Bone Broth: Myth or Magic?

Soup for The Soul:

Bone broth is becoming a huge fad in the health and wellness sector. People are touting it to be some kind of panacea saying that it has so many unbelievable benefits, but is there any truth to the hype?

For over 2,000 years, Chinese medicine has said that bone soup is “tonifying and chi building”. This means that it builds up strength and energy, and modern science has a similar view of bone broth.

Our ancient ancestors and indigenous tribes from all over the world used to utilize every part of the animal including the bones for sustenance. In this article, we are going to get into why the protein in bone broth is so unique, what other nutrients are in bone broth, and what are the benefits for you and your family.

We have an entire article about Cooking with Bones that includes recipes that you can read here.

Collagen is The Key:

The roots words of collagen in Greek literally translate to “glue maker”. If you have ever heard jokes or clichés about sending a horse to the glue factory, this is why. It was the primary source of glue until the rise of wheat paste like Elmer’s glue which gets its stickiness from gluten.

Many health experts are calling collagen “the glue that holds us together” because it has so many functions throughout our entire body. Collagen helps to build and maintain our skin, our blood vessels, our intestinal lining, and our joints so without it, we would most likely fall apart.

Collagen and gelatin supplements are great sources of these key amino acids if you don’t like to cook, but we are often quite literally throwing a ton of valuable nutrients into the trash. All we need is a crock pot or pressure cooker to extract this valuable nutrition, and turn it into a delicious treat.

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Is Food or a Powder Better?

In general, food is always better, but there are pre-made options like those from Broth Masters above. The reason is that in bones you have marrow, cartilage, and all other kinds of tissues that contain special nutrients. Some are well known by science, and others are yet it be discovered.

For example, glucosamine and chondroitin are two of the most researched supplements for helping with joint pain. These nutrients are both found naturally in chicken bone broth.

If you buy chicken from the store with bones, then it is very easy to simmer them in a pot or crockpot with some garlic, oils, and herbs to make your own superfood broth. If you don’t have time to make this or you don’t want to cook, then our favorite company is called Broth Masters, but there are some other great companies out there as well.

They use many herbs, sea vegetables, and of course bones. The end product is a rich broth with a great flavor that you can add to your own recipes or you can sip them for a tasty treat. Click the link to see their website and their story: Broth Master’s (Use coupon code FEEDABRAIN for $15 off any order)

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