bone broth

Hanging with the kiddos this morning making pumpkin muffins and talking to them about what foods heal our bodies and what foods hurt them. I so wish I would have known these concepts growing up. I would have made better decisions buuuut, our bodies can heal and that’s what I’m in the process of learning for mine. I’m still learning what makes me feel like crap and what makes me feel amazing!

Here’s a bit about why I’ve been loving bone broth. I plan to make a crockpot full weekly! You can buy it but it doesn’t taste as good (I’ll mix them to save time sometimes.)

🍗Bone Broth Benefits🍖

It is rich in minerals that support the immune system and contains healing compounds like collagen, glutamine, glycine and proline. The collagen in bone broth heals your gut lining and reduces intestinal inflammation. Most of our sickness and disease starts in the gut so we must protect it.

1. Heal and seal your gut. According to Jill Grunewald, a holistic nutrition coach and founder of Healthful Elements, a cup a day works miracles for leaky gut syndrome but it’s also good for protecting non-leaky guts. The gelatin in the bone broth (found in the knuckles, feet, and other joints) helps seal up holes in intestines. This helps cure chronic diarrhea, constipation, and even some food intolerances.

2. Look younger. Bone broth is a rich source of collagen. You can find collagen in all kinds of “plumping” products these days, but why stick it on the outside when you can drink it? Not only is drinking it cheaper, but it can make your skin, hair, and nails look just as radiant.

3. Protect your joints. Taking glucosamine supplements to help with joint pain has been common knowledge for years, but it turns out that bone broth has glucosamine too. But unlike pills, the broth also includes a host of other goodies that help keep your joints happy, healthy, and pain-free. The chondroitin sulfate in bone broth has been shown to help prevent osteoarthritis.

4. More energy. I’m not sure what the mechanism is for this, but if you read accounts of bone broth, you’ll notice everyone swears by the energy boost. I’d prefer to see science backing this up, but the research on bone broth is still emerging.

5. Immune support. Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint, actually calls bone broth a “superfood” thanks to the high concentration of minerals. He says that the bone marrow can help strengthen your immune system. (Something that won’t surprise your grandma who always made you her famous chicken soup when you got sick!) A Harvard study even showed that some people with auto-immune disorders experienced a relief of symptoms when drinking bone broth, with some achieving a complete remission.

6. Stronger bones. The phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium in the bones seeps out into the broth leaving you with the essential building blocks for healthy bones.

7. Sleep better, and feel better. The glycine in bone broth has been shown in several studies to help people sleep better and improve memory.

8. It’s very economical! What else were you going to do with those chicken carcasses, soup bones, and veggies going bad in your fridge?

Courtesy of shape.com!

Chicken soup made half broth and half stock is our lunch. We’ve had a lot of birthdays lately so we need some bone broth for gut healing! I let them have treats and enjoy themselves but at home, we combat the sugar with healing foods. It’s the 80/20 rule for them too!