Let’s talk about bone broth. There isn’t a lot of research on bone broth, but many people love it. If you have gut problems, arthritis, or an autoimmune disease, you might want to test it out to see how it works for you.
Bone broth reviews
Bone broth is typically made from:
- Bone
- Joints
- Connective tissue
- Marrow
- Ligaments
- Tendons
The above are cooked down and made into broth. Cooking these things breaks them down into smaller amino acids, minerals, and fat-soluble vitamins. It also contains glutamine, which can help improve the gut barrier.
Causes of arthritis
Autoimmune diseases typically stem from a gut problem that leads to your immune system attacking itself. Arthritis is an autoimmune disease, so anything you can do to help heal your gut may be good for arthritis.
There are a few different causes of arthritis, so it’s important to target the root cause. Bone broth may not help for every type and cause of arthritis.
An interesting theory is that when you consume bone broth, the antibodies that are attacking your joints will be distracted and go after the decoy tissue in the broth.
You basically cause the autoimmune attack to occur in the stomach on this decoy tissue away from the inflamed joint. This gives the joint time to heal.
It’s believed that over time this could potentially deplete the store of antibodies in a person’s system and improve autoimmune conditions.
What to try for gut issues
- Consume fermented foods or take probiotics (for example kefir)
- Consume a diet higher in animal fat and animal protein
- Cook or steam your vegetables
- Avoid grains or grain oils
- Avoid dairy
- Consume eggs, organ meats, and bone marrow
It doesn’t recommend bone broth during intermittent fasting. But, if you’re doing a prolonged fast (3 days, 5 days, or more), it might be helpful.
It’s low in calories but packs a generous amount of protein. This makes it great for curbing your appetite and increasing lean muscle mass respectively.?
Bone broth has SAVED my 12 year old cat who was suffering with severe IBD. I wish more doctors would talk about this. She was throwing up 4-5 times daily or every other day and having loose stool. Last Fall I began to mix bone broth in with 2T wet food daily. She is no longer throwing up and has normal bathroom habits now. Her coat is softer and shinier and she is happy (no more hiding because she feels yucky). This simple product has helped us so much!
Oxtail broth is amazing, can add some veggies to give it a bit of body and more flavour. As a vet I always recommend bone broth for pets, esp the ones with gi issues. Never thought about the effect on arthritis though, thank you for this tip!
I’ve been giving my daughter bone broth who has been diagnosed with Hashimotos. I’ve seen a huge change in her gut health. It’s still a work in progress. She recently got covid and I’m hoping it works in building her strength back.
I take it daily but I purchase the unflavored powder bone broth. I don’t skip a day. Just to be extra I take hydrolyzed collagen powder daily too. My hair & skin are amazing. I look like I’ve had a facelift because my eyebrows moved back to the proper place on my forehead. I had right knee pain, pain in the right ankle & pain under my left foot. After about 2 weeks of taking collagen (maybe even a little less because I was only taking for the beauty benefits initially), all of my pains were gone. I will never not take it. I buy it in bulk. Taking bone broth & collagen kicked off the change to keto. Removing all the junk & poison from my diet I’ve lost about 50 lbs so far. Getting the extra weight off my entire body, I haven’t felt this good since my 20s. This was about 6 months ago. I can’t wait to see what the next 6 months brings.