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The Ultimate Guide to Bone Broth: Nature’s Collagen Supplement

Via Mercola

Story at-a-glance

  • Homemade beef bone broth is a budget-friendly and nutritious dietary cornerstone, rich in collagen, healthy fats, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, trace minerals, chondroitin and glucosamine
  • Bone broth helps “heal and seal” the gut lining, which is important for optimal health and disease prevention
  • Abundant in collagen, bone broth supports tissue integrity, muscle repair and overall longevity, surpassing costly supplements
  • Harnessing the convenience of a pressure cooker like the Instant Pot streamlines bone broth preparation, ensuring safety and efficiency
  • From sipping it warm for comfort to enhancing soups, stews and sauces to reviving leftovers, bone broth elevates dishes with rich flavor and nutritional value

According to an old South American proverb, “Good broth will resurrect the dead.”1 While this assertion may verge on hyperbole, it underscores the longstanding reverence for this wholesome food throughout history.

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BONE BROTH BASICS

INTRODUCTION

“Good broth will resurrect the dead.” —– South American proverb

I don’t have any scientific studies to back up this claim, so I’m going out on a limb here to say that I believe bone broth is the healthiest food a human can consume.   The prolonged cooking of bones in water results in a broth SUPER RICH in nutritional constituents that promote strength and helps to prevent bone and connective tissue disorders.

Bone broth is widely consumed throughout the world, but it is a lost art in American households. Every Saturday my mom would prepare various bone broths – mostly chicken or beef — as soup stock for the following week. Because let me tell you a fact of life … you simply can’t make a GREAT soup, unless you use REAL bone broth. That fake crap you can buy in a can or box, even if it’s so-called “organic” just doesn’t cut the mustard.

The crazy thing about that is that it’s really quite easy to make. You just need to know a few basics. The biggest drawback is time. But, even that can be made easier if you use a crock pot. Before we look at the cooking basics, let’s take a quick look at what bone broth is, and the health benefits.

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