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Can Bone Broth Really Give You Better Skin? We Asked the Experts

Here's everything you need to know about the trendy superfood

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What Exactly Is Bone Broth? Let's sort this one out: Naomi Whittel, New York Times bestselling author of "Glow15" and founder of OMI Skin Nutrition, says that bone broth is "a liquid made from bones and connective tissues of animals." (So, yes, the name is very literal.) The versatile and nourishing broth can be used for numerous things including soups, sauces, the base of gravies and even a healthy drink. (The wellness community is especially obsessed with the last option.)

Bone Broth Versus Soup

Does bone broth sound a bit like soup to you? Some might have even thought the terms were interchangeable. Bone broth is pretty much like the stock of a soup. Nutritionist of Carillon Miami Wellness Resort Staci Shacter MS RD LDN says that the differences between bone broth and regular chicken broth are cooking time and acid. With bone broth, a bit of apple cider vinegar (an acid) is typically added with the water and bones to help leach out more of the nutrients from the bones. Then, the bone broth is cooked low and slow to extract as much nutrients from the bones. Shacter says that some recipes call for simmering the bones for 24 hours.

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