Why You Should Consider Drinking Bone Broth During Your Pregnancy
Being pregnant is a magical time in our lives. Magical and perhaps a bit bumpy. With every up there is a down. A swelling belly is matched with swelling hands and feet (via Lamaze). The strong food cravings are as strong as the food aversions. There's a lot of back and forth within those nine months, so we're always happy to hear of a steady comfort. Enter bone broth. Bone broth is a highly nutritious stock made by simmering the bones and connective tissues of animals (per Healthline). It can be used as a base for soups and sauces or alone as a health drink.
Those first few months of nausea (or maybe all nine of them — we're sorry!) in a pregnancy can make it tough to keep any type of food down. Bone broth is a soothing and easily digestible replacement for foods that you might not even be able to look at (via OhBabyNutrition). The broth carries a major bonus in that it may help in the digestion of other foods. The gelatin found in bone broth can bind to the water in your digestive tract, making foods move through your gut more comfortably.
Bone broth is a super food for immunity
Soon-to-be mamas are put to the task of looking after their babies' strength. Consuming enough nutrients is important to help the fetus grow. Bone broth is an optimal beverage choice during pregnancy because it aids the nervous system, endocrine system and brain function. This in turn will help a developing fetus build healthy organs (via Health Foundations).
We know not all celebrity endorsements are worth following. But Katy Perry publicized on her Twitter that she was drinking bone broth to help support her immune system when she was pregnant with her first child. Growing a child is tiring enough! Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint, praises bone broth as a "superfood" that can strengthen your immune system and heal your gut (via The Osso Good Company). Pregnant women do not need the extra exhaustion that comes with catching the flu or even the common cold, so it's important to keep the immune system in tip top shape. Growing a child is tiring enough!