Does Mark Hyman recommend Collagen?
Yes — Mark Hyman has directly recommended Collagen.
Published research rates it moderate evidence. Of Mark Hyman's 22 tracked claims, 0 are supported or partially supported by studies on PubMed.
Evidence last reviewed May 2026
Mark Hyman on Collagen — 22 claims
“bone broth has a lot of gut healing components in it collagen and very anti-inflammatory”
Bone broth contains collagen and is gut-healing and anti-inflammatory.
“bone broth has a lot of gut healing components in it collagen and very anti-inflammatory”
Bone broth contains collagen and is gut-healing and anti-inflammatory.
“the masks for the face are great for collagen and elastin in your skin fiber in skin”
Red light masks for the face are good for collagen and elastin in the skin.
“the masks for the face are great for collagen and elastin in your skin fiber in skin”
Red light masks for the face are good for collagen and elastin in the skin.
“we we know that it improves um uh collagen elastin fibrin um we also know that that's all your connective tissue that's your connective tissue which is often very inflamed and that causes pain or dysfunction”
Red light and near-infrared light therapy improves collagen, elastin, and fibrin (connective tissue), which is often inflamed and causes pain or dysfunction.
“there's lots of uh studies on the proliferation of collagen elastin and fibrin”
There are many studies on the proliferation of collagen, elastin, and fibrin from red light therapy.
“there's lots of uh studies on the proliferation of collagen elastin and fibrin”
There are many studies on the proliferation of collagen, elastin, and fibrin from red light therapy.
“we we know that it improves um uh collagen elastin fibrin um we also know that that's all your connective tissue that's your connective tissue which is often very inflamed and that causes pain or dysfunction”
Red light and near-infrared light therapy improves collagen, elastin, and fibrin (connective tissue), which is often inflamed and causes pain or dysfunction.
“MMP levels were going down and so that's a marker of inflammation that's a marker of inflammation that's also a marker of you know how much collagen you're going to degrade”
In randomized trials using a topical mitochondria-targeting formulation, MMP levels went down, indicating reduced collagen degradation — described as a marker of inflammation and an indicator of how much collagen will be degraded.
“MMP levels were going down and so that's a marker of inflammation that's a marker of inflammation that's also a marker of you know how much collagen you're going to degrade”
In randomized trials using a topical mitochondria-targeting formulation, MMP levels went down, indicating reduced collagen degradation — described as a marker of inflammation and an indicator of how much collagen will be degraded.
“collagen is the protein that keeps your skin together and there are enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases MMPs that degrade collagen that just go shoot up with aging and what top we saw in these trials was that MMP levels were going down and so that's a marker of inflammation that's a marker of inflammation that's also a marker of you know how much collagen you're going to degrade”
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), enzymes that degrade collagen, increase with aging, and MMP levels going down is a marker of reduced inflammation and less collagen degradation.
“you might have some pleasing effects on the skin like you know um improve collagen lasting fibrin in the surface of your skin you might have some reduction of fine lines and wrinkles”
Superficial red light can improve collagen, elastin, and fibrin at the surface of the skin, with some reduction of fine lines and wrinkles.
“one device that upstages the mitochondria that improves collagen elastin and fibrin in the skin that improves angiogenesis the formation of new blood vessels beneath the skin”
Red light bed therapy improves collagen, elastin, and fibrin in the skin, as well as angiogenesis.
“collagen is the protein that keeps your skin together and there are enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases MMPs that degrade collagen that just go shoot up with aging and what top we saw in these trials was that MMP levels were going down and so that's a marker of inflammation that's a marker of inflammation that's also a marker of you know how much collagen you're going to degrade”
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), enzymes that degrade collagen, increase with aging, and MMP levels going down is a marker of reduced inflammation and less collagen degradation.
“collagen is the protein that keeps your skin together and there are enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases MMPs that degrade collagen that just go shoot up with aging”
Collagen is the protein that keeps skin together, and it is degraded by enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which increase with aging.
“you might have some pleasing effects on the skin like you know um improve collagen lasting fibrin in the surface of your skin you might have some reduction of fine lines and wrinkles”
Superficial red light can improve collagen, elastin, and fibrin at the surface of the skin, with some reduction of fine lines and wrinkles.
“one device that upstages the mitochondria that improves collagen elastin and fibrin in the skin that improves angiogenesis the formation of new blood vessels beneath the skin”
Red light bed therapy improves collagen, elastin, and fibrin in the skin, as well as angiogenesis.
“collagen is the protein that keeps your skin together and there are enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases MMPs that degrade collagen that just go shoot up with aging”
Collagen is the protein that keeps skin together, and it is degraded by enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which increase with aging.
“this is our natural killer cells um collagen elastin fibrin in our skin a lot of marketing gimmicks have allowed us to think that we can Target direct protein like we can eat collagen and it shows up ex...”
Collagen, along with elastin and fibrin, is a protein that cannot simply be assembled by eating collagen directly — people need adequate amino acid building blocks to produce these proteins.
“this is our natural killer cells um collagen elastin fibrin in our skin a lot of marketing gimmicks have allowed us to think that we can Target direct protein like we can eat collagen and it shows up ex...”
Collagen, along with elastin and fibrin, is a protein that cannot simply be assembled by eating collagen directly — people need adequate amino acid building blocks to produce these proteins.
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