Easiest Broth Ever

Boiling a chicken carcass or some beef knuckles is an important thing to know how to do.  You can get a great quantity of delicious and nutritious broth to use while cooking rice, making a soup, or just to enjoy on its own.  You can learn more about doing it the proper way here at our video.

But sometimes I am out of fresh broth, or don't have time to deal with un-thawing frozen broth. Enter...the easiest broth ever.

This is so easy you can make it a couple times a day without any trouble.  The whole thing takes about 3 minutes!

Ingredients:

• 1 T Great Lakes unflavored beef gelatin 'collagen joint care' (find online or at some health food stores)

• Water

• A few dashes of ground black pepper

• A few dashes of garlic powder

• Two generous pinches rock sea salt, or several dashes of fine sea salt

1. Set 12 oz. of water to boil

2. When it's near to boiling, add 1 T cold or room temp. water to your mug

3. Add the 1 T gelatin and mix immediately

4. Add the pepper, salt and garlic

5. Pour in the boiled water and stir

This is a nice, savory cup of broth with many health benefits:

• The salt is good to boost to a healthy level of blood pressure and circulation in (common) cases of low adrenal function.  It can give you a little pick-me-up.

• The gelatin powder has a good amount of protein (11 grams) needed to steady our blood sugar.

• Gelatin also has many beneficial amino acids, including glycine, which is calming, and glutamine, which helps heal the gut lining.

• Fluids:  we all need more, right?  Two cups a day gets you 24 more oz., giving you energy and flushing out waste.

I am currently experimenting to see if two mugs a day will help my lower bowel function.  Many people report healthier hair and nails as well.

Do you have any broth experiences to share?

The Value of an Anti-Inflammatory Diet with Dr. Jessica Black, ND

Dr. Jessica Black, ND is an experienced clinician and accomplished author.  Her first book, which started as a compilation of the recipe suggestions she was giving to her clients, became very popular.  She has since written a second edition of The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book, as well as a companion version, More Anti-Inflammation Diet Tips and Recipes.

She also co-authored a book about Living with Crohn's and Colitis, and is currently working on books about a blood sugar diet, and then pediatrics.  Somehow in all this she manages to see patients at her clinics in Portland, OR, and McMinnville, OR, raise two daughters, and eat tons a vegetables along the way!

With her varied background, we bounce around a bit, talking about picky eaters and how she's developed a strong plan for controlling blood sugar in her clinic.  But at the core of this conversation is the anti-inflammation diet.

This diet is so important because it prevents and treats so many diseases, from PCOS to joint pain to gastric distress.  Yes, we know there are so many fad diets, but when my clients ask me what diet I promote, I usually say the anti-inflammation diet.  It's safe, and treats the array of diseases caused by inflammation (much of which comes from inflammatory foods.)

Find out the tenets of the anti-inflammation diet at the player below.  To get these interviews delivered right to your phone every week, be sure to search "Womens Wellness Radio" in your podcast player.

Has an anti-inflammation diet helped you? Join in the conversation in the comments field below.