An "Oprah Endorsed" Collagen Cocktail!?

AllinGoodFace — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:32:41 -0600

Oprah is often the first to
reveal gadgets, inventions and health breakthroughs to the world, so
it's really no wonder that she'd be the first to reveal a secret
"beauty weapon" that has been popular among the women of Japan for
years.

Have you
ever wondered why Japanese woman have such beautiful youthful skin?
Besides their diligent avoidance of exposure to the sun, they have
another little secret, which Oprah shared on her show yesterday. They
drink collagen and they drink a lot of it.

Collagen, the main protein
of connective tissue in animals, is a long, fibrous, structural protein
that gives strength to tissues and cells. It is also responsible for
skin strength and elasticity, and its degradation leads to the
formation of wrinkles that accompany aging.

In Tokyo, you can buy bottles containing 10,000 mg of collagen
dissolved in a vitamin and mineral packed peach-flavored solution for
approximately US$2 (230 yen). And remarkably, you don't even have to go
to a specialty store to buy the product. It is readily available at
the corner convenience store.

Japanese
health and beauty companies have been packaging the stuff and selling
it in bulk to the consumer, netting millions of dollars of profit each
year.

Now
that Oprah has put her golden magic wand on this beauty secret and
shared it with the masses, we are sure that the sales of collagen will
soar--especially among the fabulously vain and youth obsessed American
woman.

You can buy collagen drinks at: http://www.888ageless.com. The version that they sell called, Toki, costs $150 for a 60 day supply. Not cheap, but less than what many woman spend at Starbucks--and better for your skin!

Melissa

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