Bone Broth – Super Nutrition.

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Homemade bone broth is absolutely amazing and your friend has a very good point to make. All broths are great for us. It is easy to absorb a good broth, meaning we can easily access all the nutrients inside it. Chicken broth, for instance, is known as Jewish penicillin.

“It plays a critical role in soothing the gut and allowing the body to absorb critical nutrition in the most assimilable way. Loaded with minerals, one of our nation’s epidemic health issues, bone broth is a great way to replenish the body’s likely depleted mineral reserves.”

The benefits of bone broth are too many to mention. It comes from an age old recipe, from the times when people really struggle to access sufficient calcium in their diets. They therefore turned to bones, a cheap alternative to meat, which also increased their calcium intake. However, just because we are no longer so poor that we have to nibble on carcasses doesn’t mean we shouldn’t consume bone broth anymore.

“Bone broth provides our bodies with bio-available (very easy to consume, digest and absorb) forms of calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and other trace minerals that are so lacking in our diets today.”

For people with digestive problems, bone broth is even more beneficial. It isn’t only about the calcium and other minerals, but the understanding that the high levels of collagen are what make the broth so suitable for people with issues of the gut.

“Collagen has been found to help heal the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the stomach and the intestines. This means that heartburn or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and many of the conditions associated with intestinal inflammation can be helped with bone broth.”
“Besides collagen, cartilage contains something called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Studies have found an underlying deficiency of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in people with digestive problems. Correcting a deficiency and helping to repair a compromised gut wall is another good reason to consume bone broth regularly.”

Bone broth has many other health benefits as well. It is no surprise that it has been used all over the world for thousands of years. Believed to have originated in ancient China, it has taken the world by storm and for good reason. Unfortunately, in recent years, it has fallen out of favor slightly, mainly because it does take quite some time to cook it. However, it will keep and you can make quite a lot of servings out of single pan of soup. When you understand the benefits of bone broth, you are likely to give it a go yourself.

“The prolonged cooking of bones in water results in a broth rich in nutritional constituents that promote strength, tonify blood, nourish in times of sickness and rehabilitation, and help to prevent bone and connective tissue disorders.”

We have discussed the collagen and glycosaminoglycans, but bone broth contains other fantastic nutrients as well. The cartilage, for instance, helps with degenerative joint disease, arthritis, lowered immune systems and IBS. The bone marrow helps your red blood cells to carry oxygen. It also builds up your white blood cells and your platelet count. The proline helps stabilize your blood sugars, helps with healing, improves gastric secretion and detoxifies your liver. The gelatine helps create new bone tissue and helps digestion.

Next time you cook a chicken, make sure you keep the bones, even if it means freezing them until you fancy a nice broth. It is easy to make and the benefits are tremendous. It is food for the mind, body and soul, as well as warming up your heart and home as it is cooking.

©2013 Shantih Coro

Top 10 Reasons to Eat Grass Fed Meat

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Organic meat, poultry, and dairy products are now available at most supermarkets, which is a change for the better. When you buy certified organic, you know your food will be free of pesticide residues, synthetic hormones, genetically modified organisms and a long list of harmless additives that can compromise your health and especially the digestive tract. You also have the satisfaction of knowing that their products are eco-friendly.

So what’s the big deal? Why is it so important to choose grass-fed when buying meat?
 
1. Perennial grasses are better for soil

2. Grass Fed meat contains 10 times more fat soluble vitamins and CLA than regular grain fed meat
 
3. Animals that are grass-fed their entire life are healthier — and their meat is safer for you. 

4. Grass-fed animals produce the right kind of fat.
 
5. The corn fed to feedlot cattle is fossil-fuel intensive and heavily subsidized. 
 
6. Perennial pasture reduces flooding and pollution-laden runoff.
 
7. Grazing animals don’t need the large quantities of antibiotics that feedlot cattle do.
 
8. Perennial pasture is a carbon sink.
 
9. Modern grazing methods match the efficiencies of industrial-scale grain production.
 
10. Pastured animals are treated more humanely.


Organic is not enough when it comes to meats. In fact, if I had to choose between organic animal products and free range grass fed animal products, I’d choose grass fed every time. Why? The main reason is that grass fed meats is far nutritionally superior to organic products and have no side effects for our health.

When a ruminant is taken off pasture and fattened on artificial grain or soy fed diet, it loses its stores of vitamins (especially E), minerals, betacarotene, CLA and omega-3. It does not matter if the grain is organic or not. Feeding large amounts of any kind of grain to a grazing animal makes the meat less beneficial for human consumption. The meat of an animal fed on grain will contain excessive amounts of Omega 6 which lead to inflammation and eventually disease.


All the “scientific studies” are performed on low quality meats and never on organic grass fed meats, otherwise the outcome would be very different. The reason why red meat is associate with all kind of diseases of the GI tract is because of the high content of the bacteria E Coli O157.  Ruminants have a digestive tract made to digest grass NOT grain and soy in the best scenario. Feeding grain of any kind to a ruminant dramatically increases the acidity of its digestive tract. This abnormally acid environment causes the E Coli to drastically multiply and also to become more acid-resistant.

According to a recent study published in “The Journal of Science”, these altered bacteria are much more likely to survive the cleansing acidity of your digestive juices and will make you ill or badly ill. Remember: whatever the animal eats you will too! Finally, grass fed meat is likely to be free of the most undesirable elements even when it is not organically certified. I do not know of any grass farmers who doctor their animal with synthetic hormones, put antibiotics in the feed, or use pesticides on their field …… simply because they do not need it. Their animals live at their natural state and are healthy.

 
If I have to drive a cheaper car or even ride a bike, go less on vacation, buy less clothes, etc. in order to buy quality food I will do it with no hesitation. I want to live a healthy long life and be able to do whatever I want to do with no pain or disease. Health is the most precious thing we can own !!! … enjoy a vibrant and long life , eat 100% grass fed meat. 

©2013 Shantih Coro

Power Breakfast Shake

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The fast pace lifestyle of our society has driven many of us to fall in the bad habit of skipping breakfast. If you skip breakfast and your first meal is lunch and you ate last time for dinner you probably have been around 18 hours without eating. This scenario leads to sugar cravings and mood swing due to low blood sugars, increased body fat due to starvation, low energy or the necessity to have a coffee to start the day and of course nutritional deficiencies. Even for the busiest person it is possible to have a nutritious breakfast combining whole foods and high quality supplements. Below you will see the ingredients to do a Power Breakfast Shake that we suggest to our patients, active people and athletes which do not have the time to cook in the morning and to make sure that they get the appropriate nutrients without skipping the most important meal of the day.The ingredients in the Power Breakfast Shake vary depending where you live and amounts have to be adapted based on your current health status, age, weight, gender and activity level. 
It can also be used by those trying to increase muscle mass for added calories.

Power Breakfast Shake Ingredients:
• Raw whole Cream from 100% grass fed animals or Organic unsweetened coconut Milk

• Grass fed proserum whey protein concentrate powder and organic pea protein powder

• Egg yolks from pasture fed chickens

• Organic mixed berries powder
• Organic mixed vegetables and algae powder
• Organic extra virgin cold pressed raw coconut oil
• Organic extra virgin cold pressed olive oil
• Organic cold pressed flax seed oil
• Gelatin
• Organic berries

Let’s see why we use each ingredient and its benefits in brief:

Raw Cream
If you find raw whole cream from animals on pasture in your area it is the best choice even if you are lactose intolerant while if you find only regular whole cream or organic whole cream but is pasteurized then your best choice is organic unsweetened coconut milk.
Raw cream is a predigested food which then does not require digestion and is particularly dense in fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E,K) as well as conjugated linoleic acid, omega fatty acids in perfect ratio, Glutathione, vitamin C, many bioavailable minerals and even coenzyme Q10. Fresh, raw cream is a living food. It contains beneficial bacteria and enzymes which are otherwise destroyed during pasteurization and it is precisely these components of living foods that make them so valuable to our overall health. These enzymes enable better digestion of macronutrients and better absorption of micronutrients while the beneficial bacteria promote intestinal health and a well-functioning immune system.


Grass fed proserum whey protein concentrate powder and organic pea protein powder
Whey protein powder from grass fed milk has all the healthy benefits of raw milk thanks to proserum which employ a very delicate process of heating that preserve all the nutrients without using any filtration process.This also guarantees that the whey is not extracted from the milk of animals injected with hormones, antibiotics or fed improperly as well as that no hidden MSG, sugars, hydrogenated fats, synthetic vitamins and minerals, acids, heavy metals and other unhealthy ingredients commonly hidden in protein powder are added.

The isolate / hydrolysate protein powders has had all the beneficial nutritional co-factors REMOVED (the lactoferrins and immunoglobulins to help support your immune system and minerals (such as calcium and potassium that nourish your muscles) just so the label can list a few extra grams of protein per serving.

If you are lactose intolerant then organic pea protein is your choice


Egg yolks from pasture fed chickens
Raw egg yolks from chicken on pasture versus conventional, organic or free range offer the highest level of nutrition such as fat soluble vitamins, antioxidants such as licopene, lecithin and omega fatty acids in perfect ratio. When using raw eggs it is important to not using the whites since when not cooked cause low biotin levels.


Organic mixed berries powder
A concentration of different kind of organic berries is particularly rich in fiber, enzymes and antioxidants

Organic mixed vegetables and algae powder
A concentration of different kind of organic vegetables and algae is particularly rich in fiber, enzymes and compound that support the liver.


Organic extra virgin cold pressed raw coconut oil
The benefits of coconut oil include: improving the heart health, boost the thyroid, increasing metabolism, promoting fat loss and supporting the immune system.
Nearly 50 percent of the fat in coconut oil is of a type rarely found in nature called lauric acid, a “miracle” compound because of its unique health promoting properties. Your body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which has anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-protozoa properties.
Coconut oil is also nature’s richest source of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), also called medium-chain triglycerides or MCTs. By contrast, most common vegetable or seed oils are comprised of long chain fatty acids (LCFAs), also known as long-chain triglycerides or LCTs.
LCTs are large molecules, so they are difficult for your body to break down and are predominantly stored as fat.
But MCTs , being smaller, are easily digested and immediately burned by your liver for energy — like carbohydrates, but without the insulin spike. MCTs actually boost your metabolism and help your body use fat for energy, as opposed to storing it, so it can actually help you become leaner.


Organic extra virgin cold pressed olive oil
Extra virgin olive oil is particularly rich in vitamin E and antioxidants


Organic cold pressed flax seed oil
Extra virgin flax seed oil is particularly rich in Omega 3 and antioxidants


Gelatin
In the past muscle meat was given to animals because was not considered particularly rich in nutrients. All the parts of the animals were consumed especially the organs, glands and the gelatinous parts which were helping us to keep our skin, gut, joints, tendons and ligaments strong. In modern ages we have moved to consuming mainly muscle meats and stop eating organs, glands and gelatinous parts but our body needs for these foods has not changed.
It is possible to find gelatin in form of supplement from grass fed animals without any sugar or filler added. Of essential importance is for people engaging in physical activities to avoid injuries.


Organic berries
Organic berries have a low glycemic index and are particularly rich in fiber and antioxidants. In addition they do give a nice and fresh flavor to the shake.

You can use this recipe as a base and add different kind of fruits for your taste but it is important that you keep the high quality foods and supplements outlined here because otherwise instead of becoming something nutritious it will turn out in something damaging your health and wellness goals and symptoms as bloating, gas, belching, flatulence, diarrhea and bad breath will arise.




Metabolic Typing

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Tired? Sluggish? Overweight? Have you tried every fad diet on the market for the last 10 years? Unfortunately, the majority of us can answer yes to these questions. There are diets like Atkins, the Grapefruit Diet, and there is even a diet that involves only powered shakes. Not only have these diets proven unsuccessful in many cases according to governmental research, they haven’t worked for us either.

All is Not Lost
All hope is not lost. It has recently been discovered that a healthy mind and body are not a result of how much you eat. Nor will the same diet work for every person. Each of us has a unique metabolic makeup. This simply means that no 2 people have the same body chemistry. And this makeup determines what you should and should not eat to maintain good health and a perfect weight.

No One Diet is Right for Everyone
Eating a meal that is right for your metabolic type will improve your energy, increase your mental capacities, and boost your emotional well-being.  Each meal should leave you feeling well-satisfied for several hours. If you are already feeling good, eating should, at the very least, help to maintain your energy level.
But if you feel worse in some way an hour or so after eating, such as:
You still feel hungry even though you are physically full
You develop a sweet craving
Your energy level drops
You feel hyper, nervous, angry or irritable
You feel depressed
…then it might be due to an improper combination of proteins, fats and carbohydrates at your last meal. You might be eating the perfect foods for your metabolism, but having too much of one type of food in place of another can easily produce the symptoms listed above. 

Everyone Has Their Own Unique Metabolic Type
Many people are eating high-quality nutritious organic foods and are still quite sick. They haven’t touched sugar or junk food in ages and still suffer with many health problems. There are a number of reasons for this, but one of the major physical ones is related to the fact that they are not eating appropriate foods for their metabolic type.

Metabolic Typing is a revolutionary system for optimizing whole body health. Diet and nutritional supplements are used to address the individual at a fundamental metabolic level, allowing for increased energy, weight loss and greater resistance to disease.

By conducting a series of simple tests we are able to determine each individual’s Metabolic Type. This is the fundamental way in which your body produces and processes energy. Armed with this knowledge the individual can knowingly select the foods and nutritional supplements that are tailored to his or her specific metabolism.

Many diets claim to promote energy and weight loss, but they only work effectively in the long term if they are compatible with your Metabolic Type. This explains why one person can lose weight on a particular diet, while another person might gain weight on exactly the same diet! Not all foods and supplements are equally good for all people. Metabolic Typing is the missing link that explains why one person’s food may literally be another person’s poison.