NOW Foods Supplements, Beef Gelatin 550 mg, Hydrolyzed, Nutritional Support, 200 Capsules

I came across a website blog that extolled the virtues of gelatin for your skin, hair, nails, and weight loss. Hmmm, interesting. (the website is called Hold The Toast by Dana Carpenter, you can Google it.) Buying it from the NOW brand on Amazon seemed to be the best value unless you buy the bag of powder which on Amazon comes in a 5 lbs bag. It is hard to judge exactly what the benefit manifestations are for me, I will say that. Is my skin less wrinkled? My nails stronger? Hair stronger or more of it? I cannot honestly say. The above website mentions amino acids and natural HGH production. I am at this writing 55. I have been taking this product for about 10 months and the biggest and possibly only noticeable improvement that I had was my skin was definitely softer and smoother. However my experience has been that most natural supplements take a while to build up and give benefit in your body. At 55 years of age, there is no magic pill to reverse the damage age and gravity does to your collagen production. So I'll take whatever help I can get and this does help is my determination. For general health benefits, you might be better off buying organic raw soup bones and simmering them in a big pot and using the stock for cooking. To get a proper dosage of these capsules I take 4 a night. I could probably double that.

I bought these because I had read that gelatin could help your joints. I have been taking for almost a month and I can definitely say I have noticed a difference in my bad knee. The dose is 4 capsules and after reading other reviews I started with only two capsules for a few days and then increased to 4. After another week or so I backed off again to only 2 capsules daily because of some bloating. So far this seems to be the best dose for me.

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As a 45 yo male, my feet had begun to hurt...a lot. I have what’s called ‘Fat Pad Syndrome’. The fatty deposits on the bottom of your feet that provide cushion when you walk were all but gone. I work in health care and walk about 3-5 miles a day. I had heard about this product and decided to give it a shot. Long story short: I’ve taken 4 capsules, once a day, for the last six months and it’s made a HUGE difference. Not only do my feet feel much better, but my face actually looks younger! I hadn’t really noticed that my face had thinned out over the years, but I can’t help but notice the changes since I started. I would definitely recommend this for anyone in a similar situation!

I ordered this product after all of the reviews. I do not consume pork products so I am usually good at checking capsules to make sure they aren't made from gelatin (unless stated beef gelatin) before I purchase it. I somehow overlooked this particular product, perhaps because it is beef gelatin, and after taking it a few times I noticed it in fact has gelatin. I was careful about checking other vitamin capsules and such I had purchased from NOW Foods and ordered ones not made with gelatin. I just wish this product wasn't made with gelatin. I can no longer take the capsules and such a big bottle is going to go to waste. I really can't say that the capsules helped me though. I didn't take it as much as it states because I wanted to get a medicine container so I can sort them out and take them properly. I would hope after all the great reviews the product would work if you took it as it suggests to.

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I'd read an article on gelatin, and was intrigued by the benefits. In my late 30's.. in decent shape.. but my knees kill me, my hair and nails are always breaking, and could use the skin benefits. So I bought a bottle of this and gave it a shot. After 3 days my knees did not hurt nearly so much. The pain is not totally gone, but it is very much diminished. Cant say if it helps for skin but my hair and nails do seem to be growing faster. Also my gray hairs are turning back to their original dark blonde at the roots..and the only thing i've done differently in the last month is take this gelatin. Can't complain about that, so I just got a second bottle, and will continue taking this.

Haven’t taken them for long, but they seem to be helping with my nails