Homemade Gut Healing Bone Broth

Bone broth is incredibly gut healing, and it supports the immune system. It also has strong anti-inflammatory effects. It contains the amino acids cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine, which are needed to produce glutathione, our body's most potent antioxidant. It is also rich in collagen, which is not only great for the gut, but also amazing for the skin, hair, bones, joints and nails.

High quality store bought bone broth can get pricey, but it is so easy to make your own. Anytime we cook a whole chicken, we use the carcass to make bone broth. Same thing goes for the Thanksgiving turkey. Another good thing about making your own is that you can control the ingredients. It freezes well, so if you make enough to fill several jars, you will have plenty for future use.

I like to sip on bone broth regularly, but I also use it in place of water when cooking things like pasta, rice, quinoa, and other grains. It is an easy way to add flavor and nutrients to your meal.

Homemade Gut Healing Bone Broth Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

-whole chicken carcass (preferably organic) or grass fed beef bones

-filtered water

-carrots

-onion

-garlic

-celery(organic if possible because it's on the dirty dozen list)

-splash raw apple cider vinegar

-squeeze of fresh lemon juice

-turmeric (anti-inflammatory)

-fresh cracked pepper (freshly cracked pepper is high in antioxidants and helps the body to better absorb nutrients)

-pink himalayan salt (incredibly high mineral content-amazing DIY electrolyte)

-fresh or dried herbs like parsley, oregano, thyme, rosemary, cilantro, etc. (whatever you like and have on hand)

pro tip: cilantro is great for removing heavy metals from your body, oregano is wonderful for hormone support and parsley and thyme are high in vitamin C and help the body absorb iron.

* I also like to throw some fresh ginger in there if I have it on hand.

DIRECTIONS:

-Put all ingredients into the crockpot or stock pot on the stove and simmer for at least 12 hours. If times allows, I like to cook it up to 24 hours when using the crockpot.

-You will be able to tell when it's done by the dark or milky color of the broth. That's when you know all that good collagen has been pulled out of the bones. You can add more water if needed while cooking.

-Let it cool, then strain into glass jars and store in the refrigerator or freezer. It will stay good in the refrigerator for about a week and in the freezer for 6+ months.

*feel free to add extra spices or herbs to your liking!