During my hospital stay I did a lot of research about foods good for the gut. I stumbled across bone broth. I had to read it to see what this was all about because I always make my own broth/stock, but what was BONE broth?!
It has been a healing aid for many years, your great grandparents most likely used it. Like a lot of things is just now coming back to popularity though. They even have Bone Restaurants / Bars in some areas and celebrities and athletes swear by it. It helps with a list of things because you are pulling all the good stuff out of the bones. With that said you want to make sure you are using good organic or high quality meat bones. You cook it for a LONG time, I'm talking 12-24 hours. This simmering causes the bones and ligaments to release
healing compounds like collagen, proline, glycine, and glutamine that
have the power to transform your health.
A few benefits of Bone Broth (There are many more too):
1. Heal your gut. Which we all know is a big one for me with my Crohn's.
2. Protect your joints. Another big one because of the medication I am on. It has a bad side affect of giving me bad joint pain.
3. Look younger and decrease cellulite. Well hello beautiful, who wouldn't want that?!
4. Sleep better. Um, no brainier there!
5. Immune support. Another big one for me with the medication I am on it suppresses my immune system on top of Crohn's doing it for me so I get colds so easily.
6. Stronger bones. Who wants a brittle bones???
7. More energy. PLEASE, I always say if I could just have a tiny bit of my kids energy I'd be good.
8. It’s very economical! So your saying I can make something good for me and my family with the bones I was just going to throw away?!
So I set out to make this magical broth. I used a whole organic chicken and seasoned it up and cooked it in the crock pot for dinner. (Chicken Recipe) I put all the bones back in the crock pot with any juice and seasonings left added carrot, celery, garlic and green onions. Also 2tsp apple cider vinegar, this helps pull all the good gelatin out of the bones you want and no you will not taste it. Put it on low and let it cook all night, about 9 hours I kicked it up to high when I woke up for anther 4 hours for a total of 13 hours cooking. I then strained it and jarred it up. One big jar to use it for soup that I froze for when it gets a bit cooler and one small jar to sip on through out the next few days. I also had to have a fresh glass to try it then, it was delicious! If you like soup, you'll like this.
I want to do another test with it when I am not on a steroid medication to see the true side affects but I will say I have had not many tummy troubles all week. I actually wanted to go out to eat last night and was telling my husband how good I feel. Is it the broth, maybe... Its not hurting me I can say that much! I will be doing another post on this in a few months to see the longer benefits it gives me and to see how it helps once off some of these medications.
Here is a link from the Today Show talking about it as a new trend but really is has been around for many years. (Today Show)
Enjoy and Feel Good!
~Mrs. Milly~
*Disclaimer: With any IBD, each person is different and what doesn't bother my system might bother yours. Always consult with your doctor if you are unsure and take caution when eating anything new.
A few benefits of Bone Broth (There are many more too):
1. Heal your gut. Which we all know is a big one for me with my Crohn's.
2. Protect your joints. Another big one because of the medication I am on. It has a bad side affect of giving me bad joint pain.
3. Look younger and decrease cellulite. Well hello beautiful, who wouldn't want that?!
4. Sleep better. Um, no brainier there!
5. Immune support. Another big one for me with the medication I am on it suppresses my immune system on top of Crohn's doing it for me so I get colds so easily.
6. Stronger bones. Who wants a brittle bones???
7. More energy. PLEASE, I always say if I could just have a tiny bit of my kids energy I'd be good.
8. It’s very economical! So your saying I can make something good for me and my family with the bones I was just going to throw away?!
So I set out to make this magical broth. I used a whole organic chicken and seasoned it up and cooked it in the crock pot for dinner. (Chicken Recipe) I put all the bones back in the crock pot with any juice and seasonings left added carrot, celery, garlic and green onions. Also 2tsp apple cider vinegar, this helps pull all the good gelatin out of the bones you want and no you will not taste it. Put it on low and let it cook all night, about 9 hours I kicked it up to high when I woke up for anther 4 hours for a total of 13 hours cooking. I then strained it and jarred it up. One big jar to use it for soup that I froze for when it gets a bit cooler and one small jar to sip on through out the next few days. I also had to have a fresh glass to try it then, it was delicious! If you like soup, you'll like this.
I want to do another test with it when I am not on a steroid medication to see the true side affects but I will say I have had not many tummy troubles all week. I actually wanted to go out to eat last night and was telling my husband how good I feel. Is it the broth, maybe... Its not hurting me I can say that much! I will be doing another post on this in a few months to see the longer benefits it gives me and to see how it helps once off some of these medications.
Here is a link from the Today Show talking about it as a new trend but really is has been around for many years. (Today Show)
Enjoy and Feel Good!
~Mrs. Milly~
*Disclaimer: With any IBD, each person is different and what doesn't bother my system might bother yours. Always consult with your doctor if you are unsure and take caution when eating anything new.
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