Best of the Bone broth blogs, news, updates — conjugated linoleic acid

How Can Broth Help Me Lose Weight? How Can Fat Help Me Lose Fat? And Other Questions?

Posted by Doctor Lucas on Jan 24, 2018

(Photo: Best of the Bone broth salad dressing) One of the questions we're often asked is how is it that bone broth helps you lose weight and how is it that we're often referring to the 'healthy fats' in bone broth that actually help your body burn your fat, including that hard to lose belly fat? As with many questions the answers are a composite of the food and not simply one magic ingredient. But one of those several magic ingredients is conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). Foods from grass-fed cattle including meat, dairy products and bone broth measure consistently much higher...

Is Your Broth or Collagen Product Toxic?

Posted by Doctor Lucas on Oct 25, 2017

A recent study has shown several of the top broth powders and hydrolysed collagens are high in contaminants. One you've ensured you've gotten a quality certified grass-fed broth or powder supplement remember that one of the critical differences between high quality hydrolysed collagen and bone broth is the difference between a nutritional supplement and a whole food. Bone broth as a whole food provides cooked collagen in the form of gelatin (gut-soothing) and includes an easily absorbed mineral composition as well as essential fatty acids (including conjugated linoleic acid which is found in grass-fed meats, bones and dairy and has been shown to support weight loss and strong anti-cancer and immunity boosting components).