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Miracle in a Bowl? The Total Lowdown on Bone Broth

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You’ve probably heard a well-meaning mother or grandmother to advise you to drink some chicken soup to help you get better when you’re sick. Mom and grandma may not know the nutritional science behind that recommendation, but it turns out they know what they are talking about! The magic isn’t in the chicken soup per se, but when soup is made using homemade bone broth, you are getting a dose of one of the best foods out there. Read on to find out more about the magic of bone broth!

What Is Bone Broth?

Bone broth is simply the broth that is made from cooking the bones and joints of chicken or beef in water. As the broth cooks, the nutrients in the bones are infused into the water, creating a rich broth.

But while bone’s broth’s benefits are gaining attention, it’s far from a new food. Long ago making broth from the bones of chicken and beef was the norm, not the exception. Today, it’s easy to get a premade broth from the store, but what we gain in convenience, unfortunately we lose in nutrition.

Why Try Bone Broth?

Not only is bone broth flavorful, economical, and easy to make, it also gives an unparalleled nutritional profile that you don’t want to miss out on any longer! Bone broth is credited with being an anti-inflammatory food, helping fight allergies, encouraging the growth of probiotics, improving skin and hair, helping joint and tissue health, and more. If a medicine was able to help with all of these things, there would be a rush on stores to purchase it. Yet, you hold the power to make this potent elixir easily and inexpensively in the comfort of your own kitchen—why would you not give it a try?

What’s In Bone Broth?

With so many impressive benefits, you may be wondering what nutrients bone broth. Bone broth offers minerals like magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, as well as a host of other trace minerals. It doesn’t stop there though, bone broth is also a good source of protein, hydrates you, and has important amino acids such as glycine, proline, and glutamine.

Beyond these nutrients, bone broth provides your body with collagen. Collagen is soothing to the stomach and helps heal the lining of the gut. This aids in making the impressive nutrients in bone broth easy for your body to absorb.

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Author: Coach Kim

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