(Archive) 69. Sharon Brown of Bonafide Provisions on Gut Health and Immunity

Sharon Brown’s middle son, Blake, was a perfectly healthy baby until at six months old, he developed a sinus infection and was put on antibiotics. Thanks to old school Western medicine, he pretty much lived on antibiotics for the next 5-6 years, battling chronic sinus infections, ear infections and respiratory infections. When his teacher informed Sharon that Blake likely had Attention Deficit Disorder and would benefit from being on Ritalin, Sharon, a Clinical Nutritionist herself, wondered if maybe he was just unable to focus because he felt so miserable all the time. She decided to take matters into her own hands to stop the downward spiral of conventional medicine. She started to research alternative remedies for inflammation and infection and thus cracked opened the world of gut health. Once she learned about the powerful gut-healing benefits of bone broth, it was a game changer for Blake. In 2011 Sharon and her husband (a chef! lucky lady...) launched Bonafide Provisions with the mission of making traditionally-prepared bone broth available to all those who need it.

Now Bonafide is offering more than broth- since airing this episode they have rolled out certified organic broth-based soups and Keto broth with MCT oil to boot!

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Sharon Brown talks about...

-Throwing everything out of her family’s pantry including grains and sugar

-Sneaking bone broth into everything Blake consumed, and how he hasn’t been on antibiotics since--he’s 19 now

-How Blake’s healing led to her studying nutrition and helping lots of people heal their gut including people with Crohn’s disease

-The crucial statistic that nobody knows--85% of your immune system is in your gut

-The Siamese twin relationship between your brain and your gut

-Why doctors aren’t prescribing bone broth--spoiler alert, it’s all about big pharma

-The movement of vegans and vegetarians turning to bone broth--and chicken is the gateway meat

-How to shop for bone broth and why it absolutely, 100%, without a doubt, belongs in the frozen section

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