@Corngold elastin fibers are a main factor to look into restoring too so the skin can keep good form. some enzymes degrade the elastin fibers elastase & a couple of the MMPs are most relevant from what ive read ,
frays & thickens the fibers
so looking for things that target those,
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9060010/#ski258-sec-0070
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things i put in a document:
ergothionene (not from mushrooms because of beta glucan & androgens) ,
hit 1.5mg copper ,
hit 3000iu-5000iu Vitamin A,
30 minutes exercise sessions twice a week ,
4g total glycine intake (maybe, not really a lack of collagen as problem?) ,
take 200 mg TUDCA most days to sort ER stress ,
boswellia (restores cartilage, so fits it restores skin function or prevents it being degraded) https://sci-hub.ru/10.1055/s-0029-1240581 BAs also enhance the metabolism of fibroblasts and, at the same
time, they inhibit human leukocyte elastase [24] and hyaluronidase [25], as well as TNF-α-induced transcription, expression,
and activity of MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-10, and MMP-12 in human
microvascular endothelial cells [5]. All these enzymes have a key
importance in the degradation of the extracellular matrix, collagen, and elastic fibers
reverse hypothyroid hypoxia
lower H2O2-induced matrix metalloproteinase (lower h2o2)
lower neurophil elastase and neutrophil induced metallopreoteinase (lower neutrophil response, il-8)
Inhibit MAPK ? (mmp-12 -> mapk -> mmp9)
Drink a glass or 2 of OJ a day https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5791357/#Sec14
keep inflammation (macrophages) low ,
if need more, support fibroblasts