Dr. Gundry Podcast

392.B: The Truth About Collagen: What Actually Works for Skin, Joints & Healthy Aging

Dr. Steven Gundry | February 26, 2026

Collagen has become one of the biggest buzzwords in health and wellness — but there’s a lot of confusion about what actually works and what’s just clever marketing.

In this episode, we’re going beyond the hype to look at how your body really produces collagen, what modern lifestyles do to break it down faster, and the nutritional strategies that help you rebuild from the inside out.

If you want to age with stronger skin, better mobility, and a healthier foundation overall, this conversation will change the way you think about collagen and how to support it naturally.

On this episode, you’ll learn:

Whether eating collagen actually helps your body make more of it (1:00)
Why you should think twice before buying bone broth or most collagen powders (3:30)
The key nutrients your body truly needs to build collagen naturally from the inside out (6:22)
How the modern diet quietly sabotages your collagen production — and the simple shifts that can help reverse it (9:00)
My three-step system for kicking off a collagen reset that supports stronger skin, joints, and healthy aging (15:00)

Mentioned on this episode:

Gundry MD Phyto Collagen Complex

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