What’s All the Hullabaloo About Bone Broth?
Almost everything I used to do for and to my body was 75 to 90% for the sake of vanity. Today, 100% of what I do is purely for the purpose of benefiting and sustaining my health.
The past two years stressed this fact even more so, especially after bouts of sciatica nerve pain caused by herniated disc, high-blood pressure and a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes. Everything was happening all at once. In desperate need for answers, I had to pray and seek God for healing and wisdom.
Of course, I sought medical help. I’m not one to shy away from healing as I believe that God heals naturally and supernaturally, through His divine intervention, and via medicines, surgeries, and the power of our words to decree and declare good health and long life.
I was directed to seek natural healing through diet and exercise. On another post, I will share how I got healed from #Type2Diabetes, seeing dramatic results in less than ten days and receiving total healing within a month.
I started off with colonics, and as I sat in the waiting room before one of my sessions, I came across a book, titled, Bone Broth, I believe by Dr. Josh Axe. It was easy reading and as I read the content and the health benefits in bone broth, I couldn’t wait to do more research. In fact, just the week prior, my husband had mentioned and prepared bone broth for me to try.
“This is my grandma’s chicken soup,” I had said. Well, actually, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, we call it #peppersoup. So, yeah, bone broth is my grandmama’s peppered soup, just without the hot peppers.
Yes. I’ve made chicken soup in the past, more so for its warming effects, which it does from the inside out, plus I do enjoy the good taste. So now, I’m finding that I can use this soup to heal my body and thwart my unhealthy cravings.
The big surprise came when I went to see my Orthopedic after an MRI to see exactly what was causing the excruciating pain I had been suffering for almost two years.
“You are one remarkable woman,” he uttered as he walked into the room. I asked him to explain what he meant because I definitely did not feel remarkable at all. He also asked if I was sure I had walked in to see him. I assured him I had indeed. He tested my reflexes. They were fine. He went on to state that with the extent of the herniation shown on the MRI, he did not know how I was still walking. In fact, due to the extent of the damage to the disc, he recommended sending me to a surgeon.
I truly respect my doctors, really I do. However, I did not want to hear that, so I came home and—you guessed it—started searching for natural cures for herniated discs. And guess what was the first thing that came up? You guessed it again.
#Bone Soup.
Yes. The very bone soup. My dear grandmama’s pepper soup, contained the necessary proteins, minerals, collagen, and nutrients I needed for bone health and healing. I couldn’t believe that what I had incorporated in my diet to heal me from Type 2 Diabetes was essentially working to also help heal my bones. I at least attributed that ability to months of bone broth consumption and some other changes I had made in my life. Moreover, bone broth is #keto friendly.
I encourage and challenge you to do your due diligence and research the properties and benefits of bone broth. Try it and see if it helps heal what ails you.
So without further ado, here’s the recipe I use. It’s really simple, soluble and easy to digest.
1 whole chicken (can use chicken feet, soup bones, oxtail or pigs feet—if using pigs feet boil for 5 minutes, rinse well and then follow directions)2-3 stalks of celery
2-4 medium carrots
1 medium or large onion chopped
3-4 tomatoes chopped (or 1 can stewed or diced tomatoes)
5 whole garlic cloves
1 TBSP turmeric
1 TBSP Mrs. Dash
1-2 TBSP
1 tsp black pepper
sea salt/Himalayan salt (to taste)
pinch basil
pinch parsley
2-3 bay leaves
Water
Optional:
2-3 hot peppers
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice (helps extraction of nutrients from bones)
Potatoes if you don’t care about #ketofriendly
other vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli
If using a whole chicken, place in crock pot and throw in rest of ingredients, then fill the pot with water and let it cook for 8-12 hours (some cook it for 24 -48hrs).
If using individual chicken parts or beef bone, oxtail, etc., can brown pieces along with vegetables in a saucepan with 1-2 TBSP of Olive Oil before placing in crock pot.
This process and length of time allows for leaching of all the goodness from the bone and marrow.
In another blog, I will share more on the properties and benefits of bone broth and why I use the ingredients I use. Bone broth is healthy, comforting, warming, and simple to make.
Until then, here’s to your bone health.
~Arama Christiana
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