collagen good for MC?

wmonique2 · Post by **wmonique2** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:08 pm

Hey friends,

I started taking collagen peptides supplements (type 1 and 3) a couple of weeks ago based on reviews on Amazon. Most take it for hair, nails, skin but I find that many notice other benefits: arthritis, joint pain, flexibility and to my surprise gut issues. A lot of that.

Anyone found it helpful? And it what ways?

Thanks,

Monique

Post by **tex** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:59 pm

A lot of members use home-made bone broth, which should contain a lot of collagen (especially if the bones contain a lot of cartilage).

Tex

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:04 pm

Home made bone broth and meals where meat on the bone is cooked with veges etc has been my source of collagen. I know if I am not having enough if my nail condition deteriates

wmonique2 · Post by **wmonique2** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:17 pm

Thanks friends ---- yeah, a lot of people do the bone broth. I did for a while but it's a lot of work collecting the bones and making it. Was trying to avoid all that work.

Monique

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:21 am

For me, bone broth is way cheaper than collagen supplements.

wmonique2 · Post by **wmonique2** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:21 am

Gabes ---- I agree that it is way cheaper.... How do you make yours? I don't eat enough chicken to collect bones. It would take me a long time to collect that many. Do you buy a whole chicken and make it from that? Give me your formula. Thanks,

Monique

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:20 pm

For meals I buy meat cuts on the bone, lamb, duck, beef, chicken etc. roast and eat, then keep the bones in freezer.

To make broth just slow boil bones for 2-3 hours. With lots of Himalayan salt.
For the hot Aussie summers when I don't want heat and smell inside, I use small camping gas burner cooker outside to do the boiling. Then freeze in smaller 2-3 serve portions.

Why I value bone broth so much is the combo of collagen, gelatine, minerals and it has 75% of the amino acids our bodies need - you would have to take 6-7 different supplements to get equivalent ingredients.
It is also in natural readily absorbable form, so basically you are increasing bodies ability to absorb and utilise the goodness compared to taking supps.

Don't have to drink bone broth to get benefits. I use it in soups, stews, cook veges in it etc.

grannykathy · Post by **grannykathy** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:05 pm

Gabes that's interesting that you just boil your bones for 2-3 hours. So many recipes call for several hours. I did mine in the instantpot so of course it only took a couple of hours, but usually the recipes call for much longer. I need to do another batch. Maybe I won't worry about cooking them so long.

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:08 pm

I only cook my bones for no more than 5 hours, due to high histamine issues.

sonja · Post by **sonja** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:49 am

Hi all,

I'm addicted to bone broth. I make it in a slow cooker and let it in for about 24 to 48 hours. It is easy because you don't have to give any attention to it. I also use himalaya salt, like Gabes, but also put fresh herbs in it, because that makes it smells better. The smell of only bones, especially lamb, is disgusting for me.
I even took my slowcooker on holiday to make bone broth.
I get the bones mostly from chicken and lamb, that we eat a lot. If I don't have enough I get lamb bones from my butcher for free. Most of the time I make soup of the bone broth, because that is also an easy and tasteful way to eat well cooked veggies. I drink the soup during the day and I like it too because it solves my daily problem: what shall I eat?, especially when hungry.

Sonja

MamaFill · Post by **MamaFill** » Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:59 pm

Hi all. I've read so much on here about bone broth but I'm a little confused. Can I make the broth with meat and bones and eat that like a stew?

Post by **tex** » Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:17 am

In a word, yes. Most people cook the bone-in meat, remove the meat when it's done, make the broth and divide it into individual serving-size containers for freezing, and then whenever they want stew, (either immediately or later) they add some of the meat with vegetables, etc. to the broth and cook stew (or whatever they want).

Tex

MamaFill · Post by **MamaFill** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:43 pm

Thanks Tex!

MamaFill · Post by **MamaFill** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:26 pm

I am cooking a bone-in, skin-on Turkey breast with water, salt and pepper in my slow cooker for 5 hours. Does that sound about right? (Sorry to be so ignorant about this, but I am no cook

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Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:35 pm

Hi Mamafill,

I am used to cooking my turkeys in the oven and they cook an hour for every 4-5 pounds of weight....so for you to be cooking one in a slow cooker I'm not sure how long they take, might need to used a thermometer after 3 hours and check for temp it would need to reach 180 internal temp being poultry.

After cooking you will remove the meat and set aside in the fridge.

Then place the bones back in your crockpot filled with water and cook on high for 5 hours (that should be enough but it can go longer if need be)

Remove the bones and transfer the 'bone broth' into a large stock pot and create a soup or a stew OR fill individual containers to use as needed to drink, make mini soups, gravy etc.....

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