A BONE TO PICK

I ‘m always on the lookout for good ideas when it comes to increasing nutritional value with the foods I eat. Recently I have re-discoveredthe value of a good bone broth soup. You may or may not have heard this from someone with a little experience in taking care of you that homemade bone broth is excellent for healing and recuperation from illness. You’ve probably also heard the old axiom that chicken soup will help cure a common cold, and there’s scientific support for that. Chicken contains a natural amino acid called cysteine that thins mucus in your lungs and make it easier to expel. The homemade version made from slow-cooked bone broth is better than anything you can get out of a can.

When you get a cold, the best thing you could do is make a hot and spicy soup with plenty of pepper. The spices will release fluids into your mouth, throat, and lungs, clearing out the mucus that’s clogging you up. Using stock introduces calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur and trace minerals into the mix, with the broken down material from cartilage and tendons (chondroitin sulphates and glucosamine,) the same stuff in medicines for arthritis and joint pain.

Medical studies have shown that your overall health can be dependent on the health of your intestinal tract. Modern diseases can develop due to an unbalanced mix of microorganisms in your digestive system. Bone broth is excellent for getting the balance right. It’s easily digestible, helps heal the lining of your gut and contains valuable nutrients. Other benefits include improved sleeping, healthy bone formation and healthy hair and nail growth.

Making your own bone broth is cost effective, and is actually quite easy. It can also save you money by reducing your need for dietary supplements. Here’s how you do it: Simmer stock bones over low heat for an entire day. Use the broth for soups, stews, or drink it straight. It can also be frozen for future use. Don’t forget that the "skin" that forms on the top is the best part, containing valuable nutrients.

Bone broth was once a dietary staple and replacing these foods with processed junk in our modern diet can be partially blamed for the need for dietary supplements. So, when you are feeling a little down in the gut, invigorate yourself with a good old-fashioned bone broth. It’s just what the doctor (and your mother) once ordered.


4/1/2014 8:36:27 PM
Dr Andreas Movement Therapy and Muscle Rehab
For over 2 decades Andrea uses Applied Kinesiology muscle testing to check reflexes for metabolic organ points, endocrine glands, hormones, food allergies, parasites, brain chemistry, immune system and heavy metal toxicity. Remedies are recommended based on an analysis and is specific to your case. Dr Andrea also of...
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