The latter include market mechanisms and paying fees for services rather than co-management. The challenge, then, is to identify key elements of empowerment that recur consistently across social, institutional, and political contexts. Institutional design must then focus on incorporating these elements or principles of empowerment. 2.
Here are 10 ways to rebuild your collagen from the outside in and the inside out: 1  1. Eat more fruits and vegetables -especially those rich in vitamin C such as oranges, strawberries and lemons. 2  2. Drinking enough water and tapering off dehydrating substances such as alcohol and caffeine, can keep your body - and skin - hydrated.
Collagen occurs throughout the body, but especially in the skin, bones, and connective tissues. Some types of collagen fibrils, gram-for-gram, are stronger than steel. Collagen production declines with age and exposure to factors such as smoking and UV light. Collagen can be used in collagen dressings, to attract new skin cells to wound sites. Cosmetic lotions that claim to increase collagen levels are unlikely to do so, as collagen molecules are too large to be absorbed through the skin.