Chicken broth and why you should eat it!

Chicken broth is made for centuries as a flavourful recipe. Beside it being incredibly tasteful it also has many benefits. Chicken broth is a commonly talked about topic but why is that? In this post I share with you the benefits of chicken broth!

Chicken broth back in the day

Back in the day chicken broth was a staple among the people in ancient Greece. The Greek Physician Hippocrates even talks about the benefits of bone broth. For that reason he recommended it to many people.

Bone broth is an age-old remedy to restore the health in Asia. In China it is part of the daily meals. Made with wild-caught fish, grass-fed cattle and pastured poultry. The supporting effects of gelatin and collagen was in ancient Asia well valued.

Researchers found Ancient human stored bone marrow in Qesem Cave. Bone marrow has many of the same benefits as bone broth.

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What is it?

It is a bone broth made from bones, meat, cartilage and marrow. You can use any preferred animal bones. Popular choices are: chicken, beef and fish. But you can also make delicious broth from lamb, venison, poultry, bison or even buffalo.

With vegetables, herbs, spices and water is forms a tasteful liquid that has many health rewards. For centuries it is used as beauty elixir and restoring drink.

In bone broth there are 18 amino acids that are known for improving and optimising effects. This explains why people drink it besides tasting immaculate.

Chicken broth benefits

Chicken broth has indeed been the answer for my health. Ever since making this delicious broth my life has completely upleveled. Before I just wanted to make it to see what the hype was about. Then we noticed the amazing benefits and we constantly kept making it. In my househould this has become a staple. Everyone finds it very tasteful and they look forward to making a new batch. And that is not without reason. Because besides being extremely tasteful is also has many amazing benefits.

• It may improves your gut health. Glutamine, one of the amino acids in broth, known for its optimising effects on the gut. It can improve the intestinal barrier and can prevent leaky gut. Drinking bone broth to improve the microbiome is a good protocol especially when you have a sensitive gut.
• It can be beneficial for your brain. Dr. Huberman, a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Standford School of Medicine, talks about glutamine and the benefits for the brain in this episode of his podcast.
  

Glutamine is found in chicken, beef, lamb, veal, vension, bison and organic poultry.

Glutamine may benefit the brain and the gut. There is a connection between the brain and the gut: the brain-gut connection also known as the enteric nervous system (ENS). To summarize this: the ENS consists of nerve cells, including the vagues nerve, that are connected from the oesophagus to the rectum. That means when you improve your brain you may improve your gut because these go hand-in-hand together. Your gut is because of that also called the second brain.

Collagen

Collagen is the connective tissue in our body, found in the skin, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons and cartilage. It is a protein for strength, flexibility and elasticity. Collagen is amazing for skin and hair improvement.

The cooked form of collagen is gelatin.
The benefits of gelatin may be:

• It may helps healing of the skin. When you optimise your gut you will optimise your skin. The cause of this is the skin-gut connection.
• It may restores broken tissue. The gelatin from the collagen provides strength.
  

Other benefits

• It may improves your sleep. Glycine, an amino acid found in bone broth may give you a relaxed feeling. That can result in boosting your sleep quality.
• It may improves your metabolism. By consuming more protein you can boost your metabolism. Because it takes more effort for the body to digest protein.
• It may results in weight loss. Eating lots of protein gives you a more fulfilled feeling which can result in reducing of cravings.
• It may helps your immune system. Your immune system needs the amino acids in the bone broth to function optimal. This because the amino acids gives your immunity a boost and fights of inflammation.
• It contains rich amount of magnesium, calcium, vitamin B, iron and many other minerals. Getting your nutrients from food instead of supplements is an easier way to level up.

Chicken vs. bone broth

You can make bone broth from bones and meat of any animal. But the two most common are chicken broth and beef bone broth.

• Chicken has a milder taste than beef. Perfect for taking it in the morning.
• The cook process of beef broth takes a couple of hours longer than that of chicken.
• Beef has a higher level of glutamine than chicken.
  

Tips

• Make your own chicken broth! Click here for my recipe.
• Drink it in the morning to get a great start of your day.
• Add some to your rice, quinoa or couscous dishes to make them even more tasteful.
• Serve with gluten-free bread and you basically have the most tasting meal.
• Choose for wild-caught, pastured or grass-fed animals, when possible, for the best results.

Conclusion

They started drinking chicken broth many years ago and not without reason. It has amazing nutritious vitamins and minerals stored in it. It also provides collagen, in the form of gellatin, and glutamine in a broth which both can be incredible for your well-being. To conclude this: just start cooking and drinking your own broth and your life will change positively!