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If you struggle with bloating, food sensitivities, a thyroid condition, fatigue, joint pain, headaches, skin issues, digestive problems and weight gain, you may want to consider incorporating bone broth into your diet. It contains many powerful nutrients and minerals that have been shown to <\/span>be extremely healing to the body. Bone broth has gained popularity through healing the gut lining and improving overall gut health, but it also helps boost metabolism and the immune system, increase weight loss, detox the body, reduce the appearance of cellulite and promote healthy skin and hair. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is bone broth? <\/b><\/h2>\n

Bone broth is made by simmering animal bones, with or without the meat, in water for an extended period of time, usually 18 hours or more. It is typically made from pork, beef, veal, turkey, lamb, bison, buffalo, venison, chicken or fish bones. Bone broth differs from stock due to its longer cook time, allowing it to absorb more nutrients. Stock is generally cooked somewhere between 4 and 6 hours. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why is bone broth so healthy? <\/b><\/h2>\n

High in protein and low in calories and carbohydrates <\/b><\/h3>\n

Including bone broth in your diet is a simple way to increase your protein intake without over-consuming calories or carbohydrates. One cup of bone broth contains 10 grams of protein and only 40 calories and .5 grams of carbohydrates. <\/span><\/p>\n

Collagen<\/b><\/h3>\n

Bone broth contains collagen, which is the most common protein found in your body and provides strength and elasticity to your skin, bones, muscles, tissues and tendons. As you age, your production of collagen decreases, which explains why your skin can become wrinkled and look \u201csaggy\u201d and why your bones and joints grow weaker. Consuming more collagen through bone broth can provide amazing anti-aging benefits, like tightening of the skin and a reduction in the appearance of cellulite, stretch marks and wrinkles. Another benefit of the collagen in bone broth is assisting in building lean muscle mass through boosting the production of amino acids in your body, helping your muscles repair and grow faster. It also helps decrease joint pain by reducing inflammation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amino acids<\/b><\/h3>\n

Bone broth has a high amino acid profile, but more importantly it contains all four of the conditional amino acids: proline, arginine, glycine and glutamine. Conditional amino acids are those that your body is capable of producing on its own, but does not produce as well when you are under lots of stress. According to Dr. Axe, a well-known health and wellness doctor, these conditional amino acids provide you with incredible health benefits: <\/span><\/p>\n