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Wow! I was doing something (somewhat) right and didn't even realize it! I have been making a whole pot of tea with one bag since receiving your reply. Thanks for setting me straight on that!

As for the collagen, from what I've seen through searches it looks like the popular type from NeoCell is the Super Collagen Plus C - Type I and III. When I first visited the local (and only) health food store here a week ago to make sure I could get most, if not all, of what I need for NBE, I saw that they did have a NeoCell collagen product that I think *may* be the right one. However, I also looked on vitacost.com and saw that they have the tablets at half the cost and they also have the Super Collagen powder. I couldn't really find an answer as to which is better - powder or tablet form - in my searches. It seems both are being used. Is one form better than the other? Also, since the Super Collagen already contains vitamin C, does that mean I don't need to take an additional vitamin C supplement? I would assume that if they were going to incorporate it into their product, it would be enough to fully utilize the collagen.

Thanks so much for your reply, Isabelle!