How to Get Your Daily Dose of Amino Acids

Although collagen and elastin contain amino acids, you'll need to source the majority of them from outside of your body to reap the benefits. "Your body does not have a protein reserve like it does for fat or carbohydrates, so ideally you need to make sure you get these essential amino acids on a daily basis." ~ Toni McKinnon, Dir of Science Information at USANA Health Science.

All types of protein including meats, nuts, beans and lentils, as well as dairy products, contain amino acids so you can almost always count on these foods to fuel your body with the essentials.

So, does putting them on our skin do anything at all? Yes! Absolutely!!

Topical use of them is a much more potent way of providing the body with amino acids for beauty purposes. With food you won't get the maximum concentration of the important amino acids your skin needs. But with topical products, the doses are more effective and there is a targeted supply of the specific amino acids that work to create collagen.