Nourishing Broth began as an idea that came to our literary agent Mary Evans. Without her brainchild and subsequent follow-up, there would be no book. Many thanks to literary agent Mitchell S. Waters of Curtis Brown Ltd, who encouraged Kaayla Daniel to accept this mission.
The research for this book began back in 1997 when the late Luise Light, DSci, editor of New Age Journal, connected Kaayla with the late John F. Prudden, MD, DSci. Although Dr. Prudden died in 1998, and he and Kaayla never completed the book they’d hoped to write together on the healing power of cartilage, we are honored to share his important findings in Nourishing Broth.
H. Ira Fritz, PhD, encouraged Kaayla to study proline and glycine as part of her PhD program at the Union Institute and University. Her paper on this topic led to the article “Why Broth Is Beautiful,” first published in Wise Traditions, the journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation, in 2003. Mary G. Enig, PhD; Mitchell Ghen, PhD, DO; Barbara Dossey, RN, PhD; and Christina Jackson RN, PhD, also served on Kaayla’s doctoral committee, and were careful readers as well.
We are deeply indebted to Sylvia Onusic, PhD, who pulled many of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century studies identified by Dr. Gotthoffer at the Library of Congress so we could read the full texts and evaluate Dr. Gotthoffer’s conclusions. We now know for sure what we long suspected—Dr. Gotthoffer’s research was impeccable and his 1945 book Gelatin in Nutrition and Medicine an extraordinary legacy. We would also like to thank intern Anika Poli for research assistance in the summer of 2013.
Over the past few years our task has been eased with the support of more friends and colleagues than we could ever name, including Esther Blum, RD; Jonny Bowden, PhD; David Brownstein, MD; Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom(Na); Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD; Monica Corrado; Thomas S. Cowan, MD; the late Robert Crayhon; Debra Lynn Dadd; Donna Gates; Chris Masterjohn, PhD; Jenny McGruther; the late Shari Lieberman, PhD; Dr. Joseph Mercola; Sarah Pope; Randy Roach; Julia Ross; Mark Schauss; Stephanie Seneff, PhD; Ron Schmid, ND; JJ Virgin; and Louisa Williams, DC, ND. Without all of them, this book would still be simmering on the back burner.
Particular thanks go to Jessica Prentice of Three Stone Hearth, for arranging the analyses of lead levels in broth; and to Kim Schuette, CN, of Biodynamic Wellness, for her analyses of mineral levels in broth and the comparison of amino acids in short-cooked and long-cooked broth.
We would especially like to acknowledge the many people who have shared their stories and recipes, and Kathy Kramer and Tim Boyd at the Weston A. Price Foundation’s office, who helped us connect with these people. We especially appreciate Shantih Coro, RD, who helped set up numerous interviews with clients who were successfully healed with the help of broth. These stories are a healing gift to the world.
We both had the great pleasure of working with Karen Murgolo, VP and Editorial Director at Grand Central Life and Style, whose team edited this book with sensitivity, intelligence, and grace. We would particularly like to thank Kallie Shimek in managing editorial; Leda Scheintaub for copyediting (including a brilliant job on the recipes); Mary Woodin for illustrations; Brigid Pearson for art direction; and Sonya Safro for publicity. Pippa White and Morgan Hedden, editorial assistants to Karen Murgolo; and Brian McLendon, associate publisher in charge of marketing, both played invaluable roles.
Most of all we want to thank the home teams—Kaayla is deeply grateful to her two amazing children, Sunny and Kyrie Rose, who never complained about broth, bones, or a house littered with books and studies. Indeed, they continue to eat many bowls of soups and stews and cheerfully talk about it!
Sally appreciates the continuing support of her husband, Geoffrey, who also put up with the litter of papers and the time she spent on the book. He made many pots of soup during the process—good nourishing soup after a long day at the computer.
Particular thanks go to Sally’s daughter Sarah Fallon, who discovered Gotthoffer’s book Gelatin in Nutrition and Medicine in the UC Berkeley library in the mid-1990s. It was the book that provided the initial scientific validation of the traditional belief in broth as a nutritious, healing food.
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
Sally Fallon Morell
April 18, 2014