![]() If this isn’t enough, there is also evidence that supports using gelatin to help:Īt bottom, gelatin appears to be highly anti-inflammatory as well as calming to the nervous system. Gelatin also reduces inflammation in the digestive tract, and supports normalized levels of gastric acids to help with proper digestion of other proteins. As a result, it’s been used to naturally and safely reduce symptoms of anxiety. Gelatin has a calming affect on the neural system, thanks to the action of several of the amino acids it contains. Gelatin appears to benefit our joints both by replenishing the very elements from which healthy joints are made, as well as by reducing pain and inflammation that are characteristic of joint diseases such as arthritis. Glycine (the main amino acid in gelatin) has proven to be effective in helping people improve their sleep quality, particularly if they wake up frequently during the night. There’s extensive scientific research backing the use of gelatin (or one the amino acids that make it up) with: It’s not just my personal experience that vouches for gelatin. ![]() ![]() This probably had to do both with the improved sleep as well as the direct action of the gelatin. As a result, I soon started feeling more awake and energetic during the day.Īlso, a number of joint pains (knees, lower back) and skin problems (swollen and itchy eyelids) disappeared. No more mid-night bathroom trips, no more early-morning tossing and turning. Within a few days of starting to eat gelatin, I could suddenly sleep through the night. ![]() I started off by telling you gelatin improved my sleep. And it’s these amino acids that provide the remarkable therapeutic benefits of gelatin. In fact, gelatin is made up of some unique amino acids (such as glycine, alanine, and proline) that are hardly present in muscle meat or milk. You can’t just swap them around and expect the same effect on your body. You see, the same way that there are huge differences between fats (for example, between canola oil and butter), there are huge differences between proteins (for example, muscle meat and gelatin). Today, we’ve almost entirely given up on those exotic foods in favor of eating boneless, skinless muscle meat. This came in the form of bone broths, cartilaginous cuts of meat, fried animal skin, and various other animal bits that made up the nose-to-tail eating approach. In traditional diets, gelatin/collagen made up a good portion of the protein we would eat. Collagen makes up 25%-30% of the total protein in our bodies, but it is mostly found in cartilage, bones, and skin, and is only present in small amounts in muscle. Gelatin is basically the cooked version of collagen, the most common protein found in animal tissue. It turns out that gelatin - the stuff that makes up jello and gummy bears - contains some surprisingly important nutrients that our bodies probably aren’t getting otherwise.īut perhaps you’re saying “Gummy bears? Is this really what my body needs?” Let me first give you a bit of background. It looked pretty hopeless - until I started eating gelatin… How gelatin helped my sleep and joints… ![]() Some of these helped a bit, but most had no effect whatsoever. I tried many things over the years to improve my sleep. As you can imagine, I was chronically tired and my overall health wasn’t very good. I was sleeping badly, though I was spending enough time in bed. Usually, I’d have to get up, go to the bathroom, maybe have a sip of water, and then, after a while, I’d be able to doze off again.īut even once I got back to sleep, I’d keep tossing and turning until it was time to get up for good. There was nothing wrong, and yet I’d woken up and I couldn’t go back to sleep.įor years, I woke up like this every night. The clock said it was 2:30 am - almost exactly four hours from the time I’d gone to bed. It’s not just good for joints, it’s also good for sleep, skin, nails as well as treating a number of chronic, often mysterious health issues. ![]()
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