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Making Bone Broth at Home

Last week I made bone broth. I keep hearing about the benefits of bone broth for connective tissues and for leaky gut and other gut issues so I thought I would jump on this bandwagon.

I was listening to a podcast by Daniel Vitalis called ReWild Yourself – This links to the episode, and on that show they were dissing chicken and saying that they would both rather throw out the white meat and just chew on the carcass instead. To me this seemed crazy but what they had to say next was really interesting.

It seems that for all the great nutrients that we get from chicken meat pale in comparison to what bone broth will give us to improve so many other parts of our bodies besides muscles and bones.

How To Make Bone Broth At Home

After doing a bit of searching it seemed that the easiest way to make a simple bone broth was to just buy a precooked chicken from the grocery store and boil the bones.

We buy one of the these chickens once every couple of weeks to make chicken salad and since my wife is horrified at the idea of throwing chicken carcasses in the freezer we have always just thrown them out.

Last week I got between the bones and the garbage.

How to Make Chicken Soup From Bone Broth

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Boil Bones

What I did was make sure most of the chicken was off the bones and then I threw the chicken bones into the crock pot with about four or five cups of water. I then put the crockpot on low and let the bones cook away for 18 or 20 hours.

Clean Out the Bones

After 18 hours the bones are supposed to become soft and most of the marrow has come out as well as all the cartilage keeping the bones together.

I was able to just use a slotted ladle to take out all of the bones and then drained everything through a strainer to get rid of any little bones and other bits.

So now I was left with just chicken broth, chicken flavored water maybe. I made a soup out of this and it worked well.

Add Carrots, Celery and Spices

For the soup I just added carrots, celery, bay leaf, poultry seasoning, oregano, thyme, basil, salt, and pepper. and then after about 20 minutes.

Then I added some no yolk noodles – these are those wide, flat longish noodles that work great for soup and then let this simmer for another 12 minutes or so until the noodles were soft.

And then we ate chicken soup.

My kids thought the soup was a bit bland, but then I guess anything compared to those poisonous 3 minute noodles are going to be bland.

I loved it and had leftovers for a couple days of lunches.

Bone broth is full of all the nutrients needed for improving our connective tissues and sealing up our gut. If you want to know what bone broth has going for it, here is a list of all the great nutrients. Gelatin, collagen, glycine, hyaluronic acid, for connective tissues, as well as chondroitin sulphates, and glucosamine for inflammation.

So as you can see bone broth is a great addition to anyones diet. The really great thing is that it is mainly made from stuff that you already throw away and it can be eaten on it’s own or made into a soup instead.

This has to be one of the cheapest meals you can make. Bones that would usually be thrown away, carrots, celery, two of the cheapest veggies, and some spices.

I know that there are many recipes for making bone broth out on the YouTube and I probably watched most of them. This lady has a great recipe that I liked.

Actually a few call for a couple tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar but we were out. One of the recipes seemed a bit crazy in that the person made soup with the bone broth but didn’t take the bones out first so you would get spoonfuls of bones in your soup.

Another great video I loved was this video where the fellow makes a bone broth with all different kinds of bones and others

 

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How to Overcome Failure

Failure can be defined with several definitions, but only those who have faced it in their life understand its true meaning. It is very obvious that nobody on this earth likes to fail.

However, there exists a fact that almost everybody on earth has tasted at least once in their life.

The very obvious question that comes to the mind is that, if everybody faces failure then what makes the people sitting at the peak of glory different than the rest.

How Do You Deal With Failure?

Failures are simply stepping stones to success

Well, it is the way in which they tackle failure that differentiates them. No successful person in this world has not tasted ever in his/her life. It is hence, considered as an integral part of success.

Though there are several tips on the internet for overcoming failure those who face it find most of them either impractical or pretty theoretical.However, it totally depends on your caliber as to how well you use this advice to tackle your failure.

To begin with, it would be right to say that get over with the remorse of your failure as soon as possible. The more you crib about it, the tougher it would become for you to handle it.

For heaven sake, do not blame others for your failure.

Often, students pursuing sage training would blame their teachers; employees would blame their managers and entrepreneurs would blame their employees for their failure. This way you would go deeper and deeper in the pit of failures.

So if you want to overcome failure accept your mistake and take the blame for yourself.

After you have taken the blame on yourself for your failure, your job is not done. What good have you done by taking the blame on yourself?

To overcome your failure, take the very first step of identifying the cause of the failure. Try to find out what went wrong, where exactly did you go haywire and what else could you have done to dodge.

By doing this you would understand that, had you done ‘this’ then ‘that,’ you would not have met the failure. It would show you the path to overcoming your to a great extent and would also boost your confidence.

If you find it difficult to chalk out your lapses, seek the advice of experts or mentors. Be honest and frank with them. Do not hesitate in telling them that you have failed. They would rather be impressed by the fact that although you have failed, yet you are striving back again to overcome your failure and transform it into success.

Experts and mentors may change the entire game.

One you have identified your pitfalls, it’s time to work towards the success. Most of the people make a mistake, throughout their efforts to succeed, of thinking continuously about theirs.

Especially while pursuing the home study. Stop it.

Do not believe that about your failure, again and again, rather concentrate on your efforts towards success. Your constant endeavours would certainly pay off well. Always remember, never give up and the Phoenix shall indeed rise.

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5 Great Ways To Take The Stress Factor Out Of Aging

Stress – that anxious feeling you get when your boss is breathing down your neck, the traffic is bumper to bumper, and the “to do” list at home is piling up.

But stress can also be felt from positive changes such as a job promotion, your wedding, or a move.

Either way, the stress you feel can have a negative impact on how well you age, especially if the stress is ongoing and not dealt with.

Stress does take a toll on your physical body, but to make matters worse, some studies suggest that continual stress hastens the aging of your brain as well.

Stress Symptoms

What, then, can you do? Everyone has stress, but there are ways to cope with it in a positive way.

If you boil it down, you need to move from a stressed-state to a feel-good state as early and as often as you can.

5 Ways To Dump That Stress

Exercise is a huge-stress reliever and anti-aging weapon that’s good to have in your cache. Exercising can release endorphins that make you feel better.

Going for a brisk walk or hitting the gym also allows you to step away from your problems and perhaps come up with workable solutions. Coming up with solutions helps you feel in control, rather than a victim.

Laughter really is the best medicine. Think about how you feel after you laugh – relieved and relaxed.

Laughing helps you put things in prospective, especially negative things you may have worried about to the point where they were blown up to a disproportionate level of stress.

Cracking jokes in the middle of an argument can diffuse the argument and the stress.

Make it a habit to pamper yourself with what feels good as often as you can. It might be a candlelit dinner, a night out on the town, a bubble bath, dancing with your honey, or a massage.

Take regular vacations. It may seem like you never have time for a vacation, but take one anyway. You need time to recharge; this will actually make you more productive when you get back to work.

Maybe you don’t have a week to spare or can’t afford to go anywhere exotic, so take a weekend and get out of town to someplace relaxing.

Get rid of long-term stress. It may take a lot of courage to make any big changes that are required to get rid of ongoing stress so consider getting outside help.

Maybe you need a mediator, friend, counselor, attorney, financial advisor or real estate agent to see you through it.

Stress is not something you can erase from your life, and indeed it’s the body’s natural response to danger, but there are positive ways you can deal with stress so it doesn’t age you prematurely.

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