Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this for my joints, with the hope it would also strengthen nails and hair. Like everyone else, when mine arrived it was merely half full BUT having worked in manufacturing, I know how this goes. There MUST be room up there for the initial fill otherwise it is a mess to seal and ship. Going by weight, you have received exactly what you purchased. Regarding the water soluble thingie, I have mine every morning in my (hot) coffee, so I've never had an issue with the dreaded 'slimey monster' produced when you attempt to stir into cold or tepid liquids. I will say that there is absolutely no discernable taste, and I have an absolute fear of nasty tasting stuff in anything I'm consuming. I will suggest that the more squeamish NOT read the ingredients list, only because 'natural' can be very upsetting to those who wish to continue being ignorant of where their food and such comes from. I am a female who rides and trains horses, so...yeah...I have some painful joints. I've broken fingers...and have one permanently 'buttonhooked' that aches like fire when I use that hand too much. My knees have enjoyed a busy, athletic life to their detriment, and back and shoulders taken the brunt of several 'unscheduled dismounts' and much hard labor before and after. In fact, my entire body is just a 64yo trainwreck. I take many supplements in an effort to provide everything the body could possibly need in order to heal, soothe, and support it through the remaining years I've left. I believe this...SP Collagen Peptides...have given me a great deal of relief from some of the worst of it. I haven't taken anything for the usual pains in several weeks, and listen...it is springtime in Kansas and hard work is now going on! I actually bought this for my mother to take too. She has rheumatoid arthritis, and I felt this might also provide her with a better day. Sure...I have to remind her to take it daily...well...it seems that way. But she also feels like it is helping. I take several Sports Research supplements. I believe their Omega 3 is probably the ONLY correct form of that offered on Amazon. The price might seem high, but it is the triglyceride form, which is the ONLY type you should take. Their Vitamin D is correctly capsuled in coconut oil...another plus. The astaxanthin is one of the best I've taken (I'm outside all day in the sun and it helps reduce sun damage). CLA 1250, K2-D3, D3, L-Theanine...it is all good, and I have always felt I was getting the best value and product.