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I'm sitting at home in my comfy chair with comfy sweats on enjoying a nice big bowl of homemade bone broth. Hot liquids, especially broth are great for getting rid of the sickness. Broth is loaded with vitamins and minerals, particularly calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. It's also packed with the amino acids glycine and proline. These two amino acids play a huge role in boosting our immune systems and healing our bodies at a cellular level. Have you started making your own bone broth yet? Here's how to do it:

Ingredients:
carcass of one whole organic chicken. If you have chicken feet lying around they add a tremendous amount of flavor and nutrition. If you have saved the organ meat from the bird, toss that in too.  
1 onion, skin on- quartered
2 carrots- halved
2 ribs of celery- halved
1 head of garlic, skin on- halved
1 tbsp sea salt
1 tbsp whole black peppercorns
a few springs of fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar






Directions:
 
Chuck all of the ingredients in the slow-cooker after dinner. Fill it up with water, put the lid on and set it to high. 
Once it comes to a simmer, turn it down to low and forget about it overnight, or as long as you want- you can let it go for a week and it will be all the better for it. 
Shut it off, remove the lid and let it cool a bit. 
Strain it through a fine mesh sieve to remove all of the solids.Store it in airtight containers in the freezer.

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