Last update and review: November 6, 2020.
A short summary.
A meat and vegetable bouillon, similar to French “consommé”, is another dietary option to explore, in particular, for people who struggle with digestive issues.
Consulting practice. A case study:
An attempt to reintroduce vegetables resulted in debilitating bloating. “Slow carbs” also provoked debilitating bloating. “Wild type” intake of meat/protein on zero carb, that is at least 1.4 kilos, is incompatible with sleep. What to do next? We recommended: “safe carbs” + protein. To address: minerals.
The last point in the paragraph above is “to address minerals”. Supplementing with minerals is, however, challenging. Acceptable supplements are hardly available. What else can be a source of minerals?
Cooking vegetables will result in leakage of some minerals and other useful molecules into the bouillon. There is no need to eat vegetables themselves if they cause problems with digestion. But the bouillon can be consumed. It may not be the ideal way to enrich your diet in minerals, but it is a step in the right direction.
Some points to keep in mind when preparing a meat and vegetable bouillon.
Make sure that the meat that you will use to cook your bouillon is fresh. Histamine accumulates in meat that is stored even at 5 degrees Celsius (on a shelf of a supermarket). Heat does not deactivate histamine.
Physiological Literacy: Histamine.
75 mg of pure liquid oral histamine–a dose found in normal meals–can provoke immediate as well as delayed symptoms in 50% of healthy females.
“We conclude that 75 mg of pure liquid oral histamine–a dose found in normal meals–can provoke immediate as well as delayed symptoms in 50% of healthy females without a history of food intolerance.”
Histamine cannot be eliminated by heat (including retorting) or freezing.
FDA on histamine: “once histamine is produced, it cannot be eliminated by heat (including retorting) or freezing.”
Only fresh meat to be used.
So, if there is any suspicion that a piece of meat that you are contemplating has been sitting on a shelf of a supermarket or of a farmers market for a long time, do not buy it.
The end product should resemble a “clear bouillon” similar to French consommé.
High fat diets are currently popular, and there is a belief that fat is a perfect “healthy” and “clean” fuel. At The New Neander’s Medical, we, however, believe that excessive dietary fat is rarely desirable.
Several images below, that we found around the web, will give you an idea of how the end product may look.
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins. 
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins. 
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins. 
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins. 
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins. 
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins. 
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins. 
Meat and vegetables bouillon or “consommé”. – By The New Neander’s Medical. Image source: Internet search engins.
Use longer cooking times.
Prolonged cooking can not deactivate histamine, but it can partially deactivates some other undesirable molecules, notably, bacterial lilpopeptides (BLP) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS).
The New Neander’s Medical on January 6, 2020:
Consulting practice. There are puzzling cases where digestive troubles are associated with the intake of meat and protein foods. Causes? Activators of the immune toll-like receptors TLR2 and TLR4 (BLP, LPS) build up during storage at 5 degree Celsius, still active after cooking.
Consider adding spices.
Cutolo M, Nikiphorou E, 2018 (1):
Red hot chili peppers (capsaicin) have been suggested to play anti-inflammatory roles by increasing anti-inflammatory macrophages (M2) and modulating the neuroimmune response.
The New Neander’s Medical on October 15, 2020:
An interesting reference list (linked) on pepper and piperine. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF PIPERINE
Conclusions.
When improving digestive health is the goal, adjustments in food choices, ways of cooking, timing of meals and meal composition are often more effective than other interventions, for example, more effective than probiotics and antimicorbials.
When choices of foods are limited by abnormal reactions of the digestive system, meat and vegetable bouillon may be a welcome addition to a diet. The feedback that we have on meat and vegetables bouillon from our consulting clients and community is generally positive. Try it and let us know if it worked for you.
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Selected references:
1. Cutolo M, Nikiphorou E.RMD Open2018;4:e000591.