jaye
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Post by jaye on Mar 18, 2012 18:55:41 GMT -5
Loveshoes - I use Braggs ACV. It is gluten-free. I don't think it matters much which bones you use - Don't sweat it. Just try it and see how it makes you feel. I personally leave it on the stove. If you are worried about it, try the crockpot so you can cook it straight through without stopping. Karen - Yes. It actually makes me a little sad when I think how much traditional/ ancestral knowledge has been lost about how to eat. I mean even in my lifetime - My great-grandmother made bone broth all the time. They just called it broth. My grandmother who raised 4 children and worked a factory job maybe made broth once in a while. My mother, never. I had to learn about broth from a book. Speaking of books, there is a lot of good information about bone broth in "Nourishing Traditions." It's a recipe book put out by the Weston Price Foundation.
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Post by Karen on Mar 18, 2012 20:04:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the book suggestion! I'll have to look into it.
BTW - I made a southwestern chicken & rice soup tonight with the chicken bone broth I made this weekend - it has SO much more flavor than any other time I made it. Mmm!
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Post by loveshoes on Mar 19, 2012 19:37:13 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the bone broth is fattening? I was telling my co worker about it and she told me it's good but be careful don't drink too much too often cause it's got so much fat in it. Maybe the gelatin supplements Karen mentioned are better to try.
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Post by loveshoes on Mar 19, 2012 20:07:29 GMT -5
Loveshoes - I use Braggs ACV. It is gluten-free. I don't think it matters much which bones you use - Don't sweat it. Just try it and see how it makes you feel. I personally leave it on the stove. If you are worried about it, try the crockpot so you can cook it straight through without stopping. Thanks! Of course, my crock pot has a timer that only goes for like 8 hours....figures.....
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Post by jaye on Mar 20, 2012 10:13:03 GMT -5
Karen - Your soup sounds yummy!
Loveshoes - You could set your timer at night before you go to bed that would get it through the night. Then restart it in the morning.
I meant to mention the fat - thanks for the reminder. I personally eat a moderate-fat diet so I just drink the fat. But, for those who don't, there are a couple of easy solutions. If you've made the broth and you want to use it while it's still hot, just ladle the fat off the top before you make your soup. You won't get all of it this way but you can get most of it. If you can let it cool, the fat forms a hard layer on the top that can easily be removed.
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Post by redwood on Mar 20, 2012 23:55:34 GMT -5
I want to try this too. I used to make chicken soup a lot. I used bones, but also the meat that was on the bones. I'd put a breast and leg in the soup. I haven't made bone soup since I cooked a turkey though. I use the carcass to make turkey soup. I've never made cow bone soup though. I'll have to start this after I get back from my vacation. I'm going on a trip for 24 days to Europe and Iceland, and I hope that being off the endo diet won't affect me too much. I will try to do what I can, but it's much more limiting when you are traveling to be able to stick with it...and of course, I want to enjoy myself!
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Post by Karen on Mar 31, 2012 12:39:31 GMT -5
I posted a bit about this elsewhere but wanted to post in this thread, too. I got my gelatin last week and have been drinking it in juice since Tuesday night. It *could* be coincidence since I also started some new digestive enzymes a few weeks ago, but man, I'm noticing some real changes!
The bottle of gelatin that I have explains that when our bodies are deficient in collagen (gelatin), it consumes collagen from our own skin and joints, thus making us look and feel older. It says it increases muscle tone, improves joint function and flexibility, aids in energy and endurance, helps nail and hair strength, and decreases the signs of aging. I would agree with all of that so far! I lost a few pounds and my skin feels incredibly soft and smooth. Hell, even my cellulite is reducing - it's like my body is just shrinking. It really feels like I'm losing some of the bloat - I just feel a lot skinnier (have a long ways to go).
I'm likely protein deficient and I think my body is really taking advantage of the extra protein and the amino acids. Each scoop has 10 g protein and I've been averaging 3 scoops a day. I take it with my digestive enzymes, too, so my body has some help breaking it down. Just goes to show what amazing stuff the body can do with the right fuel! I'm excited to see such quick changes - my body is really slow to change usually.
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Post by hellsbells on Mar 31, 2012 12:53:12 GMT -5
I was looking for this thread before but looked in diet/exercise. I've had a pot of beef bones bubbling all weekend :-)
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Post by JC on Mar 31, 2012 18:38:20 GMT -5
I'm really interested in this gelatin! Soapbox #361651651 of osteopathic medicine: the body has an innate ability to heal itself given that you provide it with the proper environment for healing.
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I'm so happy to hear you getting results Karen!
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Post by Karen on Mar 31, 2012 19:01:30 GMT -5
I love your soapboxes, Jenaya! You should start making a list. Hell, that should be your med school application!
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Post by JC on Mar 31, 2012 19:10:11 GMT -5
Oh it is, trust me Just think, there is an entire population of doctors out there who are trained to think this way and yet barely anyone knows about them.
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Post by DeAnna on Apr 29, 2012 6:29:09 GMT -5
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Post by DeAnna on Apr 29, 2012 6:33:44 GMT -5
Karen, where do you get your gelatin supplements? and what digestive enzymes are ya takin?
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Post by Karen on Apr 29, 2012 8:16:58 GMT -5
Thanks for posting that link! I did a bit of browsing and followed a few links and saw that low T3 can be the result of low protein and/or glucose. Hmm... I've been told I'm very protein deficient, so that makes sense to me! Anyway, the gelatin that I'm taking at the moment dissolves in any temp liquid - not just hot liquid like Jello. As a result, it doesn't firm up like Jello, either. So, I just add 2 scoops to juice every morning and away I go! The brand I've been using is this: gelatininnovations.com/pages/joint_care.html. I think next time, I'll get the 5 lb container as I'm about 3/4 finished with the 2 pound container. I've also been told Great Lakes Gelatin is a great brand for the firming-type gelatin. I've tried a sample before and made my own Jello with just that and fruit juice. I stopped taking it for a few days this week and started to bloat up again. I suspect there were some other things going on, too, but I took a glass or two of gelatin later on in the week and the water weight came off again. As for the digestive enzymes, I'm using a brand sold through practitioners - Enzyme Formulations Inc. / The Loomis System.
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Post by batgirl on Apr 29, 2012 20:40:35 GMT -5
Wow, you've totally sold me on the gelatin supplement - though I have high T3, I'm definitely protein deficient, heh. I'll ask my primary doc to see what she thinks. Maggie
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