Cheeky Collagen
Cheeky Collagen — it’s all the rage, babe! So let’s go deep … shall we?!
After personally wasting money on ineffective supplements for years, and growing my first hand knowledge peeking behind the manufacturing curtain, I made it my mission to break this stigma of confusion and help consumers make quality, informed supplement choices.
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body and the loss or defect of collagen can cause skin aging and other diseases. Dr. James DiNicolantonio posted recently, that we lose 1% of our collagen per year starting at the age of 20, and most people's diets are lacking. The OG cheeks know, I’ve been raving about collagen as a a key supplement for women's health for a while now, first posting about Truvani Marine Collagen in the Cheeky Chili Recipe I published in their seasonal cookbook with it a few years ago (a cute moment!). Like all things of quality, as we have evolved so have our choices and I am honored to have the opportunity to introduce you to myGlow Collagen — which is #CheekyApproved and ours, exclusively!
Starting with the basics, supplement regulations in this country are similar to the Wild Wild West — literally, anything goes. The below excerpt describing the legislation “protecting us” as consumers was taken directly from fda.gov and sums it up sadly, perfectly:
The FDA does NOT have the authority to approve dietary supplements for safety and effectiveness, or to approve their labeling, before the supplements are sold to the public.
Under the FD&C Act, it is the responsibility of dietary supplement companies to ensure their products meet the safety standards for dietary supplements and are not otherwise in violation of the law.
SO, YEAH … We are basically governing ourselves in this market and the health of both our body and bank account are reliant on informed choices.
Next to the beauty industry, supplements are the other most concerning, and rapidly growing market in our country — where daily, we are being fooled by clever marketing where products full of cheap (often toxic) ingredients are being sold at a criminal premium.
I first highlighted my efficacy concerns with the largest brand name in collagen (peek the cheeky insta archive) in 2019 when at the time #collagen had over 7M tags and was just getting trendy. I was so surprised how few companies were really disclosing quality sourcing information, which I validated when learning many “supplement” companies were interested in the raw materials on my corporate chemical linecard for industrial applications. After personally wasting money on ineffective supplements for years, and growing my first hand knowledge peeking behind the manufacturing curtain, I made it my mission to break this stigma of confusion and help consumers make quality, informed supplement choices.
Like all evolutionary stories – we gotta live the process! In 2020, I got married and started priming my body for childbirth. Although since divorced, I will always be grateful for the experience of learning how powerful we are as women, for the first time in my life taking a new approach on my hormonal health. On a rollercoaster ride of epiphanies and anger that came with learning how limited support, resources and trusted / accurate knowledge is available for women, I dug deep — I studied everything (peek my hormone highlight for the journey), and started shifting. The most radical change being — reintroducing pasture-raised, organic, seasonal, humanely raised, real food chain meat into my diet after ~6 years of being a pescatarian. Making that choice mostly from learning that supplementing meat and broth from safe sources boosts and balances hormones 30% faster than lifestyle alone. It was a slow roll though, seeing as I was terrified of the sourcing and knowing the norm in this country for raising commercial meat is detrimental to lives of all types, and linked with cancer and disease — specifics were super important to me.
To this day, I avoid any meat raised commercially, and not to my standards — which is why myGlow Collagen initially caught my eye. Try to name a few other brands sourcing from true Grass-Fed, finished sources that are wild and pasture raised? You literally can't, babe! When I learned the brand was launched by a local health food pioneer in our city, Mustard Seed Market – I was smitten, literally!
The quality of the ingredients is just the beginning. But let’s discuss, shall we? Cheeky Collagen by myGlow is a full spectrum, multi-sourced collagen blend that gives you types I, II, IlI, V, X. It all comes from the purest sources possible such as Grass-Fed & Grass-Finished Beef Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides (Type I & III).
But what does this mean?
To start, by the day more studies are emerging on the value being proven for health and longevity by supplementing with true quality, specific types of collagen. Recently, the National Library of Medicine published a nice juicy study depicting collagen treatments demonstrating effective improvements in skin hydration, skin elasticity, medical scaffold treatment, GERD, OA, RA, and COVID-19 in many clinical studies. It reports that collagen therapy can reach good improvement and does not cause any serious adverse reactions, and confirmed its one of the most important supplements for aging people. I find this even more valuable in a society aging themselves quickly with plastic surgery. But, what I found most interesting was that efficacy is type related and myGlow is uniquely formulated with all the powerhouse specifics! As you can see clearly in the graphic below, this is unique to the market and why in just 2 weeks Cheekies are reporting back seeing the clear improvement in their hair, skin, and nails — because what you have invested in is of quality and is actually working! RARE sh!t, baby!
More studies are coming out daily, from improving and preventing brain health from diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, to the critical role we're finding collagen supplementation can play in hormone health — specifically perimenopausal symptoms — which is wreaking havoc on women across our country, with little support from Western medicine — this is the hope, majorly! The other added vitamins, minerals, omegas all sourced strategically from natural sources in the myGlow formula make this brand beyond cheeky and a badass addition to your daily routine — and you know I am the toughest critic! These are the ingredient highlights:
10g of collagen per scoop
9g of protein per scoop
100mg Silica (naturally form bamboo extract)
100mg Vitamin C
Added 250mg of Lysine (total of 556mg)
Added 250mg of Proline (total of 1285mg)
What’s left out is what’s most important when reviewing this #CheekyApproved formula. Absolutely zero artificial colors, flavors, fillers or additives. Just pure goodness, formulated to refuel us. I'm so passionate and proud to offer it, both in mini sizes and large containers (which are shipping with a free frother while supplies last), and both at a major sale, because access to healing is critical. Being real, this was my first large cheeky financial investment, and I am so fkn stoked to offer it to you! A staple formula for how we choose!
I love adding it to my little bevy every morning or just shaking with some RO water for a quick pre-workout boost. Someone call Erewhon and tell them that our Hailey Bieber smoothie packs a much bigger punch boo — wild how the hype will get you confused!!
TRY MYGLOW TODAY & STAY CHEEKY BOO!