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Chicken soup is no longer the No
go-to-dish for comfort and
healing. Bone broth is the Bones
way to go if you want to feel better, look About It
better and lose weight, too. By Patricia Danflous

Recognized as a superfood, bone There are several disadvantages to Bone broth can be
broth has a high concentration of keep in mind if you are considering made with beef, chicken,
minerals including calcium, phosphorus, adding bone broth to your diet, including turkey or fish bones. Add
magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfates a possibility of high lead levels from seasonings, throw in a few
and fluoride. Key nutrients such as the lead stored in animals. Additionally, pieces of celery and carrots,
collagen, glucosamine and gelatin are bones derived from animals not raised and simmer pre-roasted
essential in maintaining a healthy gut and organically may contain toxins.
are particularly helpful for those suffering bones on the stove for
from a variety of digestive problems. 24 hours or longer.

Naturopathic physician and weight-
loss specialist Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, MS,
ND, reinforced Paleo proponents of
home-cooked bone broth as a beneficial
healing tool with the recent publication
of “Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet.” The
bestseller guide and cookbook advises
that the broth diet will help you “lose
up to 15 pounds, 4 inches – and
your wrinkles! – in just 21 days.” She
emphasizes that bone broth is rich in fat-
burning nutrients, gut-healing and
anti-inflammatory minerals and skin-
tightening collagen.

Benefits of
Bone Broth:

• Helping to heal leaky gut syndrome
and protect healthy intestinal lining

• Soothing the gastrointestinal tract for
those with gastric ulcers

• Sealing intestinal holes to address
chronic diarrhea, constipation, and
food sensitivities

• Strengthening joints and bones
• Rebuilding tendons and ligaments for

faster injury recovery
• Preventing and treating osteoarthritis
• Nourishing joints, tendons, ligaments,

mucus membranes, skin, hair and nails
• Improving sleep and memory
• Maintaining healthy blood cholesterol
• Minimizing healing time for

hospitalized patients
• Relieving auto-immune disorders

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