My son told me that he and his wife had started making bone broth and drinking it every day and had some amazing results. I've read about it and heard people like Tim Ferris recommending it but never tried it - the commercially available stuff is pretty expensive.

I picked up some marrow bones at HEB ($5) and some "meaty bones" (intended for stew) from the place we've been buying our grass fed beef ($7) from and made some this past weekend. Within two days, my aching joints felt 100% better. Usually in the morning when I first get up I kind of limp across the floor for the first 20 feet but on day three I jumped up and power-walked all the way to the kitchen and then suddenly stopped when I realized what I'd done. No pain. My wife decided she would try it, and the very next morning she woke up and the arthritis in her hands was vastly improved.

All we did is roast the bones in the oven on 425 for 20-25 minutes, scrape the marrow out (delicious.,...) and then everything in the Instant Pot for three hours. We added an old onion and some celery we had that needed to be used, and a couple bay leaves and some thyme but we plan on making this often so I don't even know if I'll go to that trouble. It does need salt though. After it cools we pour it in a big bowl and let it cool overnight in the frig, then you remove the layer of fat that has hardened on the top. You can keep some of it if you want but it's a lot of fat. The remaining liquid is still a bit thick because it's full of collagen. I just pour a coffee cup full and nuke it for 60 seconds, add some salt and drink it before lunch.

I was suspicious but my son swore by it, and now I do too. Any other bone broth drinkers on here?

I use it often for cooking but don't drink glasses of it. I still wind up consuming a decent amount of it. I've also never made it myself, seems like quite a bit of work and it isn't all that expensive or difficult to find in my local grocery store. Probably isn't as nutrient rich as yours is though.

Glad you like it, and obviously I agree it's worth incorporating into a diet, but all joint pain erased in 2 days seems like a bit of stretch.

A good rule of thumb I've heard for anyone else interested in buying some is to look at the protein content or density. The higher the protein the closer it is to actual bone broth vs stock. The kind I buy is 10g of protein/cup.

I recently started pressure canning and made a big batch with the carcass from the Thanksgiving turkey. It's been super nice to have on hand for soups, stews, etc. Way better than the store bought stuff.

OP just laying the groundwork to sell his next book.

I agree the claim is too good to be true, but bone broth's collagen separates itself a decent amount from vegetable stock.

Aggie_Boomin 21 said:

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I agree the claim is too good to be true, but bone broth's collagen separates itself a decent amount from vegetable stock.

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Yeah. Wasn't comparing them in that way. Just adding to max's post that making it at home is better. We do bone, chicken, a lot of turkey around thanksgiving, and vegetable stock all at home.