People are always a little surprised when I tell them I'm a dentist — and I make bone broth for a living.
But the more I learned about systemic health, the more it made sense to me. The mouth is the beginning of the gut. What happens in your digestive system shows up everywhere: your skin, your energy, your immune function, even your mood.
And most of us have guts that are quietly struggling.
What Is Leaky Gut — and Why Does It Matter?
Your gut lining is a single layer of cells — just one cell thick — that acts as a barrier between your digestive tract and your bloodstream. When that lining is compromised (from stress, processed foods, antibiotics, or simply modern life), it becomes permeable. Things that shouldn't enter the bloodstream do. Your immune system goes into overdrive. Inflammation becomes your baseline.
This is what's often called "leaky gut," and research suggests it's connected to everything from bloating and fatigue to autoimmune conditions and brain fog.
How Bone Broth Heals the Gut Lining
Bone broth is rich in three things your gut lining specifically needs to repair and maintain itself:
• Gelatin — derived from collagen, it coats and soothes the gut lining, helping to seal permeability
• Glutamine — an amino acid that is literally the preferred fuel source for intestinal cells
• Glycine — supports digestion, reduces inflammation, and helps regulate stomach acid
These aren't marketing claims. These are mechanisms supported by peer-reviewed research on gut barrier function and mucosal repair.
How Much Bone Broth Should You Drink Per Day?
For gut repair, most functional medicine practitioners recommend 1–2 cups daily — ideally first thing in the morning before anything else touches your gut. That's when the broth's amino acids and gelatin have the most unobstructed access to your intestinal lining.
Two weeks of consistent daily use is typically when people begin to notice meaningful shifts: better digestion, less bloating, improved energy, clearer skin. Consistency matters more than quantity.
Not All Bone Broth Delivers the Same Results
The quality of ingredients and the simmering time define whether what's in your cup actually works. To extract meaningful amounts of collagen, gelatin, and amino acids, bone broth needs to simmer for a minimum of 18–24 hours with acid — like apple cider vinegar — to draw nutrients out of the bones.
Shelf-stable bone broths are processed at high heat, which denatures much of the collagen. Powdered collagens are isolated proteins without the full complement of co-factors. What works is real broth, properly made and frozen at peak potency.
Our Miracle Bone Broth simmers for 24 hours from grass-finished beef bones with organic apple cider vinegar and aromatics. Our Golden Chicken Bone Broth uses pasture-raised chicken bones with turmeric and ginger — both frozen immediately after simmering to lock in every nutrient.
What I Actually Tell My Own Family
I started making Auïama because I wanted something I could give my three daughters — and myself — every single day without a second thought. A daily cup of Miracle Bone Broth is one of the simplest, most bioavailable ways to consistently support gut health. And on days when you need something more nourishing, our soups are built on that same bone broth base — so every bowl is doing double duty: feeding you and healing you.
Not a supplement. Not a powder. Real, slow-simmered bone broth and soups with nothing added that shouldn't be there.
Your 14-Day Gut Health Action Step
Try making bone broth part of your daily routine for two weeks. A warm cup in the morning before anything else hits your gut — or a bowl of soup at lunch instead of something processed. Notice how you feel. Your digestion, energy, and even skin may surprise you.
Your gut has been waiting for this.
With love,
Marianna
