This is Part 1! Be sure to listen to Part 2 also.
Who knew gelatin could be so beautiful (see that book cover below)… or so marvelously healing? As Sylvie McCracken found out, gelatin is one of the foods we should all be eating more of. It’s crucial for many aspects of our health including bones, teeth, skin, and more.
A celebrity personal assistant by day and writer/chef/mom by night and weekend, Sylvie blogs at Hollywood Homestead. She’s the author of the new and beautiful book, The Gelatin Secret. (I highly recommend it!)
Gelatin is a secret no more, thanks to Sylvie’s great work!
Get to know Sylvie, her family, and more about gelatin through the links and information below, and of course through this podcast (which is part 1 of 2). Check out Part 2 here. Plus… the tip of the week!
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An Announcement and Welcome to Survival Mom Listeners!
My podcast is now in the line-up at The Survival Mom Radio Network. I’m so excited to join the ladies over there (many are great friends).
What does this mean for you? Not much, except…
1) My episodes will be shorter from here on out. I’m changing them from around an hour each to about 30 minutes. I am actually very happy about this because it’s easier for most people to find time for a half hour show. (Before making this change, I had already visited with Sylvie for around an hour — thus why I’m breaking this one up into two parts.)
2) Over at Survival Mom radio, my episodes will air on Wednesdays. This will affect you if you listen from there. If you listen from here, the episodes will continue to go up on Friday.
And a big, big welcome to everyone coming over from Survival Mom radio!
Tip of the Week: Eat More Gelatin
This tip totally makes sense with us talking about gelatin today, so here’s your assignment: eat more of it! How to eat it? Well, you can start with consuming more broth/stock from pastured animals. That’s the most basic way. You can also add it to your tea or supplement a cup of broth more of it. Finally, you can cook with it — perhaps in the Kombucha Jello (pictured above) or in this Chocolate Custard or detoxifying herbal gelatin gummies. Sylvie’s book The Gelatin Secret contains even more recipes and ideas!
Listener Question
This week’s questions come from Kristin:
“I have two questions.
1) When soaking the beans, you give the alternative of adding baking soda to the soak water. Is this in place of the acid medium or in addition to the acid medium? Wouldn’t baking soda neutralize the acid medium? What exactly is the acid medium doing that plain water won’t do?
2) What is the difference between soaking beans and soaking grains? You state the bean soak water must be discarded, but that is not true of the grain soaking water as you say it is OK to cook in the grain soaking water. Why? What happened to the phytates? Were they converted into something else?”
My answers are in the podcast, plus here are links that pertain:
- Free Video Series
- Fundamentals eCourse (which teaches this more in-depth)
- Fundamentals eBook
About Sylvie McCracken and Hollywood Homestead
Sylvie is a celebrity personal assistant and mom of 3 by day, paleo enthusiast and author by night. She and stay-at-home-dad hubby, Eric, each lost over 65 pounds with paleo and continue to improve their family’s health with food and lifestyle tweaks. Sylvie blogs at Hollywood Homestead. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram. Sylvie’s first eBook, The Paleo Survival Guide, has helped thousands of families succeed with paleo. Sylvie just released her second eBook, The Gelatin Secret.
About “The Gelatin Secret” — Sylvie’s eBook
“This revolutionary eBook reveals what you MUST know about gelatin and its powerful ability to transform your health and beauty — naturally! I’ve turned to the proven gelatin secrets and recipes that my husband and I used to lose over 60 punds each in the very first year of embracing a real foods diet. I’ve distilled the essential facts that you need to know down into an easy practical eBook that will help anyone turn the tide on all manner of health problems. What you’ll find revealed in this one-of-a-kind eBook are all the simple, time-tested facts and recipes to know in order to turn bone, joint, dental, gut, brain, hair, skin, beauty and weight loss problems on their head. –Sylvie McCracken, author of The Gelatin Secret.”
Click here for more info or to buy now.
Sylvie is also the author of The Paleo Survival Guide.
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Links Mentioned
- Hollywood Homestead — Sylvie’s blog
- The Gelatin Secret — Sylvie’s book
- Hollywood Homestead on Facebook
- Hollywood Homestead on Twitter
- Hollywood Homestead on Pinterest
- Hollywood Homestead on Instagram
- Sylvie’s health journey — blog post
- Kombucha Jello (pictured above) — made with gelatin
- Chocolate Custard — made with gelatin
- Recommended Gelatin brands — Great Lakes or Bernard Jensen
- Great Lakes collagen — dissolves easily
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I refuse to eat meat and byproducts of meat that I don’t know for sure have been raised and slaughtered humanely. Thus, my family and I raise our own pork, beef, chicken, duck and goat dairy. And we slaughter it all too, except for the beef…perhaps done day we’ll be at that point!
My question is: where can I find s gelatin powder that is certified under my conditions? I grew up on Knox, but I’m not interested in using products like that now.
Please help! I love gelatin based desserts and would like to incorporate the powder into more of my diet, in addition to the broths we already eat.
Thank you!
Amy, I don’t know of a source of gelatin that is pastured. I’m sorry! We buy Great Lakes which is kosher. I’d suggest you contact them to inquire more into their standards.
I’m also trying to locate a source of pastured gelatin and I’ve never used gelatin or collagen before. I’ve read that low-heat processing is best and that, in general, the processing plants don’t use milk cows for gelatin, so they aren’t given hormones anyway. Are you familiar with the Vital Proteins company? http://www.vitalproteins.com/
Thanks
Hi, Rebecca — I have heard of this company and have a dear friend who recommends this gelatin. I have not used it myself but I would if I had the opportunity.
I did not listen, but was wondering if your gelatin can come from bone broth and not worry about buying packaged gelatin?
Kim — Of course! If you eat plenty of bone broth from pastured animals, you’re all set!
I’ve found acid mediums toughen beans and I believe I looked into the soaking and found that soaking in salt water works well for digestibility. Do you have thoughts on using salt?
Amy, I haven’t looked into salt water soaking for beans. However, if acid toughens beans, I leave it out and soak without that and/or let the soaking go longer so there’s a bit of a fermentation happening. (Then rinse well and cook.)
Thanks for your question!
Hi Wardee, I have a question about Great Lakes unflavored gelatin. I purchased in the red container – unflavored from beef hide, I purchased it specifically for my husband’s health but he pasted away before I made use of it. The question is – is it the one you would use I’m not clear on it or that its from hide? Would you drink this as well, it does say on the container, but I do like regular bone broth. Sorry I’m probably confusing. Thank you
I am on you mailing list and have followed you for some time – since I think Simple Lives Thursday’s.
Hi Vicky,
I’m sorry for your loss.
We do recommend Great Lakes gelatin and collagen.
Yes you can drink gelatin or add to your favorite beverages or broth.
~Vicki, TCS Customer Success Team