I fractured my tibial plateau in 2013 and needed surgery for a full recovery. I remember all the elders in my family suggesting I drink bone broth. I wondered why bone broth? What could a soup like drink do for me and the recovery of my fractured bone? The elders failed to explain and convince me that bone broth was to believed to have health benefits, especially in aiding post-injury recovery.
Sold By Kobe Bryant!
Listening to a podcast in 2018, I discovered that my basketball idol, Kobe Bryant, took bone broth when recovering from a bad ankle sprain. He recovered from an estimated 4-6 week timetable of rehabilitation in a record breaking 12 days. I was now sold and intrigued by this magic substance. This made me dig further into the research of bone broth.
What is Bone Broth?
Ingredients of Bone Broth
The first step in making bone broth involves going to your local butcher or market and collecting animal bones. Then to extract the amino acids, minerals and collagen you will have to boil them along with some salt, vegetables and herbs. It can take up to 10 hours to for the bones to fully boil down.
The Benefits!
Bone broth doesn’t sound appealing, but the nutritious value is high. The bones and connective tissue are rich in both vitamins and nutrients such as iron, vitamin A, fatty acids, and zinc. They also contain collagen which can be used for building blocks of protein by the body. This video below, created by Natural Ways on YouTube, shows the benefits of bone broth ranging from looking younger to boosting energy. From ancestral stories and to modern day research, some things are certain: bone broth helps aid sleep, protect the joints, help reduce inflammation, helps detoxify the digestive system and support weight loss.
Maybe, next time when an elder suggests me to change my diet, I will. They know best!
-Kevin Rasode
