When broth is made from bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, skin, and muscle meats, we get a more well-rounded nutritional profile. Broth contains nutrients that are not found by eating muscle meats alone, such as collagen and gelatin from the tendons and skins, minerals from the bones, dissolved cartilage and bone marrow. The benefits of the broth come from cooking all parts of the animals. In addition, modern science is backing them up too. The long-standing practice of making and consuming broth for nourishment is ancient wisdom, because thousands of years of human experiences have proven broth to be healing and rejuvenating. However, the invention of Campbell soups led to the disappearance of homemade broth from the average American diet.

Until modern era, most households around the world have a pot of long-cooked soup simmering over fire or stove.

From the 9th century to the 20th century, various “portable soups” were made by cooking meat, bones, cartilage and connective tissues into gelatinous and hardened pieces so they can be carried in the pockets by the military and the travellers to use as convenient nourishment.

The healing chicken soup, in jewish culture, is known as “jewish penicillin”.The first soups were made by dropping hot stones into the abdominal pouches of butchered animals to simmer up mixtures of meat, fat, bones, herbs, wild grains, and water. Nourishing broth dates back to the Stone Age, when people didn’t even have pots to cook in.I am reading sections of the nourishing broth again, and found some interesting tidbits. Interesting History of the Nourishing Broth I essentially went on a 50% soup and broth diet for a few weeks to do some healing work for my digestive issues, and also taking this opportunity to let the family enjoy more nurturing foods, now that we don’t go out for dinner, nor am I bounded by the limitation of packed school lunches. I always had soups and broth in our regular meal rotation. Since the current global pandemic is keeping the whole family home, I find myself cooking bone broth constantly. Over the years, I read sections of the book from time to time.

It has been one of my favourite cookbooks ever since, which discusses ancient remedies for the modern ailments.

Many years ago when I was still struggling with Fibromyalgia, I picked up the book nourishing broth by Sally Fallon Morell. You will be able to produce a constant supply of bone broth that is essential in every healing diet. Instant Pot beef bone broth is fast and easy to make.

Nourishing broth by sally fallon morell