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The Bone Broth Secret: A Culinary Adventure in Health, Beauty, and Longevity
When a forgotten, time-honored traditional food is rediscovered for its health and beauty benefits, we all pay attention. In this one-of-a-kind culinary adventure, internationally renowned self-help pioneer Louise Hay and "21st-century medicine woman" Heather Dane join together to explore a fresh and fun take on the art of cooking with bone broth, as well as the science behind its impressive curative applications.Chock-full of research, how-tos, and tips, this inventive cookbook offers a practical, playful, and delicious approach to improving your digestion, energy, and moods. With over 100 gut-healing recipes for broths, elixirs, main dishes, breads, desserts—and even beauty remedies and cocktails—Louise and Heather will show you how to add a dose of nourishment into every aspect of your diet. You’ll also get entertaining stories along the way that remind you to add joy back onto your plate and into your life. Plus, you’ll find out how Louise not only starts her day with bone broth, but uses it as an ingredient in many of her meals as well—discovering why it is one of her secrets to vibrant wellness and longevity."Wherever I go, I’m asked, ‘How do you stay so healthy and young?’ Or I’m complimented on how beautiful my skin, hair, and nails look. I always say that the key is positive thoughts and healthy food. For many years, the staple of my diet has been bone broth. My doctors keep pointing out that my blood tests and other health-test results are better than people half my age. I tell them, ‘I’m a big, strong, healthy girl!’ Then I talk about bone broth. I want everyone to know about it because I believe it is an integral part of my health, energy, and vitality."— Louise Hay
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First published January 5, 2016
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About the author
Louise L. Hay
628 books2,899 followersLouise Hay was born to a poor mother who married Hay's violent stepfather. When she was about five, she was raped by a neighbor. At fifteen she dropped out of high school without a diploma, became pregnant, and on her sixteenth birthday gave up her newborn baby girl for adoption.
She moved to Chicago, where she worked in menial jobs, before moving in 1950 to New York. At this point she changed her name and began a career as a fashion model. She was successful at this, working for Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, and Pauline Trigere.
In 1954, she married Andrew Hay, but after fourteen years of marriage Louise was devastated when Andrew left her for another woman.
Hay said that she found the First Church of Religious Science on 48th Street, which taught the transformative power of thought. Hay revealed that here she studied the metaphysical works of authors like Florence Scovel Shinn and the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes.
In the early 1970's Hay became a Religious Science practitioner. In this role she led people in spoken affirmations meant to cure their illnesses. She also became popular as a workshop leader.
She studied transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his university in Fairfield, Iowa.
In 1977 or 1978 she found she had cervical cancer, and she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape. She refused medical treatment, and began a regimen of forgiveness, therapy, reflexology, nutrition, and occasional enemas, and claims she rid herself of the cancer. She declared that there is no doctor left who can confirm this story, but swore that it is true.
In 1976 Hay wrote a small pamphlet, which came to be called "Heal Your Body." This pamphlet was enlarged and extended into her book You Can Heal Your Life, which was published in 1984. As of February 2008, it is still on the New York Times best sellers list.
Around the same time she began leading support groups for people living with H.I.V. or AIDS that she called Hay Rides. These grew from a few people in her living room to hundreds in a large hall in West Hollywood. Her work with AIDS patients drew fame and she was invited to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Donahue" in the same week in March, 1988.
You Can Heal Your Life immediately landed on the New York Times Best Sellers List. More than 35 million copies are now in print around the world in more than 30 languages and has been made into a movie.
Louise Hay established Hay House Publishing. It is the primary publisher of books and audio books by Deepak Chopra and Doreen Virtue, as well as many books by Wayne Dyer.
In addition to running her publishing company, Hay runs a charitable organization called Hay Foundation that was established in 1985.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
She moved to Chicago, where she worked in menial jobs, before moving in 1950 to New York. At this point she changed her name and began a career as a fashion model. She was successful at this, working for Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, and Pauline Trigere.
In 1954, she married Andrew Hay, but after fourteen years of marriage Louise was devastated when Andrew left her for another woman.
Hay said that she found the First Church of Religious Science on 48th Street, which taught the transformative power of thought. Hay revealed that here she studied the metaphysical works of authors like Florence Scovel Shinn and the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes.
In the early 1970's Hay became a Religious Science practitioner. In this role she led people in spoken affirmations meant to cure their illnesses. She also became popular as a workshop leader.
She studied transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his university in Fairfield, Iowa.
In 1977 or 1978 she found she had cervical cancer, and she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape. She refused medical treatment, and began a regimen of forgiveness, therapy, reflexology, nutrition, and occasional enemas, and claims she rid herself of the cancer. She declared that there is no doctor left who can confirm this story, but swore that it is true.
In 1976 Hay wrote a small pamphlet, which came to be called "Heal Your Body." This pamphlet was enlarged and extended into her book You Can Heal Your Life, which was published in 1984. As of February 2008, it is still on the New York Times best sellers list.
Around the same time she began leading support groups for people living with H.I.V. or AIDS that she called Hay Rides. These grew from a few people in her living room to hundreds in a large hall in West Hollywood. Her work with AIDS patients drew fame and she was invited to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Donahue" in the same week in March, 1988.
You Can Heal Your Life immediately landed on the New York Times Best Sellers List. More than 35 million copies are now in print around the world in more than 30 languages and has been made into a movie.
Louise Hay established Hay House Publishing. It is the primary publisher of books and audio books by Deepak Chopra and Doreen Virtue, as well as many books by Wayne Dyer.
In addition to running her publishing company, Hay runs a charitable organization called Hay Foundation that was established in 1985.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
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January 18, 2016
I've come across a certain amount of talk on the internet on the subject of bone broth, recently, and since I have been taking collagen as a supplement for some months I was interested to read further. I wasn't surprised to find that one of the authors, Heather Dane, has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a congenital collagen disorder which causes problems throughout the body, from hypermobile joints to gut issues and more. Replacing collagen won't cure EDS, but it might alleviate some of the symptoms. Dane's co-author, Louise Hay, turned to bone broth after a cancer diagnosis.
Both authors are evangelical about their topic, and the first part is about the history of bone broth, the science behind it, and the practicalities of making and including it in everyday life. Part II is the bulk of the book, recipes for making it and for using it. Finally, the appendices contain information on the contributors and their stories, and more general recipe information like conversion charts.
Of late, bone broth has become fashionable in the US, with street stalls selling it as an alternative to coffee, so it certainly makes sense to produce a book telling people how to make their own. It's not difficult - the basic instructions, after all, are to take meat bones and simmer them. You can roast them first or not, as you choose, and add vegetables for more flavour if you want to. You can use any meat bones or even fish to make a flavourful broth. This stock needn't be limited to simply being the base for soups, excellent though those may be: the book includes recipes for making very neutral-flavoured broths as well, which can be more versatile.
A neutral bone broth can even be an ingredient in desserts. It's silly that I find myself reading an ice-cream recipe that includes bone broth with a slight sense of "eeuch" when I am perfectly prepared to make desserts with gelatine, which is simply bone broth in its powdered form. I should say at this point that there are lots of recipes - soups, meat dishes, fish, desserts - so that, should you choose to, you could embrace bone broth as the authors have done, and include it in every meal. It hasn't persuaded me, I have to admit. If I had an Aga, and could make stock (I find "bone broth" both unwieldy and over-trendy) conveniently, I would do it much more often, and I'll certainly continue to make it for individual dishes (tip: the inclusion of a ham hock in home-made salt beef results in the most unctuous meal you could possibly wish for, and yields enough left-overs to make sandwiches heavenly for days), but I'm not turning over my life to it, I'll keep taking the collagen capsules. For the real convert, however, there are also recipes for cocktails and for cosmetic treatments.
It's an attractively-produced book with good, tempting illustrations. I do rather wish that, instead of repeating the same set of instructions for each recipe that uses the same process, they had simply included them at the start of the section (I thought if I read that one should be careful about blowing the top off the blender one more time, I'd scream), but I suppose they intend it as an everyday cook-book. It did come over as a book for people who don't actually cook, but anything which encourages people to make food themselves is good as far as I'm concerned. Certainly, if you have a condition like EDS, or any of the conditions which tend to go along with it - arthritis, IBS, and so on - you should consider taking a look, and changing your diet. I haven't mentioned the other trendy word, "paleo", but if you're considering that, then this book is probably for you, but even as the basis for a sensible, healthy, home-cooked diet it has a lot to offer.
My copy came courtesy of NetGalley.
Both authors are evangelical about their topic, and the first part is about the history of bone broth, the science behind it, and the practicalities of making and including it in everyday life. Part II is the bulk of the book, recipes for making it and for using it. Finally, the appendices contain information on the contributors and their stories, and more general recipe information like conversion charts.
Of late, bone broth has become fashionable in the US, with street stalls selling it as an alternative to coffee, so it certainly makes sense to produce a book telling people how to make their own. It's not difficult - the basic instructions, after all, are to take meat bones and simmer them. You can roast them first or not, as you choose, and add vegetables for more flavour if you want to. You can use any meat bones or even fish to make a flavourful broth. This stock needn't be limited to simply being the base for soups, excellent though those may be: the book includes recipes for making very neutral-flavoured broths as well, which can be more versatile.
A neutral bone broth can even be an ingredient in desserts. It's silly that I find myself reading an ice-cream recipe that includes bone broth with a slight sense of "eeuch" when I am perfectly prepared to make desserts with gelatine, which is simply bone broth in its powdered form. I should say at this point that there are lots of recipes - soups, meat dishes, fish, desserts - so that, should you choose to, you could embrace bone broth as the authors have done, and include it in every meal. It hasn't persuaded me, I have to admit. If I had an Aga, and could make stock (I find "bone broth" both unwieldy and over-trendy) conveniently, I would do it much more often, and I'll certainly continue to make it for individual dishes (tip: the inclusion of a ham hock in home-made salt beef results in the most unctuous meal you could possibly wish for, and yields enough left-overs to make sandwiches heavenly for days), but I'm not turning over my life to it, I'll keep taking the collagen capsules. For the real convert, however, there are also recipes for cocktails and for cosmetic treatments.
It's an attractively-produced book with good, tempting illustrations. I do rather wish that, instead of repeating the same set of instructions for each recipe that uses the same process, they had simply included them at the start of the section (I thought if I read that one should be careful about blowing the top off the blender one more time, I'd scream), but I suppose they intend it as an everyday cook-book. It did come over as a book for people who don't actually cook, but anything which encourages people to make food themselves is good as far as I'm concerned. Certainly, if you have a condition like EDS, or any of the conditions which tend to go along with it - arthritis, IBS, and so on - you should consider taking a look, and changing your diet. I haven't mentioned the other trendy word, "paleo", but if you're considering that, then this book is probably for you, but even as the basis for a sensible, healthy, home-cooked diet it has a lot to offer.
My copy came courtesy of NetGalley.
February 8, 2023
The Bone Broth Secret
Though this was categorized as a recipe book, it actually contains way more information on why bone broth is better is for you. I personally did not care for the recipes, they seemed a bit eclectic.
Though this was categorized as a recipe book, it actually contains way more information on why bone broth is better is for you. I personally did not care for the recipes, they seemed a bit eclectic.
January 1, 2018
I think the affirmations sprinkled throughout were my favorite.
January 18, 2016
Netgalley Free Preview Copy for Review:
I have been dipping my feet into this pool for the last few months and making homemade bone broth, so imagine my surprise, delight, and excitement first when I saw this 2016 book being offered for review and then when the publication house sent through their agreement to let me be one of the early reviewers.
There is so much more in this book than I ever, ever, ever expected to find it. Information on all the nitty-gritty health benefits, stocks/broths for the bones of every animal most grocery stores carry, recipes for meals, for veggies, for desserts, for drinks, for everything.
I cannot stress enough how amazing this book was, and how I will be getting a copy in the spring/summer for my kitchen definitely .
I have been dipping my feet into this pool for the last few months and making homemade bone broth, so imagine my surprise, delight, and excitement first when I saw this 2016 book being offered for review and then when the publication house sent through their agreement to let me be one of the early reviewers.
There is so much more in this book than I ever, ever, ever expected to find it. Information on all the nitty-gritty health benefits, stocks/broths for the bones of every animal most grocery stores carry, recipes for meals, for veggies, for desserts, for drinks, for everything.
I cannot stress enough how amazing this book was, and how I will be getting a copy in the spring/summer for my kitchen definitely .
January 18, 2016
I cant wait to try some of these recipes.
I have a few books on making bone broth,but this one will be my favorite. Looking forward to some of the cocktails .
I have a few books on making bone broth,but this one will be my favorite. Looking forward to some of the cocktails .
February 4, 2017
This was a great introduction to bone broth with a lot of great ideas. I love Louis and heather I feel like they have personalities that are very similar to mine. The affirmation were a little to complicated for my style but it's always good to here other people's perspectives.
I've been having bone broth every day for a month and a half and I think it's really improved my heath. I recommend it to everyone.
I've been having bone broth every day for a month and a half and I think it's really improved my heath. I recommend it to everyone.
January 7, 2019
I'm a bone broth aficionado from way back. This book added to my understanding and my repertoire, especially using neutral-tasting broth in unusual ways (cocktails?) I really enjoyed the positive attitude expressed, and the understanding that we are nourished by our thoughts as well as what we eat. The affirmations are great!
* One thing that is new to me, and I've never seen in other bone broth books, is why bone broth may not be for everyone, and how to ease into using it.
* One thing that is new to me, and I've never seen in other bone broth books, is why bone broth may not be for everyone, and how to ease into using it.
December 14, 2025
I found this book in the charity shop, someone clearly bought it then became daunted.
This book looks like I can learn it all. It’s packed with recipes for every occasion and ailment. I can’t lie some of them look a little daunting, time consuming but hopefully worthwhile. Will definitely get into this.
This book looks like I can learn it all. It’s packed with recipes for every occasion and ailment. I can’t lie some of them look a little daunting, time consuming but hopefully worthwhile. Will definitely get into this.
July 9, 2024
Great recipes
These are simple and easy to make though some baking is needed. The meals taste good and they’re filling. I enjoyed the experience of making my meals and learning about the food I was consuming.
These are simple and easy to make though some baking is needed. The meals taste good and they’re filling. I enjoyed the experience of making my meals and learning about the food I was consuming.
May 10, 2017
This had some great recipes for bone broth, but after trying a few things I still just liked the plain broth the most.
July 22, 2021
A must!
Great recipes and ideas. This book continues to be a goto for me even after 4 years I think! And thats with my veg boyfriend dropping me because he couldn't cope!
Great recipes and ideas. This book continues to be a goto for me even after 4 years I think! And thats with my veg boyfriend dropping me because he couldn't cope!
September 27, 2023
This isn't quite what I'd expected. There are encouraging words about living and think. There is some nutritional information about bone broth and recipes for making it.
April 23, 2025
A good book if you are starting out in the world of making bone broth, and some helpful ideas.
January 16, 2016
I would like to thank Hay House for a free ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an open and honest review.
For those who follow my blogs and reviews, you will know I am indeed the sort who loves reconnecting to the older styles of healthier, wholefood cooking. This book does this with bone broth… while also bringing this useful and healthy ingredient into modern, everyday food prep.
I really asked to read this book as I am really interested in both bone and how to make it just right. For now I am more your stock sort of person, I am working my way up to trying some of the bone broth recipes shown. Before I read it, I thought it was just bones and marrow slowly cooked down over a few days turned into a yummy broth that was all wobbly when cold. Oh heck no! Bone broth is so much more! And NEUTRAL broth! I’d never heard of such a broth before and now want to try them to put in…. nearly everything! Can you tell this book has me inspired and wanting to get carried away in the kitchen?
The beauty of ‘Bone Broth Secrets’ is that it’s not just a book on how to make broth, it’s not just a cook book on how to incorporate bone broth into almost every meal… it is a book on healing through wholesome foods and positive mindsets and this makes it a well-balanced book for any home seeking healing and inner strength through what they eat.
The affirmations from Louise (mostly at the beginning of the book) help set a positive attitude throughout. This is followed through by introductions to nearly every recipe (who makes them, the story behind them, etc) and at the end of the book there are also stories of healing, a better introduction to the creators of the recipes, a fantastic ‘which herbs and spices to use’ and conversion tables… I mean wow! It covers it all. This is not just a cook book; this is a book on life and healing through eating better and thinking positive.
Although I wasn’t totally happy with the format and layout of the recipes, I feel this is more due to the fact I was reading an electronic version on my laptop. I feel the formatting would make far more sense in a paper version of the book. The recipes and instructions are also clear and easy to follow. Some are a little too ‘flowery’ for my liking… but work well with the overall feel of the book. I just happen to prefer ‘short, sharp and shiny’ in my cook books. This is not a major issue though!
Another thing to note about the recipes is they are not all for food and drink. Bone broth beauty products… seriously worth looking into for those who want to help nourish their outsides as well as their insides and use homemade products free of all those nasty chemicals added to a lot of shop sold beauty products.
I will say that the reason I can’t give the full five stars is down to my usual personal and family food intolerances and allergies. Yes, there are just a few recipes that I can’t use – or would have to heavily modify – before I could use them. This isn’t the fault of the book though; this is just what life is like for me, the reader. I am used to cook books being hit and miss and the only way I’d ever get a book entirely filled with hits is if I made one myself… not going to happen! ;-)
Would I recommend this book to others? Yes I would. It is a great book that covers pretty much everything you need to know on bone broths (plus vegan versions of broths and stock) and how to use them in daily cooking to improve your health.
Would I buy this book for myself? Possibly. This is a tough one as I’d really like to have a run through some of the recipes first before I would commit. I can, however, see myself getting an eBook version (if there is such a thing) to start with and if satisfied, then branch out and invest in a paper version. You see, as much as I love a good eBook, I am still very old style with my cookery books and prefer them in paper form. And buying a paper copy of ‘Bone Broth Secrets’ truly would be an investment: in health, well-being and vitality.
In summary: a very good holistic approach to bone broth and how to use it in every day (and nearly every meal) to help improve our health through better nutrients and essential minerals. If you want to learn more about both broths, this is the book for you.
For those who follow my blogs and reviews, you will know I am indeed the sort who loves reconnecting to the older styles of healthier, wholefood cooking. This book does this with bone broth… while also bringing this useful and healthy ingredient into modern, everyday food prep.
I really asked to read this book as I am really interested in both bone and how to make it just right. For now I am more your stock sort of person, I am working my way up to trying some of the bone broth recipes shown. Before I read it, I thought it was just bones and marrow slowly cooked down over a few days turned into a yummy broth that was all wobbly when cold. Oh heck no! Bone broth is so much more! And NEUTRAL broth! I’d never heard of such a broth before and now want to try them to put in…. nearly everything! Can you tell this book has me inspired and wanting to get carried away in the kitchen?
The beauty of ‘Bone Broth Secrets’ is that it’s not just a book on how to make broth, it’s not just a cook book on how to incorporate bone broth into almost every meal… it is a book on healing through wholesome foods and positive mindsets and this makes it a well-balanced book for any home seeking healing and inner strength through what they eat.
The affirmations from Louise (mostly at the beginning of the book) help set a positive attitude throughout. This is followed through by introductions to nearly every recipe (who makes them, the story behind them, etc) and at the end of the book there are also stories of healing, a better introduction to the creators of the recipes, a fantastic ‘which herbs and spices to use’ and conversion tables… I mean wow! It covers it all. This is not just a cook book; this is a book on life and healing through eating better and thinking positive.
Although I wasn’t totally happy with the format and layout of the recipes, I feel this is more due to the fact I was reading an electronic version on my laptop. I feel the formatting would make far more sense in a paper version of the book. The recipes and instructions are also clear and easy to follow. Some are a little too ‘flowery’ for my liking… but work well with the overall feel of the book. I just happen to prefer ‘short, sharp and shiny’ in my cook books. This is not a major issue though!
Another thing to note about the recipes is they are not all for food and drink. Bone broth beauty products… seriously worth looking into for those who want to help nourish their outsides as well as their insides and use homemade products free of all those nasty chemicals added to a lot of shop sold beauty products.
I will say that the reason I can’t give the full five stars is down to my usual personal and family food intolerances and allergies. Yes, there are just a few recipes that I can’t use – or would have to heavily modify – before I could use them. This isn’t the fault of the book though; this is just what life is like for me, the reader. I am used to cook books being hit and miss and the only way I’d ever get a book entirely filled with hits is if I made one myself… not going to happen! ;-)
Would I recommend this book to others? Yes I would. It is a great book that covers pretty much everything you need to know on bone broths (plus vegan versions of broths and stock) and how to use them in daily cooking to improve your health.
Would I buy this book for myself? Possibly. This is a tough one as I’d really like to have a run through some of the recipes first before I would commit. I can, however, see myself getting an eBook version (if there is such a thing) to start with and if satisfied, then branch out and invest in a paper version. You see, as much as I love a good eBook, I am still very old style with my cookery books and prefer them in paper form. And buying a paper copy of ‘Bone Broth Secrets’ truly would be an investment: in health, well-being and vitality.
In summary: a very good holistic approach to bone broth and how to use it in every day (and nearly every meal) to help improve our health through better nutrients and essential minerals. If you want to learn more about both broths, this is the book for you.
November 24, 2016
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To say that authors Louise Hay and Heather Dane are strong proponents of the health giving benefits of bone broth is very much an understatement. Making bone broth has long gone out of fashion, after all, who has the time?
However, anyone caught up in the resurgence of this health sustaining super-food and is wanting to give it a go, then they would do well to read this book.
Apart from the recipes, the authors teach us how the use of modern equipment makes this task far more feasible, even for busy people. this is good news considering some of these broths take days to make.
The book is laid out quite well beginning with the history and the science behind bone broth. What it is, and why it is considered such a restorative.
They provide healing affirmations specific to particular health conditions. I do not find affirmations particularly inspiring myself, but I know that many people do.
Next comes equipment, refreshingly basic, nothing fancy required and nothing too expensive other than, perhaps, a large slow cooker/crockpot.
Next we learn about the different types of broth and how to choose the bones.
Then comes a “getting started” section which pretty much repeats much of what has been written, but in more detail.
Part Two repeats a bit more, then we get to what to actually do with your broth.
There are some really surprising recipes here, that is for a bone broth book, but you will find out the hows and whys. There are desserts, drinks, cocktails and some really sumptuous but rather complicated (for me) fine dining style recipes.
If you want to make your own beauty products these are included too, but don’t worry, you won’t have to use the gelatine hard won from the bones, the packet stuff is fine. Using collagen to improve hair, skin and nails is all the go these days, the authors explain how it works and, better still how to make your own
What I did not like so much:
I found the book a little difficult to navigate due mostly to similar information being disseminated. The text is clunky and it doesn't flow and this spoiled the reading experience. Rigorous editing would polish up this book beautifully.
Source: Review copy provided by Hay House via NetGalley
To say that authors Louise Hay and Heather Dane are strong proponents of the health giving benefits of bone broth is very much an understatement. Making bone broth has long gone out of fashion, after all, who has the time?
However, anyone caught up in the resurgence of this health sustaining super-food and is wanting to give it a go, then they would do well to read this book.
Apart from the recipes, the authors teach us how the use of modern equipment makes this task far more feasible, even for busy people. this is good news considering some of these broths take days to make.
The book is laid out quite well beginning with the history and the science behind bone broth. What it is, and why it is considered such a restorative.
They provide healing affirmations specific to particular health conditions. I do not find affirmations particularly inspiring myself, but I know that many people do.
Next comes equipment, refreshingly basic, nothing fancy required and nothing too expensive other than, perhaps, a large slow cooker/crockpot.
Next we learn about the different types of broth and how to choose the bones.
Then comes a “getting started” section which pretty much repeats much of what has been written, but in more detail.
Part Two repeats a bit more, then we get to what to actually do with your broth.
There are some really surprising recipes here, that is for a bone broth book, but you will find out the hows and whys. There are desserts, drinks, cocktails and some really sumptuous but rather complicated (for me) fine dining style recipes.
If you want to make your own beauty products these are included too, but don’t worry, you won’t have to use the gelatine hard won from the bones, the packet stuff is fine. Using collagen to improve hair, skin and nails is all the go these days, the authors explain how it works and, better still how to make your own
What I did not like so much:
I found the book a little difficult to navigate due mostly to similar information being disseminated. The text is clunky and it doesn't flow and this spoiled the reading experience. Rigorous editing would polish up this book beautifully.
Source: Review copy provided by Hay House via NetGalley
February 12, 2016
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Before I started reading this book, my husband and I had been making bone broth for a couple of weeks and were amazed by how good we felt after eating it. This book explains in great and very readable detail why bone broth left us feeling so well, and inspired me to want to keep making it and experimenting with new ways to prepare it and use it in recipes. I appreciate the authors' commitment to organic, real food, and the way they make a lifestyle of eating well seem doable and enjoyable. The only thing I didn't care for in the book were the spiritual affirmations and talk, which to me were slightly odd and out of place (I understand that body and spirit are very much connected but I didn't expect to have the authors' spirituality woven into the reading as much as it was and would have preferred them to affirm the importance of spiritual health without elaborating on their own so much). Overall this book was awesome and a resource of recipes and reasons to eat natural.
July 15, 2016
Good book detailing pretty much everything there is to know about bone broth and its advantages for health and well-being. The recipes are easy to follow, and there are general guidelines to help you get it right - it's not set in stone like 'strict number of hours' and instead a range of hours you can get away with when making your broth.
However, there were lifestyle aspects of the authors' lives that were included I must say inorganically to me, and this got repetitive and even annoying at times. The writing always depicted Louise Hay as a paragon of everything, and this got on my nerves after a while. Okay, I don't know the woman; she really might be a paragon of everything. But please, don't force feed me this all the time as if you're stuffing a goose to make foie gras!
However, there were lifestyle aspects of the authors' lives that were included I must say inorganically to me, and this got repetitive and even annoying at times. The writing always depicted Louise Hay as a paragon of everything, and this got on my nerves after a while. Okay, I don't know the woman; she really might be a paragon of everything. But please, don't force feed me this all the time as if you're stuffing a goose to make foie gras!
February 20, 2016
I went into this book only having made one type of bone broth - I had NO idea there were so many options available to me...or that I'd been making bone broth wrong all this time.
There's a lot to learn about bone broth and your health in this book - told in the delightful style of Louise Hay. If you're looking to improve your health or step up your bone broth game, this is the only book you'll need.
I'll admit the recipes were different than I expected - but still quite useful. This is a book I'll return to again and again.
There's a lot to learn about bone broth and your health in this book - told in the delightful style of Louise Hay. If you're looking to improve your health or step up your bone broth game, this is the only book you'll need.
I'll admit the recipes were different than I expected - but still quite useful. This is a book I'll return to again and again.
November 18, 2015
I love this book. I have been using bone broth for a while in my own health since I discovered it's healing abilities when I starting fighting Wegener's. this has some great recipes and new ideas on how to make different types of broths for consuming. I recommend it.
November 1, 2016
It is a great book, just a little drawn out. I loaned this book from the library and no I won't be purchasing this book as a future reference, though I would consider giving it as a gift to the right person.
February 5, 2016
More diet book than cookbook. This is a lifestyle book
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