Recipes: Bone Marrow Broth

By Ruth, team member

Instructions

Bake marrow bones at 400° F, bone should be cut side up.

Roast until the marrow is soft and bubbles, 15-20 minutes.

Remove from oven and place in a crockpot or pot. (You can add other bones and you may choose to roast them as well—for up to 30 minutes)

Cover bones with water and a splash of apple cider vinegar, let sit up to 30 minutes.

Cook on low simmer for a minimum of 48 hours.

Add chicken feet, if desired, 24 hours in. Chicken bones should cook for a minimum of 24 hours.

In the last hours, you may add vegetables and seasonings. Add herbs last.

Can the broth or freeze. If freezing, use the straight mouth mason jars and leave some space.

Nutrition Info

Bone marrow broth is an easy-to-make, mineral-rich infusion and powerful health tonic. It is excellent source of minerals (calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus) and high in collagen. Homemade forms of bone broth also include gelatin.

Homemade bone broth has the unique ability to boost the immune system, increase bone health, re-mineralize teeth, improve digestion, and joints, skin, and hair / nail growth and strength. Bone broth is high in amino acids proline, glycine, and arganine; these amino acids may improve sleep, support and smooth connective tissue, and decrease various forms of inflammation which lead to chronic illness and disease. In addition, these amino acids may help decrease the duration of active IBD or leaky gut syndrome (and contribute to the maintenance of IBD remission), and help fight inflammation associated with obesity in women. Bone marrow includes nutritious hormones and lipids which promote health and wellness. prolonged cooking of bones in water results in a broth rich in nutrition that promotes strength, tones the blood, and helps to prevent bone and connective tissue disorders.

“Meat and fish stocks provide building blocks for the rapidly growing cells of the gut lining and they have a soothing effect on any areas of inflammation in the gut. That is why they aid digestion and have been known for centuries as healing folk remedies for the digestive tract. The gelatinous soft tissues around the bones and the bone marrow provide some of the best healing remedies for the gut lining and the immune system; your patient needs to consume them with every meal.”

-Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, founder of GAPS diet