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Bone Broth for Better Health
*Excuse my goofy pictures. I was under the influence of extreme excitement over getting to try organic bone broth, so I resorted to selfies with the bone broth when it came in the mail.*
Bone broth is considered a super-food by many, like the Weston A. Price Foundation for instance, and for good reason. It's known for its immune-boosting properties. Good bone broth like Bone Broths Co.'s nutrient-dense, organic, grass-fed bone broth is even used to aid in recovery from illness, or the flu/colds. It helps strengthen and restore many of the body's important functions, like the immune system.
It just so happens that when Bone Broths Co. sent me their bone broth, I had been dealing with the pain of a broken wisdom tooth for months, so it was the perfect time to try it since bone broth is so amazing for dental (and overall) health.
I want to go ahead and interrupt for a minute to say that one of my main reasons for wanting to try bone broth was for my bone and dental health. At one point, while in excruciating pain, I had the idea to hold some of this bone broth in my mouth around my wisdom tooth to see if it couldn't give me some relief. I was pleasantly surprised that the extreme inflammation seemed to calm each time I did that. I also alternated between other home remedies and when I went to the dentist two days ago, he surprised the heck out of my by poking my mouth with three needles (anesthesia) and going straight to extracting the tooth!
The reason that's a surprise is because the tooth was very broken, in one place, all the way to the gum and had been this way for around three months, so I expected to be sent home with a round fo antibiotics on my first visit and then asked to come back for the extraction. I've never heard of someone getting their tooth extracted the very same day!
I assumed it must have been because I didn't have much infection in the area. I know it was infected after it broke because I was in so much pain.
For good measure, before he went to town jerking my tooth out, I asked if there was much infection. He said he really couldn't see much at all. So, I have come to the conclusion that all my home remedies I'd been using actually did keep the infection down!
I used a variety of different natural remedies to keep the pain and infection as low as possible, but I have to say, the bone broth and the tea tree oil (which is what I used to brush with since it helped with pain and worked wonders to relieve the infection) seemed to be the most helpful to me. In fact, in the week leading up to my dentist visit, the only things I was using was tea tree oil and bone broth!
I just wanted to jump in and share that interesting bit of information real quick before continuing.
Bone Broth is rich in trace minerals like calcium, phosphorous, silicon, sulphur, magnesium, and others.
The benefits of a good bone broth are so numerous that I probably couldn't name them all, but I've listed many below.
- Builds strong bones.
- Improves metabolism
- Promotes healthy muscles and connective tissue, making bone broth beneficial to those looking to build more muscle.
- Provides protection to digestive lining
- Provides protection to digestive lining
- Provides fuel to cells in the small intestine
- Bone broth is said to help aid in detoxification of cells, liver, and "gut."
The main reason I became interested in adding a good, organic bone broth to my diet was due to what I'd read from Weston A. Price's work and other health experts.
Since I've been working diligently at improving my dental and bone health -- and hopefully even remineralizing some of my teeth -- I finally decided it was time to really go all out and add the beloved bone broth into my diet.
I'd already adopted most of the other important things for proper dental health anyways -- such as quitting all toothpaste and only using natural stuff like essential oils.
I've been dealing with a broken wisdom tooth for months and the problems have been severe. So what better time to begin the bone broth, right? I was given the opportunity to collaborate with a reputable bone broth company -- Bone Broths Co. at just the perfect time when my teeth needed it the most.
Note: I'm not saying that consuming bone broth will cause my severely broken wisdom tooth to somehow heal magically. This is one case where I believe I'll have to have the tooth extracted, but in the meantime, I'm excited to begin adding the mineral and nutrient-rich broth to my diet to help improve my dental health (and overall health) as a whole.
Health Problems That Benefit From Bone Broth:
- Arthritis and pain associated with osteo/arthritis
*Bone broth contains gelatin, which is super important as it's said to be used to treat many diseases, even cancer. It is used as medical treatment in ancient China.
Gelatin is not only important for joint and cartilage health, but it's also great for digestion and has even been used to help people heal from digestive problems like "leaky gut syndrome," crohn's, ulcerative colitis, and IBS (something I've battled with on and off for years.) It also helps with candidiasis as bone broth promotes the growth of "good" bacteria which in turn can fight off the bad, like candida albicans.
- Food allergies
- Bone broth helps fight colds, flu, and malnutrition.
- Skin health
Many say that because of the collagen in bone broth, drinking it regularly will reduce cellulite and wrinkles.
3 Important Things to Look For Before Buying Bone Broth:
As with anything consumable these days, it's important to make sure the bone broth you consume is free of harmful items that are often found in many store-bought broths.
Make sure the bone broth you use is:
1. From grass-fed animals
2. Free of MSG (a neurotoxin found in most shelved stocks/broths)
3. Free of artificial growth hormones and antibiotics
From what I have read, these are the three basic things to look for if you plan to buy your bone broth.
Product Specs:
- 2 Servings per box
- Does not require refrigeration until box is opened
- Contains only 100% Organic vegetables, sea salt, herbs and grass-fed bones. No fillers, additives, artificial flavors.
- Bone Broth Co.'s broth does gel
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| Back label of Bone Broth Co. package |
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*The back of the label reads: "We combine modern day packaging technology with the old fashioned way of cooking bone broth to bring you a delicious and healthy shelf-stable beef bone broth. Every batch of our beef bone broth is made with bones from grass-fed, pasture-raised cattle without antibiotics or added hormones. We also use garden vegetables, sea salt, and spices. Our broth is cooked at a slow simmer to extract all the flavor and nutrients..." |
Ways To Consume Bone Broth
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| Above is a quick chili "dip" + crackers. The chili "dip" is basically venison chili (made with bone broth) and shredded cheese, sour cream, garlic, and onions, and I believe a few other flavorful things that I currently cannot recall at this late hour. Clearly I also couldn't be bothered with any decent dishes at the late hour when the snack was made either. Hey, paper plates really can be a life-saver even if they are ugly. |
As someone new to broths, I can't say the flavor of the straight broth in a cup was delicious to me, but it certainly wasn't intolerable. I had no trouble allowing the broth to sit in my mouth for several seconds. I did this for my teeth, especially since my broken wisdom tooth was giving me severe pain and the gums and teeth around the broken tooth were extremely inflamed.
Bone Broth can be used in a huge variety of dishes, but many people love drinking it as a warm beverage! I was surprised to learn this last winter, but I've read/heard/saw dozens of folks say they love drinking bone broth. In fact, there was a drive-thru place open somewhere in New York I think where you could get a warm cup of bone broth.
For those who aren't fond of drinking their bone broth, I've came across loads of different recipes that you can use it in.
Most people use bone broth in their soups, stews, and slow-cooker (crock-pot) dishes. I've seen pasta recipes like spaghetti that use bone broth as well.
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I've noted, bone broth is versatile in that it can be used in numerous dishes like stew and
even spaghetti, but you can also include it in your sauces. The beef
broth I'm using from Bone Broths Co. has so far went splendidly in every
dish I've tried it with so far, including spaghetti.
Since I'm very new to bone broth, I've not had the chance to try it very many different recipes, so I'm just discovering the possibilities at the moment.
So far, I've found it enjoyable in vegetable soup (my favorite soup) and even in my mom's chicken chili! Chicken chili is basically a creamier kind of chili in my opinion. It's a blend of chili powder, beans, vegetables, and chicken instead of beef. My mom always includes herbs like parsley, basil, oregano, a variety of beans, sour cream, and of course cheese! That's exactly how I love it.
We tried using the bone broth in chicken chili and it was absolutely perfect. I thought it added more flavor rather than a watery, blandness it often has.
I could even imagine this bone broth being tasty in chicken noodle soup, for those of you who like the stuff.
Why I Love Bone Broths Co.'s Bone Broth
- This is the first truly fresh, never frozen bone broth
- Grass-fed garden vegetables
- All natural, no artificial ingredients, no added hormones, no antibiotics
- Gluten-free
- Minimally processed (slowly simmered)
- Paleo-friendly
- US inspected and passed by department of agriculture
"We keep things real by keeping things simple. Grass-fed
bones, organic vegetables, sea salt and organic herbs are the only
ingredients in our fresh and never frozen bone broth."
Ingredients in Bone Broths Co. Beef Bone Broth:
Filtered water, grass-fed beef bones, onions, organic carrots, organic parsley, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, black peppercorn, bay thyme, rosemary extract.
Bone Broths Co. is offering a 10% discount on your order. Just use the code bonebrothpal10 at checkout.
