Bone Health - Essential for long term health of menopausal women - Preventive food medicine for all

[suzanne sanders]

Bone Broth is a kitchen tradition that has been lost.  It is rich in minerals (especially easily absorbed calcium), cartilage, marrow and gelatin.  Bone broth could be the answer to osteoporosis. It is a great recipe for supporting the structure of your cells.  

This recipe uses a crock pot.  If you don't have one I recommend getting one.  They are very handy especially for busy lives.  Crockpots are a great way to have healthy food ready when you get home from work. 

You need organic bones, if you have a local organic farmer this is the best way to get your bones.  

Recipe: 

Place organic beef bones into crockpot;  cover with water.  

Add 1 whole organic apple

Add 1 whole organic garlic head (unpeeled).  

Add 1 whole onion (unpeeled;  eliminate if feeding bones to dogs--onions ca be toxic to dogs). 

Add 1 tablespoon organic apple cider vinegar

Add handful of organic celery tops

Cook on high for 12 hours

Let cool

Using a slotted spoon, remove veggies, apple, and bones.  

Transfer broth to a large bowl, cover, and regrigerate until completely chilled. 

Using a perforated skimmer, remove the layer of fat on top and discard (I use the discarded fat in my homemade tortillas).  Transfer remaining broth to airtight freezer containers.  

Drink a cup a day

You can also use the broth in your favorite soup recipes 

Additional information:

http://www.westonaprice.org/food-features/broth-is-beautiful

Organic beef sold in our town:  Simply Grown Beef 971-241-4644

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Simply-Grown-Beef/172583749478514

Organic Chicken in our town:  Tessa Menagerie 503-360-5830

[Victoria Pich]

Sounds delicious! Also, can you tell us your recipe for tortillas? I grow blue corn for grain, but I only make bread with it (no wheat flour, only corn), which is also very good. I would love to make blue tortillas! Also, did you make the pumpkin spread? How was it? I have a couple of pumpkins on the edge...

[suzanne sanders]

http://mountainwarrior.ning.com/profiles/blogs/crispy-pumpkin-seeds

Crispy Pumpkin Seeds 

http://mountainwarrior.ning.com/video/mcminnville-mountain-warrior-...

Nut and Seed Spread

You could add your soaked pumpkin seeds to the nut and seed spread recipe if you like :) 

Remember the pumpkin seed recipe is hulled seeds or you can buy already hulled seeds.  I buy ones from the co-op in Corvallis.  They are organic and local.  Most pumpkin seeds that you purchase from bulk bins come  from China.