Your Collagen Powder Is Doing NOTHING
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
You’re using collagen wrong. This common collagen mistake could be limiting your results. Discover the benefits of collagen and the best ways to improve collagen absorption for better skin, joints, bones, and more.
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0:00 Introduction: The biggest collagen mistake
1:15 Why collagen is not working
4:58 Collagen for bones
5:37 Collagen for tendons
6:47 Collagen for joints and ligaments
9:53 Collagen for fascia
10:28 Collagen for skin
12:01 How much collagen do you need?
Collagen won’t work without motion.
If you’re taking collagen but living a sedentary lifestyle, your results will be limited. Prolonged sitting is one of the worst things for your joints.
Most people are deficient in collagen because the modern diet provides very little.
Collagen also requires specific mechanical input to benefit different tissues. Whether you’re supporting bones, tendons, ligaments, or skin, the right types of movement can help maximize collagen absorption and effectiveness.
Your blood vessels are largely made of collagen. Brisk walking, interval training, and nasal breathing can help support vascular health and direct collagen where it’s needed.
Aim for about 15 grams of collagen daily, paired with vitamin C to support absorption. For best results, consume collagen 30 to 60 minutes before exercise.
Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 61, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
*Dr. Eric Berg, DC is not AI-generated. AI-enhanced elements may be used in this video for production purposes only.
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| 0:00.0 | The collagen powder that you use, usually in your coffee or as a supplement, does nothing. |
| 0:05.6 | A must you understand this one thing I'm about to share a few. |
| 0:10.3 | Full disclosure, I sell collagen powder, but there's something very specific by |
| 0:14.5 | collagen powder that allows it to work for your bones, your tendons, your legaments, your |
| 0:20.2 | discs, your cartilage, your fascia, your discs, your cartilage, your |
| 0:22.2 | fascia, your skin, and your blood vessels. And that is this. Collagen does not respond to generic |
| 0:29.0 | exercise. Taking collagen powder only works with mechanical inputs. I'm talking about very specific |
| 0:37.0 | types of force put on your body |
| 0:39.0 | at a certain speed, at a certain timing, or a certain rest depending on what tissue you're |
| 0:46.0 | trying to build. The bones in your body, I'm talking about these things right here, are actually |
| 0:52.5 | electrical. And it's something very fascinating because every time you walk or you move or you activate |
| 1:00.4 | your muscles, you are generating an electrical current. |
| 1:05.0 | It's called a piezoelectric effect. |
| 1:07.0 | Okay, what does that mean? |
| 1:08.0 | It means that you're using certain pressure or squeezing movement to create |
| 1:12.7 | electrical impulses and what I'm building up to is it takes a motion mechanical movement to |
| 1:20.3 | activate the collagen that you are taking in your body. No motion a sedentary lifestyle |
| 1:26.3 | the collagen is expensive urine. This is super interesting. |
| 1:30.6 | If you take a bedridden hospital patient and you evaluate their bone density, you will see |
| 1:36.2 | faster breakdown of their bone than you would see in outer space with an astronaut under zero |
| 1:42.5 | gravity. Astronauts lose between 1 to 2% of their bone |
| 1:46.0 | dents every single month floating in space without gravity. Ved ridden humans, which are very sedentary, |
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