CHICKEN BROTH (Grandmas Cure All)

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OK... this may sound a bit strange:P


The shipping and receiving industry has given me its share of opportunity as far as overages and shortages. In the case of perishable goods - an overage of product could usually result in the instruction to destroy perfectly good foods. Sad but true. In these cases I try to prevent waste.

This having been said... I have currently found myself with an excess of chicken broth... which I have been ordered to destroy by word of the manufacturer. A few weeks ago I was feeling a bit under the weather here in the office... possibly the onset of a slight cold or flu. Giving heed to the old word that chicken broth promotes the strengthening of the immune system, I helped myself to a can. The next day I consumed another. And the next. It's been a couple weeks now and I've grown quite accustomed to chicken broth and find myself including it as a part of my lunch break everyday. I drink it from a cup as I would a cup of TheraFlu or any other heated medication. I must say I feel healthier. As an asthmatic who as suffered from the disease his whole life, never gaining the relief from the "growing out of it" as my pediatricians would all insist, I have noticed a DISTINCT decrease in any tightenings of the chest or restlessness associated with asthma.
Reading into this I have found the verdict to be mixed. Some say it is the temperature of the soup that is beneficial and you could gain the same result from tea. Others say there are healing enzymes released that affect the production of mucus and white blood cells.

Civil - as the Sage on the forefront of the matter of health - what can you tell about this? Is it only mind over matter? (speaking for my case). Or is there in fact a healing property found in the broth? ...something perhaps in chicken - in much the same way tryptophan is found in turkey?

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Peace M,

I have heard of chicken broth being regarded as an infamous anti-cold medicine. When it comes to its efficacy and veracity, first and foremost (from a scientific standpoint), I would have to study the manner in which the "healing enzymes" implement these health providing benefits. Which specific enzymes and how do they affect the immunologic system. The temperature of the substance most definitely plays a crucial role in the effect. This is due to the heat's liquefaction of excess mucous in our upper respiratory tract. Have you ever noticed how we drip from the nose upon consumption of a hot food, or from being outside in the cold? With the above in mind, I can understand how temperature contributes to the loosening of excess mucous and resulting in relief.

Most honestly, I cannot say whether chicken broth has these ostensible healing qualities or not. But then again, can it be more effective then, let's say, hot lemon juice with raw honey, or Echinacea tea? There are herbs that can act as bronchi-dilators and expectorants (in the presence of sputum) which are taken by asthmatics, as well as other specific nutrients.

And, just to let you know, I do not agree with the consumption of animal products. However, the above response was not a bias in favor of vegetarianism. I tried to be as honest as possible.

Hopefully, you will find the above helpful. Nonetheless, if there is any questions, please send them my way and let's continue the build!

In Peace,

I-Son

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M97 said:

...something perhaps in chicken - in much the same way tryptophan is found in turkey?

all protiens contain tryptophan



PEACe

[CIVILISON]

Peace,

Tryptophan is an amino acid. Proteins are organic compounds which are comprised of amino acids (much like atoms are the building blocks of matter). There are 22 or so amino acids, 8 are essential. Rich sources of tryptophan include meat articles (such as turkey) dates and bananas (plant sources, there is a few more but I cannot recall at the moment). Anyway, I still understand the implication of your statement regarding this specific amino acid, M.

In Peace,

I-Son