There are numerous benefits to bone broth. Notably everyone in my house was pretty sick 3 weeks ago. Nathaniel’s was the mildest, and I didn’t get sick at all! As soon as I heard them sneezing, I started religiously sippin my bone broth every morning. The recipe is down below. Here are just some of the health benefits:
- It treats Leaky Gut, here’s how:
- It contains gelatin, which was shown in a Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology study, to support intestinal health and integrity.
- The gelatin helps the growth of the good bacteria in our gut.
- Collagen, and amino acids, which is what collagen is broken to in our bodies are also responsible for the helping build the lining in our intestines.
- There is a lot of collagen in it
- While collagen may not go directly to our skin, or where we want it to go at a given time, it is broken down into amino acids in our body and go to these and a variety of different functions in our bodies.
- Bone broth has clinically been shown to help with mucus expulsion during illness.
- It contains high amounts of protein
- It contains minerals our bodies need: calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, silicon, and glucosamine.
- It contains high amounts of essential metals our bodies need
- It contains very miniscule, clinically irrelevant amounts of any toxic metals.
- A double blind study showed that taking 2.5-5grams of collagen hydrolysate among women 35-55 once daily for 8 weeks supported skin moisture, elasticity. After four weeks they already showed marked improvement.[i]
- It is easy to digest
- Boosts healing
- It helps detoxify the body by helping expel toxins from our intestines and repairs the permeable membrane in the gut to also help with leaky gut.
- It contains potassium and glycine to support liver function as well (our liver detoxifies our bodies).
RECIPE:
Ingredients:
- Slow cooker or instapot (I used instapot)
- About 3 lbs turkey carcass (including bones joints etc)
- 2 small oranges
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- Bunch of fresh sage
- Bunch of fresh thyme
- 2 rosemary twigs
- 3.5 inch piece of fresh ginger unpeeled
- 2-3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Lots of water up to the max of instapot or slow cooker
Instructions:
- Gather all ingredients
- Cut oranges, lemons, limes in half.
- Put turkey bones into pot
- Squeeze all citrus into pot and throw in as well
- Tear up sage and put into pot
- Throw in the Thyme and rosemary whole
- Cut ginger into 3 pieces do not peel and throw in pot
- Add 2-3 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
- Add water to cover and get up to the max line in your slow cooker
- Slow cook for at least 15 hours.
- Make sure to follow all safety instructions for instapot or slow cooker.
- Strain and throw out all pieces.
- Place in glass container and put in fridge.
- Once it has cooled, there will be a fat layer on the very top that can be removed and thrown away.
- The gelatin means you did it right!
- Put into mug and heat in microwave and enjoy any time!
[i] https://draxe.com/the-healing-power-of-bone-broth-for-digestion-arthritis-and-cellulite/ �
