Gut Health .... Healing Inflammation ...My Number One Priortiy!
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Finally it has sunk in... I cannot get well until I heal my Gut!
One step at a time...
Discovering the local Farmer's Markets ...
After moving to Missouri 3 years ago to restore an Old Victorian House ... which turned out Beautiful... but not the right area for us to live...last year, we decided to move back to Arizona ...specifically to the Tucson area.
This area is new to me so I am just now discovering the local Farmer's Markets.
Three weeks ago ... I discovered a wonderful local Farmer's Market at St. Phillip Plaza located at 4280 N. Campbell Ave in Tucson.
The Market has an array of local vendors with a large variety of local Organic Produce, Eggs, Grass Fed Beef... and other health promoting natural products. The Vendors are helpful and well informed on the Products they sell!
I thought the Market was Awesome!
When I went to the Farmer's Market last weekend ...I went with a specific goal in mind.
I wanted to find grass fed Beef Bones and the ingredients to make my own Beef Bone Broth.
With my mission accomplished ... Bones and Vegetables in hand...I searched for a recipe to get my Bone Broth started and decided to use a Basic Bone Broth Recipe that I found on Dr. Mercola's website.
On Monday morning I put all the ingredients as directed into a last Pot on my stove and started the cooking process... Cooking time 24 to 72 hours!
Monday night... didn't want to leave my stove on all night without supervision .... I turned the pot off and restarted it on Tuesday Morning!
Tuesday - I let it simmer on low all day... that night I decided to transfer it all to my largest crock pot and let it simmer all night.
Wednesday morning ... the house smells like soup! The smell is making me hungry and I want some of it!
I decide to try some of it.... so I ladled out about 6 ounces into a bowl through a strainer and taste it!
Truthfully, it seemed kinda bland...and a little greasy, it was also hot! Made me wonder if I am supposed to skim off the fat...answer; yes skim off the fat! So I put it on the counter to cool for awhile...eventually, put a lid on it and set it in the fridge to chill and eat later.
When I went to the fridge to check on my Broth about an hour later... the fat had chilled and risen to the top of the bowl... so I skimmed it off and got rid of it!
Finally...after reheating the broth on the stove in a pan... don't use the microwave...tried the Broth with a little sea salt added for taste!
Still thought it was kinda bland but good!
So my first ever bone broth is a success! Hooray for me!
Taking it one day at a time... healing will come... I know it will!
Each day I become more focused on what I put into my body... and the more I listen to my "Gut" instincts the more I realize that Good Health comes from eating Healthy real Food.
"Today, is the first day of the rest of My Life"
I choose to live it the best way I can and make every moment count!
Healing Power of Bone Broth
Keeping the faith!
