DIY Herbal Broth for Balance [Video]

I’ve got a delicious and nutritious treat to share with you today!

Our resident herbalist Tara has put together a video for an easy-to-make medicinal broth that’s packed with healing ingredients. (The best part is that you can tweak it to fit your family’s dietary needs and tastebuds, which is always a plus.)

Drinking herbal broth on a regular basis is one of the simplest ways to get concentrated herbal healing into your diet every day. Whether you put some in a bottle and drink it at work or you use it as a base for your favorite dishes, you’re benefiting from the medicinal qualities of up to 10 herbs and veggies that you may be missing from your regular old diet.

Think of a broth as a really strong tea. You can boost digestion, overall feelings of balance, strengthen your immune system and calm your mind in just a few sips.

I hope you enjoy this soul-nourishing recipe as much as we do!

Ingredients:

• 8-12 Cups of Water
• 1 Large Onion, Chopped in Half
• 2 Carrots, Chopped 
• 1 Stalk of Celery Chopped
• 3 Large strips of any seaweed per 1 Cupe (Kombu, Alaria, or Digitata Kelp Seaweed are some solid options) 
• 1-2 Cups Cup Mushrooms- dried or fresh is fine (Shiitake, Porcini, Reishi, Lions Mane are a few good starters)
• 1/4 Cup Calendula Flowers
• 1 Cup Loose Nettle Leaf
• 3 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger, chopped
• 4 Cloves Garlic, crushed 
• 1-2 Tablespoons Fresh Turmeric Root or add 1 Tablespoon Powdered
• Optional but recommended: 1 Tablespoon each Burdock Root, Dandelion Root & Astragalus
• Meat-eater option: add bones to the broth with 1/8 cup of apple cider vinegar and let it cook in a slow cooker for at least 12 hours. 

Preparation: 

This recipe can be made in a slow cooker or on your stovetop. If using a slow cooker, set it on low for 8 hours or overnight-this is usually how I make my broths!

1. Combine all ingredients in a large pot and simmer on very low heat/flame for 4-8 hours.
2. Strain and press as much goodness as possible through a mesh sieve. 
3. Salt to taste
4. add a squeeze of lemon 
5. Add a tablespoon of Miso if desired (don’t simmer or boil miso as it is alive! Mix it into warm broth.)

PRO-TIP: If using a combination of mushrooms, know that certain mushrooms have a more bitter flavor, like reishi, so add a smaller amount if you are sensitive to bitterness.

Where to find the herbs: 

Many of the dried herbs/flowers and mushrooms can be purchased online from places like mountainroseherbs.com. But as always, work with what you’ve got and what’s in season in your area.

Stay curious,

Nick Polizzi
Host of Remedy: Ancient Medicine for Modern Illness
& Founder of The Sacred Science

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