Loose skin and Organic Bone Broth
Zengrizzly
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Hey all,
So, I'm losing weight I've held onto for about 25 years so since I'm older and my collagen/elastin is depleted my skin is sagging. The trade off is worth it but would LOVE to have tauter skin. I exfoliate and drink EXORBITANT amounts of water but a friend of mine advised that kettleandfire has an organic bone broth that assists with skin tautness. Was curious if anyone had tried it or has other tips for getting rid of the sags.
Thanks!
Jimmy
So, I'm losing weight I've held onto for about 25 years so since I'm older and my collagen/elastin is depleted my skin is sagging. The trade off is worth it but would LOVE to have tauter skin. I exfoliate and drink EXORBITANT amounts of water but a friend of mine advised that kettleandfire has an organic bone broth that assists with skin tautness. Was curious if anyone had tried it or has other tips for getting rid of the sags.
Thanks!
Jimmy
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It can take up to a year for skin to regain elasticity so you may need to be more patient.8
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I like bone broth because it's tasty (I generally just make my own at home using bones from whatever meat I'm cooking and some veggies, simmered low and slow all day), but I wasn't aware of any benefits to help with skin, sadly
I would probably just keep doing what your doing, keep hydrated, moisturize/exfoliate and give it time!4 -
Um, by what mechanism does flavoured water help skin tautness?
As above, genetics and time will dictate what happens with loose skin.6 -
VintageFeline wrote: »Um, by what mechanism does flavoured water help skin tautness?
As above, genetics and time will dictate what happens with loose skin.
I can only assume some woo peddlers made the jump that because bone broth contains collagen, and the skin contains collagen, that dietary intake of collagen will lead to firming of the skin. It sounds sort of true and sciency, but it has absolutely no basis in any real science and completely ignores the fact that collagen is broken down into it's constituent amino acids when digested, and those amino acids are then used to build proteins as needed within the body or metabolized for energy.
Pho made with bone broth is hella tasty, but it's not going to do anything magical for my skin.15 -
My loose skin and not-so-perky chest are my battle scars and I am proud of them! I would much rather have this than the fat skin I had before. I really can't imagine any quick-fix-broth or other potions tightening skin, I agree that time & patience or eventual surgery are the only options if it causes you substantial distress.6
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Me too have traded my fat for large amount of loose skin, but I can hide that with clothes now I am so much smaller!! We do have bone broth, it is very tasty, but no, it has not helped with the oversized skin!! I do yoga, pilate's, walk 8 miles or so per day, this has all helped to tone me, but unfortunately, has not tighten the loose skin! Us more mature ladies have to accept that our skin looses its elasticity.3
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"Organic" is neither here nor there. Gelatin or collagen is supposed to help with this, and a friend of mine swears that it does, but it's hard to tell for sure.
When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.5 -
"Organic" is neither here nor there. Gelatin or collagen is supposed to help with this, and a friend of mine swears that it does, but it's hard to tell for sure.
When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.
It sounds cooler when you call it "bone broth." It really does...
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missmagnoliablossom wrote: »"Since we don't absorb collagen whole, the idea that eating collagen somehow promotes bone growth is just wishful thinking," Percy says. Instead, he says, the digestive system will break down the collagen into amino acids, and the body will use these building blocks wherever they're needed.
Kantha Shelke has a different take. She's a food scientist and spokesperson for the Institute of Food Technologists, and a principal with the food science and research firm Corvus Blue LLC.
She says that if you want to build collagen, you need more than bone broth.
"Eating a diet rich in leafy green vegetables is ideal," she says. "Plants offer richer sources in collagen building blocks and, in addition, provide nutrients not found in sufficient quantities in meats or broth."
KALE, y'all, KALE.5 -
I'm not sure about it helping loose akin, but I take bone broth supplements for gut health and have found it really great.1
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Well the only thing that really helps is time so technically you'll see an improvement no matter what you choose to eat and drink.1
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I don't make bone broth, but use a collagen supplement which is hydrolised beef gelatin. I add 4g in my coffee every morning, it is tasteless and flavourless.
I don't have any loose skin, but this could be luck/genetics or the fact that i only had 30lbs to lose, or it could be the collagen...1 -
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The advice I got from a certified nutritionist when I stated to lose weight was that incorporate a workout routine to my diet. She did encourage that I strength train and not just do cardio. Strength training has me feeling a lot stronger, and I can lift more. So I would say not sure about the broth logic but if you're not strength training please start!1
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When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.
Yeah I don't get the "bone broth" term. Very weird. You make chicken stock or beef stock...with leftover bones. It's the bits of meat clinging to the bones that flavor the broth. "Bone broth" actually sounds gross.
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I am @xchocolategirl
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.
Yeah I don't get the "bone broth" term. Very weird. You make chicken stock or beef stock...with leftover bones. It's the bits of meat clinging to the bones that flavor the broth. "Bone broth" actually sounds gross.
You get a lot of flavor from the marrow too.0 -
Are you pho-king kidding me? lol See what I did there? 5
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I thought the bone broth was made from loose skin and bones. Ew.0
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.
Yeah I don't get the "bone broth" term. Very weird. You make chicken stock or beef stock...with leftover bones. It's the bits of meat clinging to the bones that flavor the broth. "Bone broth" actually sounds gross.
You don't like Jello?
Bone broth is not 'stock' (much longer simmering time to extract more minerals from the roasted bones) -- kinda a quick look/comparison article --> http://nourishedkitchen.com/bone-broth/
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Chicken broth is nectar of the gods.
A skin-tightening agent? Not so much.
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standenvernet wrote: » You don't like Jello?
Bone broth is not 'stock' (much longer simmering time to extract more minerals from the roasted bones) -- kinda a quick look/comparison article --> http://nourishedkitchen.com/bone-broth/
I meant to say BROTH, not STOCK. It's chicken broth. Beef broth. The name is based on the flavor.
Not sure what jello has to do with it.0 -
"Organic" is neither here nor there. Gelatin or collagen is supposed to help with this, and a friend of mine swears that it does, but it's hard to tell for sure.
When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.
It sounds cooler when you call it "bone broth." It really does...
No. No, it doesn't. Calling it "bone broth" is like shouting from the rooftops "I just follow the latest food fads and don't know anything but what I see on the Internet in click-bait articles."
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You can't be pho-real.Zengrizzly wrote: »Are you pho-king kidding me? lol See what I did there?
I've made bone broth, it wasn't perfect, but I did it. What I will say is if you cook it for an extensive time (stock cooks for at least half the time) I had what I thought was a tastier broth than when I've made stock.lynn_glenmont wrote: »"Organic" is neither here nor there. Gelatin or collagen is supposed to help with this, and a friend of mine swears that it does, but it's hard to tell for sure.
When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.
It sounds cooler when you call it "bone broth." It really does...
No. No, it doesn't. Calling it "bone broth" is like shouting from the rooftops "I just follow the latest food fads and don't know anything but what I see on the Internet in click-bait articles."
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You can't be pho-real.Zengrizzly wrote: »Are you pho-king kidding me? lol See what I did there?
I've made bone broth, it wasn't perfect, but I did it. What I will say is if you cook it for an extensive time (stock cooks for at least half the time) I had what I thought was a tastier broth than when I've made stock.lynn_glenmont wrote: »"Organic" is neither here nor there. Gelatin or collagen is supposed to help with this, and a friend of mine swears that it does, but it's hard to tell for sure.
When did "bone broth" become a thing, by the way? Of course you put bones in when you make stock! I never imagined there was any other way to do it.
It sounds cooler when you call it "bone broth." It really does...
No. No, it doesn't. Calling it "bone broth" is like shouting from the rooftops "I just follow the latest food fads and don't know anything but what I see on the Internet in click-bait articles."
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It depends on how you make stock. Many people let them simmer a good long time.1 -
Many of us have probably read this MFP article about this fine fellow (Eric Naiman) who lost a lot of weight using MFP. So inspiring!
I note that he ends up looking incredibly fit, and I love seeing his emerging smile. But, yes, he appears to have a bit of excess skin. I can imagine that it would take a year or more for your body to fully equilibrate after losing a lot of weight. Also, you want to make damn sure you aren't going to gain the weight back. But the true remedy, if desired by the individual, is probably surgery.0
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