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It's all about the Frankincense!

My whole love affair, of essential oils, started out with just one oil, Frankincense.

I’d come across him and had started reading up on him in Pubmed, after hearing some pretty incredible stories of recovery from certain illnesses, on various integrative channels, at the time (4 years ago now).

After my research I remember thinking, he sounds like a good guy to have around. Fast forward a few months later, I was sniffing him with a friend, asking how much?

My whole love affair, of essential oils, started out with just one oil, Frankincense.

I’d come across him and had started reading up on him in Pubmed, after hearing some pretty incredible stories of recovery from certain illnesses, on various integrative channels, at the time (4 years ago now).

After my research I remember thinking, he sounds like a good guy to have around. Fast forward a few months later, I was sniffing him with a friend, asking how much? For anyone who’s purchased pure Frankincense, you’ll know, he’s not the cheapest guy to have around. But fast forward 4 years laters, and several bottles of Frank later, I’ve come to appreciate, he’s worth every drop! And this month only, he’s FREE.

And he’s super versatile too.

Ok, let me back up, in case a few of you are like, Frank-in-stein, who?

What is Frankincense?

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Doterra Frankincense essential oil comes from the Boswellia sacra tree from Oman, Boswellia carterii and frereana trees from Somaliland and Bosweliia papyrifera trees from Ethiopia. Frankincense trees are survivors. They thrive in the harshest climates and are native to Ethiopia, northern Somalia, south-western Oman, and southern Yemen.

Did you know that frankincense was the first worldwide import?

You may remember Frankincense, being one of the gifts, given to baby Jesus, from the three wise men - Frankincense, Myrrh (essential oil, too) and Gold. Frankincense, at the time, considered more valuable than gold, was also used during religious ceremonies for salves for soothing skin and perfume (we’ll see why, soon enough) and for the most scared of practices (again, keep reading).

Just as in its treasured past, Frankincense oil is highly valued in the doTERRA community and continues to be one of the most popular essential oils. It’s sourcing is incredibly unique. doTERRA have disrupted the Frankincense trade and industry with their pursuit for sustainable practices in the harvest of pure Frankincense, that ensure these magnificent ancient trees are cared for and the longterm support of the communities that deliver this raw material to the world.

Still, what is Frankincense, exactly?

Frankincense oil is produced from the resin of the Boswellia sacra tree. The resin of a tree is a sap-like substance with a high viscosity. When doTERRA obtains the resin from the trees (trees that have been passed down from father to son for generations), the trees are carefully scored five times (only once per year) or “bled” with precision (allowing for a shallow score) . This emits a large amount of gum, that then hardens into a resin that is harvested two weeks later. The trees should then be rested for 1 year.

From there, the resin is delicately distilled and essential oils are extracted, with all the wonderful pure and potent chemical constituents that make Frankincense a versatile and very precious oil to have in our homes.

doTERRA have just partnered with farmers in Oman, to plant 20 000 baby Frankincense trees in 2020. This is so important for the future of Frankincense as it’s continued supply requires that the harvesters are well educated on how to sustainably harvest so the trees stay healthy. Ashad (doTERRA’s Oman exclusive partner), is the leading authority on this topic. Thankfully the supply of our Frankincense is in good hands.

What makes Frankincense so precious?

It’s his chemistry. He’s a real charmer. With all essential oils, it’s the unique chemical profile of that oil that gives it multiple properties and uses.

Frankincense oil contains a complex mixture of monoterpenes such as alpha-pinene, Limonene, alpha-Thujene, and beta-Pinene.

The unique chemical constituents contribute to Frankincense essential oil’s renewing effects when applied topically and ability to support diverse cells in the body when taken internally.

The monoterpenes also contribute to the aromatic benefits of Frankincense essential oil, including its ability to promote relaxation and a sense of focus.

How I use my Frank (and suggested uses)

  1. In your skin care regime to promote youthful looking skin. Seriously, the best! If this is all you do, you’re welcome! Add 1-2 drops into a Jojoba/Rosehip oil and apply to face and neck, post shower. Simple and effective, and no nasty chemicals.

  2. For wound healing and scar reduction. Add to a carrier oil and apply regularly to the wound.

  3. To sooth red and irritated skin. Studies suggest that it’s the pentacyclic triterpene (steroid-like) structure of frankincense oil that contributes to its soothing effect on irritated skin.

  4. Add 1-2 drops into pure Aloe Vera gel and apply to sunburn immediately (works well with Lavender to calm the skin)

  5. For perineum support for pushing or post labour recovery: 20 drops Helichrysum + 20 drops Frankincense in 30ml of carrier. Gentle massage into perineum during crowning (Essential Midwife Ebook)

  6. For bonding with baby and oxygenation post birth. Apply, diluted (1 drop in 15-30ml of carrier oil) on babies crown and down spine, to support circulation and transfer of oxygen in the cells. (Essential Midwife ebook)

  7. Nails needing some extra love? Simply place a drop of Frank on your nail and rub it around the cuticles and edges of your fingernails to improve health and strenght

  8. Razor bumps / irritation - get the Frank out, 5 drops into fractionated coconut oil and apply.

  9. Achy , stiff joints? Try applying Frank over the affected area to soothe the discomfort (works well with Ice Blue, 10 drops each into 10ml)

  10. Feeling a little chesty or congested, add a few drops of Frank to coconut oil and apply over chest, throat and sinus to soothe, good for little ones too, just use 1 drop into 10-15mls of carrier oil.

  11. Add to immune support blend with OnGuard + Copaiba and apply to soles of feel when feeling run down

  12. Add 2-3 drops into a diffuser to calm overwhelm (blends beautifully with Lavender)

  13. Add 2-3 drops with Lavender to and Epsom salt bath and soak the stress away (perfect this time of year)

  14. Add a drop to your OnGuard toothpaste for oral hygiene

  15. Place 1-2 drops under the tongue for cellular support

  16. Inhale deeply from the bottle for stress and overwhelm

  17. Apply to temples and back of neck during breathing practice

  18. Diffuse with Rosemary + Peppermint for deep focus work and memory support

  19. Diffuse to help support feelings of calm and balance (for all those around you too)

  20. For sleep add 1-2 drops to the diffuser with lavender and apply 1-2 drops to your temples before bed

  21. From and emotional perspective - Frankincense is the Oil of Truth. It may assist in moving through feelings of abandonment, distant from father, unprotected and disconnect from your truth, and can be help to foster feelings of love, enlightenment, protection, and connected to father. Inhale directly from bottle or apply to head, forehead and behind ears.

Favourite diffuser blend with Frankincense

To nourish your brain, nervous system and hormones, make yourself a warming tea and add into the diffuser:

  • 2 drops Frankincense

  • 2 drops Bergamot

  • 2 drops Lavender

Favourite skin loving serum with Frankincense

To nourish, soothe, calm and rejuvenate, add into 30ml, and top up with jojoba/rosehip/FCO and apply to your face post shower:

  • 6 drops Frankincense

  • 3 drops Helichrysum

  • 3 drops Geranium / Lavender

  • 5 drops Sandalwood

There you have it friends, I could keep harping on about my man Frank, but just know, once he enters your life, he’s a hard one to shake.

Thankfully in the month of December, you can receive a bottle (worth $119 retail), for FREE, by simply placing a 200 point value order, in your doTERRA wholesale account. If you need help doing this, simply ask me, I am here to help you, always.

For those who don’t yet have a doTERRA wholesale account and would love to have access to these incredible oils at 25% less retail, my ongoing support and resources for getting the most out of them, and enter a lifestyle and world of health, empowerment and wellness, then head to this LINK or simply contact me at chantelhutnan@gmail.com.

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The Role of Essential Oils PRESENT DAY and FUTURE

I’ve reflected on this message for some time as it really is the perfect crossroads of my two words. So I thought I would share my perspective of the role of essential oils currently and where I know this to be heading. I actually think it’s really important to acknowledge.

I recently had a fellow pharmacist friend reach out to me via Insta to ask if I had some info and insights about doTERRA ClaryCalm essential oil blend for balancing hormones. She had a lady customer come into the pharmacy and ask her about it, as she had read online it could help “balance” hormones.

I’ve reflected on this message for some time as it really is the perfect crossroads of my two words. So I thought I would share my perspective of the role of essential oils currently and where I know this to be heading. I actually think it’s really important to acknowledge.

Firstly, I really respect this intelligent and caring health professional who wrote this. Look at her wording.... Ultimately, she is reaching out because she cares. Instead of being dismissive, she’s remaining curious and seeking answers, so that she can help.

 
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Health professionals like this, are exactly what we need to shape the future of our healthcare in the right direction!

And doTERRA know this, to be true, too.

Now, perspective! Let’s take a look at the current reality.


I could justify how ClaryCalm, a blend of essential oils, aimed at supporting a woman physically and emotionally during her menstrual cycle, may assist in supporting hormonal balance, based on my own research, experience from customers, reading small sample size human trials with essential oils in this blend, understanding mechanisms of how these particular plant constituents interact in our body to bring about homeostasis, but ultimately right now, that is not the appropriate response for me to take.

Essential oils aren’t regulated by the TGA/FDA, because they fall within the natural health category. Natural health products cannot claim to treat, prevent, cure or mitigate any disease, even if there is scientific research to back it up, because this is the realm of the pharmaceutical industry, which the TGA/FDA does regulate. And we have to respect that (some essential oils are going through TGA approval as I type this).

However, after a five year pharmacy degree I can tell you that the pharmaceutical industry does recognise the power of plants. For the most part, that is how the industry started and exists today (penicillin, aspirin, tamiflu and about another 40% of all prescription medications are derived from plants). We looked to nature and then manufactured a synthetic version, for it to be able to be sold within the model that the pharmaceutical industry exists as today.

 
 

Here’s what I know…

Breastmilk, fresh food that grows, light and dark, spring water, plants, humans, animals, all coexist in a world that nature created. Some of us know that there is this intuitive intelligence that exists in all of these things that cannot be truly re- created by mankind. Much of which still cannot be fully understood by science but we know it to be true anyway. I believe that when we focus on being inclusive of that natural realm, our biology tends to self organise in a way that promotes health.

You see nothing in your body works in isolation. When you have a specific target in the body that is needed to bring about a change, you also change other parts within the body. What you do to one part you do to the whole. More times than not, when we focus singularly, in the body, we lose sight of the bigger picture.

Plants, however work differently. When we communicate to the body in the same language that it knows, ie. nature to nature, it creates a synergistic effect (versus mechanistic), allowing recruitment of all body systems to work together, to bring about homeostasis. It seems “woo woo” or “unspecific” or “magically” but what it is, is - intuitive.

So for now I focus on using these gifts of the Earth (Fun Fact: doTERRA, is a Latin derivative meaning “Gift of the Earth), to support my body physically, mentally and emotionally in the realm of lifestyle and prevention and supporting body systems back to homeostasis.

But I excitedly look to the future...

This is where doTERRA has shifted their focus a couple of years ago as they knew where and why this had to shift, if they were committed to supporting health outcomes - and so Prime Meridian health clinics were established. https://pmhclinics.com/

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doTERRA has begun to call on all of the doctors that have a respect of nature and a willingness to learn, and be a part of the solution.

Through these health care facilities we will see a a larger body of doctors and patients being educated on the use of essential oils and as a result of their integration you will see a large body of research through human trials growing. Most health practitioners have very little training in plant medicine, particularly with doTERRA essential oils. We need practitioners to have an understanding of pure plant medicine. Because like my friend elicited in this message, at present they have little idea on how the plants work that they can’t advice their patients effectively and safely, when they are asked.

And yes there is a BIG difference between “essential oils” and doTERRA essential oils. doTERRA have set the bar on quality so high, that they are in a unique position to drive this direction and integration, because of their repeated quality. 54 tests in total for every bottle, 43 in house, 11 are done by a third party, oils go from farmer to you without going through brokers, and perfumists, like other essential oils do. You can read more about these processes HERE.

In the last decade, medical publications of essential oil research has increased by 400% . That is going to continue to explode over the next 10 years, because of the work doTERRA is doing.

This is exciting as we look to a future that is not, them or us, but inclusive of both worlds. At the very least, It’s a conversation of options, “let’s try this first, and if it doesn’t work, we’ve still got this to try, too”.

And that friends, is a future I look forward too, as both practitioner and patient!

Love Chantel

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OSTEOPOROSIS and VITAMIN K2?

Vitamin K2 – Have you heard about it? If not, you’re not alone. Most doctors and people have not. But you’re about to. Why? Because it’s IMPORTANT.

Vitamin K2 – Have you heard about it? If not, you’re not alone. Most doctors and people have not. But you’re about to. Why? Because it’s IMPORTANT.

When I say Vitamin K, it mostly brings up images of dark green leafy veg / warfarin / bleeding & clotting. This is very true for Vitamin K1. But we are taking Vitamin K2, one of the most important vitamins that most people haven’t heard of.

WHAT DOES VITAMIN K2 DO?

  • K2 is required to activate proteins involved in depositing calcium in the bones and teeth where it is needed, hence helping with osteoporosis and osteopenia.
  • Importantly it keeps calcium OUT OF the soft tissues where you don’t want it. Why? Because calcification of soft tissues, such as the lining of ones arteries, can increase the risk of atherosclerosis and heart attack.
  • Hence, if you are taking calcium supplementation you want to make sure you have adequate vitamin K2 intake so it is getting deposited into the bones where you want it and not into the linings of your arteries. I have seen some clued on supplement companies now adding K2 into all their “bone health” products.

*** There are now studies linking the use of calcium supplementation (not dietary intake of calcium) with an increased risk of heart attack. Scary I know, considering most women over the age of 55 years are recommended to take calcium. This is the link to one such study published in the British Medical Journey that concludes a reassessment of the role of calcium supplementation in osteoporosis management. ***** Note, I am not telling you to stop you calcium sups, simply giving you the updated news. 

  • K2 reduces the risk of prostrate cancer by 35 per cent. And word has it may be protective against cancer in general
  • It works with Vit A and Vit D in a kind of synergistic relationship
  • K2 also supports enzymes in the brain which protect against Alzheimers
  • May help prevent kidney stones
  • Promotes a healthy bone structure in developing babies

WHERE DO I GET ME SOME VITAMIN K2 YOU ASK?

Well that’s the reason for this blog!!! It’s actually rather hard to find K2 in the diet unless you actively are on to it.

There are TWO main forms found in the diet MK4 & MK7. MK4 is mostly found in the fat from animal products and MK7 is primarily found in fermented foods.

The human body is rather inefficient at converting K1 to K2 however our ruminant friends and our little microorganism friends make this conversion for us more efficiently. Thank you friends!

grass fed cow

So a cow that is eating rapidly growing, green grasses consumes the K1 and converts it into K2 and then we eat the fat via it’s dairy fat or it’s meat fat. The same is true for the fermentation process. The little friendly bugs make this all important vitamin and then we eat the yummy fermented food. Job all done.

Note this doesn’t work if said cow is fed grains and not allowed to munch and chew on fresh, green, grass. Hence, why always sourcing quality grass fed and finished meat and dairy is so important from a nutrient, health and environmental perspective! Find and support your local farmers, they are usually the nicest “fellas”. We had a great chat last week with John our local butcher who is also a true blue cattle farmer and knows a thing or too about quality meats. Guys like John, are a rare breed and they are only going to become rarer and quality meat in Australia is going to be harder and harder to find due to Chinese investors.

But back to the K2….

Best food sources of K2 include:

  • Cheeses in particular Brie and Gouda (my fav)
  • Poultry liver, in particular goose liver
  • Pastured egg yolks (pastured eggs have three times higher K2 than conventional eggs). Find a friend with some chooks!!!
  • Natto which is a fermented soy product from Japan. Have you tried? It is by far the highest source of K2. Apparently it has a very strong taste, I have never tried it and to be honest haven’t really seen it around much in Aus and not sure that it would be the traditional fermented style
  • Other fermented foods like sauerkraut, dairy kefir

There you have it, an official excuse to eat some quality cheese. Care to join me for a slice of delicious Gouda ?

gouda

Love Chantel 

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THIS WILL CHANGE THE WAY HOW YOU THINK ABOUT FOOD

Last nights talk with Dr. Libby was amazing, loads of great info and inspiration and for me personally, REASSURANCE.

 

Last nights talk with Dr. Libby was amazing, loads of great info and inspiration and for me personally, REASSURANCE.

***If you ever get a chance to watch her live I would say DO IT. And if you have never watched her TEDX Talk then you must.

IMPORTANT POINT NUMBER 1 : VIEWING OUR BODY FROM THE INSIDE OUT

I view my body and every body as the most incredible thing to exist. Once you have a deep appreciation of the inner workings of the human body, right down to it’s cellular level, it makes decision making easy. I am so grateful I chose to explore this whole world of hormones and how systems function and how they all integrate together through my studies at Functional Diagnostic Nutrition and now with the Kresser Institute. It totally does my head in somedays but I think this information is really the missing link that people absolutely need to feel freakin amazing.

Having an appreciation that nutrients; these only come from the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breath, the sunlight, power every reaction in our body, including hormone synthesis, you understand the importance of your choices.

“If you could only see the miraculousness of your inner workings, you would be in absolute awe of yourself”. 

Dr. Libby

Our bodies know exactly how to function, it’s up to us to give it the right information in order to carry out those functions.

That is really what my work is about – making sure things are functioning as they should! And if they aren’t (if you have symptoms I can tell you they aren’t) finding ways to feed your body with the right informations to restore function.

Let look at an example.

Thyroid hormone needs several nutrients in order for it to function properly (iodine, selenium, iron, zinc, B12, B2, Vit C, Vit A, Vit D, Magnesium). Being deficient in any of these can impact on thyroid production. Hence, why I am always harping on about eating nutrient dense food (learn to love a little liver friends, it is THE most nutrient dense food on the planet).

Hypothyroidism (hypo meaning low thyroid function) can also be caused by immune dysfunction as is the case for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (an autoimmune condition), gut dysfunction (conversion of T4 to T3 takes place in the gut), inflammation, a calorie restrictive diet and high cortisol (stress hormone).

From this little example you can see that eating nutrient rich food, having great gut health, a balanced immune system, reducing stress, and avoiding things that drive inflammation are ALL important for functions. This isn’t even an exhaustive list, many other factors affect how the thyroid is functioning…

 

So just know that there is a little more going on than meets the eye when it comes to hormone health. It’s never as simple as a result on a piece of paper. This is a real life classic example:  You go to the doctor complaining of every thyroid symptom under the sun (reduced mood, fatigue, constipation, outer third of your eyebrow missing) and things are only getting worse and they check your TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) and say, “Nope nothing wrong, it’s in the normal range your good to go! Just do a little more exercise, eat a little less and here’s an antidepressant for that mood” and send you on your merry way.

You walk out feeling like a big piece of poo because your been exercising your butt off, eating next to nothing and putting on more weight and you feel like shit because of it all! I am telling you; in this scenerio you may very well have a thyroid problem but your TSH in this moment may be in the so called normal range.

I would say, trust yourself and do a little more digging and investigate what is going on. As women, we have somewhere along the way of being busy, feeling under appreciated and darkened by a deep cloud of worthlessness lost touch of our own intuition (which by the way is an actual thing). If you feel and know in your heart something is not right, don’t let someone even those with a white coat, make you doubt yourself. Find someone who is willing to listen to you that isn’t going to just treat or not treat a test result but rather treat you as a person.

IMPORTANT POINT NUMBER 2 : LET’S REASSESS THE LANGUAGE WE USE AROUND FOOD

Food is not:

  • Clean. You don’t eat “dirty” food when you eat a cake. Cake isn’t “dirty!”
  • Healthy. This is a tricky one because it’s so common. Health refers to a physical or mental state of a person. Humans are healthy or unhealthy but food is not healthy or unhealthy.
  • Good. We can make good or bad decisions around food choices but food itself isn’t good or bad.

I know this might seem really picky but different people create meaning from the words we use. If you are constantly taking about eating “clean” this week and all you have been consuming is green juices and you have an impressionable young teenage daughter that doesn’t have the same life experience or rationale as you, she can interpret that as anything other than “green smoothies” is dirty food. And who wants to eat dirty food right?

So instead of saying, I ate “clean” this week. . Or even I ate “healthy” this week.

Let’s try a new world out and see how it feels for you….

Food is nutritious or not nutritious. The definition of nutritious is:  “efficient as food, nourishing.” 

Nourishing yourself with food is the name of the game! When you sit down to beautiful meal you have made from real living (or previously real living) produce, say to yourself, I am eating nutritious food that will nourish my the inner workings of my body. You want to eat it, don’t you? Ok let’s try the reverse. You sit down and open the bag of Doritos. You say, this food is NOT nutritious at all and it provides nothing for the inner workings of my body. Did it work? Did it make you feel a little less like eating the whole pack? Or make you want to still go and eat something nutritious on top?

Non-nutritious food is still ok to eat but it’s not going to nourish your body. Just know that. And sometimes that’s really ok. If it’s going to nourish your soul and connection then I say go ahead and enjoy that glass of wine and pizza with a girlfriend. In this case it’s not about the food. What you do 80% of the time is what impacts you not what you do “on occasion”.

There are sometimes when I think consuming non nutritious food is not ok. Children – children need nourishment. They are growing and developing. Yet children are the most targeted and most likely to consume junk “food” (we can lose the food word here and say just “junk”).  Junk is not nutritious and will not nourish a child. This is super important as we as adults are responsible. Today is the first generation of kids in modern history that’s expected to live shorter lifespans than their parents. YIKES that is scary!

IMPORTANT POINT NUMBER 3 : REMOVING FEAR FROM FOOD

We need to take the “fear” factor out of eating.   There are just as many health conscious people with hormone disruption and sub optimal health as there are non-health conscious people. I wrote about this here.  This is often due to the rigidity and rules that are place around what we “should” and “shouldn’t” eat.

We need to eat from a place of nourishment and focus on supplying our body with all the little nutrients it needs to do it’s super important jobs. When this is achieved you can enjoy:

  • boundless energy
  • beautiful hair, skin and nails
  • a menstrual cycles that visits and goes every month with ease
  • a natural amount of healthy body fat (not over or under, just right for you)
  •  a clear, sharp mind
  • a natural sex drive
  • And the best thing ENJOYMENT

But we also need to relax a little around food too. That piece of cake isn’t toxic, it isn’t going straight to your thighs, your body will not explode from consuming some not so healthy vegetable oil, and staying at home instead of joining friends out of fear of not being able to eat at the party is not serving you any health favours.

Hope this helps to shift your thoughts a little around food, hormones, and achieving a healthy vibrant YOU.

Love Chantel

P.S If you are feeling a little stuck in a rut and thinking things just aint right, feel free to check out my page here for how I can help.

 

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BONE BROTH ON THE GO

But in short, the benefits of bone broth date way back to our grandma’s, grandma’s day and well before that, where they insisted on a cup of chicken broth to heal a variety of ailments, like tummy flu. Beyond assisting in digestion, and promoting a healthy tummy lining bone broth has many other reasons to drink this liquid gold daily

Ok this is a quick message to share a new product that I am currently LOVING that I picked up at the Australia Health & Wellness Summit where my talented hubby was speaking cutting edge training methodologies from the Institute of Motion for optimal health and longevity. I’m a lucky duck I know.

So what is this awesome new discovery you ask?

Well I am afraid it doesn’t involve any baked goods, or fancy superfood BUT it is very much a superfood (just not a fancy one) and of course a nutritious one (that’s what a “super” food should be after all).

It does come in a container so technically it is processed BUT hold your horses not the type of processed food…..

It is BEST OF THE BONE, Bone Broth Concentrate!!!! And no it’s not a powder but a liquidy, paste like substance that is slow cooked (& pressure cook), pasture raised, ground up bone and cartilage with the the marrow and all the goodness in a concentrate.

So all you do is add 1 Tablespoon to boiling water and you have a delicious, mineral, collagen rich bone broth. You could also add it to any cooking to infuse it with the boney goodness.

It is really great for those:

  • Who don’t have a slow cooker to make your own bone broth (me at the moment, sad I know)
  • For travel. Having broth whilst travelling is so handy to keep our immune system fighting well and aid recovery
  • For peeps who want to try out the taste of bone broth before committing to the task of making it
  • Time poor folks who still want to incorporate broth into their day but can’t be bothered with all that straining

*** Please note I am not endorsing laziness: making your own broth is way more cost effective and really not that time consuming; chuck it all in, let it simmer for 20 hours then do the messy straining job and your done!!!!

In case you need a brief recap of the benefits of bone broth and a recipe to make your own, check out this blog here.

But in short, the benefits of bone broth date way back to our grandma’s, grandma’s day and well before that, where they insisted on a cup of chicken broth to heal a variety of ailments, like tummy flu. Beyond assisting in digestion, and promoting a healthy tummy lining bone broth has many other reasons to drink this liquid gold daily.

Benefits include:

  • Improving joint health and arthritis
  • Reducing inflammation
  • Helping bone repair
  • A rich source of collagen (great for health skin/wrinkles/cellulite and soft tissue repair)
  • Supporting the immune system

So if you are looking to improve the health of your skin, the health of your digestive tract, joint health, muscle, bone and soft tissue health and reduce inflammation, incorporating a cup of bone broth is a great starting place.

Using the whole animal (bones, cartilage, organ meats) and not just consuming the muscle meat of animals are key points missing in most peoples diet. These parts offer so many unique benefits and have soooooo much nutrition that it is embarrassing that we toss them out or never eat them. Have you watched, The Revenant, with Leonardo DiCaprio ??? You should, it’s a goodie. But there is a reason why when he is starving and needs food he cuts open the beast and chews on the liver — he knows its’s the most nutrient dense food on the planet and will give him most bang for buck nutritionally for him to survive.

So if you have been toying with the idea of bone broth and haven’t been able to stay committed to incorporating into your life regularly, these guys have done the work for you, and provide it is an easy to use form.

All you need to do is heat the kettle, add a dollop, stir and sip away at the goodness. I was extremely impressed by the taste as I am a bit of a flavour nazi when it comes to bone broth.

Check out the little info video and purchase here: https://theherbaldoctors.com/collections/polypill/products/bestofthebone

Love

Chantel x

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