Bone Broth Makes you Beautiful!

Bone broth is a staple in my house.  It has a multitude of health properties, plus, it tastes super yummy and makes me feel pretty inside and out.  Bone broth keeps my joints lubricated and is a great health-booster!

Bone broth is great to have every day, but I have a cup of broth about every 2 or 3 days.  If I feel like I'm getting sick or my tennis elbow starts flaring up, I have more. It's basically why "Grandma's chicken soup" was so healthy!!!   Bone broth is also perfect to use in any recipe that calls for broth like gravies, stews, or makes a great base for homemade soups.

If the bone broth gels-up, that's fantastic!  (Your bones had lots of good collagen.) Sometimes it gels, sometimes it doesn't, it all depends on the bones. My broth made from beef knuckle bones usually gels, but the chicken broth doesn't.  If it doesn't gel, it still has plenty of proteins & minerals.  But when it does, I do a happy dance in my kitchen!!
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​Some benefits of bone broth:

• Bone broth contains loads of the proteins gelatin and collagen, including 8 out of 9 essential amino-acids. It is characterized by the predominance of glycine, proline and hydroxyproline.
• It contains many important minerals from the bones, like calcium,  magnesium, and phosphorous.
• The collagen makes your joints feel lubricated. This is because the health of your joints depends upon the health of the collagen in your ligaments and tendons.
• The collagen makes your hair, nails, and skin super strong and beautiful.  Handsome, for the fella's.  ;-)
• The gelatin helps heal your gut.  When your gut is "leaky", bad toxins can pass through your gut lining.  Gelatin fills up the leaks and keeps your immune system strong.
• The glycine in bone broth helps your liver detoxify your body.
• Bone broth contains healing properties for people who are sick or recovering from an illness, surgery, or injury.  This is from the immune-supportive properties in the bone marrow.

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​The book Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World, thoroughly explains the immense health benefits of homemade bone broth. It's also a handbook for various techniques for making broths. YUM!

​​Easy, Slow Cooker Bone Broth Recipe:

• ​Start with bones from a healthy grass fed/organic animal.  I ask the butcher for them. Bones full of cartilage, like knuckles, are best (approx 2-3 lbs).  Try chicken feet!
• First, roast the uncooked bones in the oven - for good flavor. Or, use a carcass of a roast chicken.
• Put the bones in the bottom of a slow cooker/crock pot. 
• Put a few Tbsp of apple cider vinegar in.  This helps leach the mineral nutrients out of the bones.
• Add in any spices you wish. Garlic is great, too. If you have any Kombu seaweed, throw in a strip for some natural iodine.
• I add sea salt AFTER - to my final product, because it's difficult to judge the right amount.  Salt the final product to taste.
• Fill-up the crock pot with filtered water. Cover.
• Put on HIGH and bring to a boil. 
• Then, turn down to low/med so it has a slow rolling simmer for about 24 hrs or so.
• Throw away the bones and any little bits & pieces.  (I have heard of some people re-using bones, but I haven't ever tried it.)
• Pour broth through a fine strainer into individual mason jars. (Careful!  It's hot.)
• Store in the fridge for up to a week, or freeze for a few months. Or, use right away for soup.  The broth gels when cold.  (Sometimes it doesn't gel just because there was too much water for the amount of bones.  Don't worry about it.)
• The fat will solidify on the top when refrigerated.  Just skim-off & toss before heating.  (Some folks do use tallow to cook with, but after cooking for 24 hours, I worry about oxidation of the fat.)
• Heat up broth, add real sea salt & pepper, plus any other fixin's, and enjoy the wonderful health benefits!!!

​Don't have time to make bone broth?

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Each batch of bone broth uses only certified organic ingredients and marrow bones from grass-fed, pasture-raised cattle or chickens that are hormone and antibiotic free.

The flavor of the broth is absolutely amazing!  
This is because they add in delicious, organic, garden-fresh vegetables and spices. It's cooked for 24+ hours for best flavor and collagen extraction. It just needs a little salt & pepper to taste.​

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