such as enzymes ; tough bundles of collagen called collagen fibers are a major component of the extracellular matrix that supports most tissues and gives cells structure from the outside, but collagen is also found inside certain cells. Collagen has great tensile strength, and is the main component of cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bone and teeth. Along with soft keratin, it is responsible for skin strength and elasticity, and its degradation leads to wrinkles that accompany aging. It strengthens blood vessels and plays a role in tissue development. It is present in the cornea and lens of the eye in crystalline form. It is also used in cosmetic surgery and burns surgery.
Homemade Chicken Soup Is Not Only Good For the Soul But Has Collagens Which LOWERS Blood Pressure Naturally
ACE inhibitors.
Japanese researchers have found that collagen proteins found in chicken may actually lower blood your pressure. What these collagens appear to do, is act like the blood pressure medications called ACE inhibitors.
Here are some medical wrongs, that ace inhibitors can cure or reduce:
* Prevention of cardiovascular disorders
* Congestive heart failure (CHF)
* Hypertension
* Left ventricular dysfunction
* Prevention of nephropathy in diabetes mellitus
In several of these indications, ACE inhibitors are used as first line defense and have been clinically shown to be superior to other classes of drugs in the reduction of morbidity and mortality. How cool is that?
When you are making homemade chicken soup…remember it is actually the chicken that has the collagen…not all of the other goodies you add with it. And hold off on the salt…or you will be undoing all of the the good with sodium. So, homemade chicken soup or chicken soup base is good with out salt. Canned chicken soup had HUGE amounts of salt. Read the labels.
Here is another little bit of interest…it is not chicken breast that has the higher doses of collagen it is the legs and feet that have the collagen. In fact it has four kinds of protein. Chicken breast meat contained only small amounts of collagen too little to be used to develop food and medications for high blood pressure. But chicken legs and feet contain much more collagen. In fact the legs and feet have 4 kinds of protein. Those collagens will be able to make blood pressure medicine with. A natural blood pressure medicine. Won’t that be great?
Here is what they have found out about the chicken collagen…”Chicken collagen hydrolysate prepared in this study was composed of foods that can be easily incorporated into the daily diet. By incorporating these foods into meals, normalization of blood pressure will be achieved without compromising the quality of life of those who need such foods.”
To learn more about high blood pressure, visit the American Heart Association.
SOURCES: Byron Lee M.D., cardiologist, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; Oct. 22, 2008, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Don’t forget about your pets…give them chicken legs and feet as well. My dogs go nuts when I cook chicken. They know what is good for them.
Look for my Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe in my Recipe Section…coming soon…
Remember, The Baby Boomer Queen is not a Physician, but I think I can safely tell you, “eat more chicken soup!”
~The Baby Boomer Queen~
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