Thanks for that tip! I plan on trying it after that hearty recommendation. 🙂

sorry, but there is no scientific basis for that claim. gelatin is nothing but peptides and proteins and carries no inherent danger. side effects are mild and include stomach upset, stomach gas and bloating. however, agar carries the warnings of: do not use if pregnant or breast feeding, do not use if you have an esophageal or bowel obstruction or difficulty swallowing, agar increases rate of dehydration in electrolytic solutions and when taken with foods that contain tannic acids, do not use if you have thyroid problems because of the high iodine content, do not use if you take oral medications. not only that, but it has been known to cause adverse reactions in people who are allergic to seafood. just because you find it distasteful to use animal products doesn’t mean the alternative is healthier.

Agar Agar is not necessarily healthy for everyone, as it is a red seaweed, would likely be in the family of carrageenan which I and a lot of other peoples bodies cannot be tolerated. I choose to use fish gelatin myself.

I suspect Shelley meant Great Lakes; there is a link in the recipe if you click ‘gelatin’. Great Lakes is one of the most used gelatin brands promoted on healthy living sites. Green Pastures is also a brand name of a company that makes fermented cod liver oil, also frequently seen on sites like this. 🙂 Happy gelling!

I get my information from numerous places, including the Weston A Price Foundation. This article by Dr. Kayla Daniel (PhD in Nutritional Sciences and Anti-Aging Therapies and is a clinical nutritionist (CCN)) has many of the claims I have made in this recipe post. Granted, my claims on the benefits of gelatin are very succinct as this is basically a recipe for homemade jello.

Although I will say that ‘healing digestion’ was a mistype and should have been ‘healing digestive tract’ or something to that effect.

http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/why-broth-is-beautiful-essential-roles-for-proline-glycine-and-gelatin/

Absolute nonsense!!!!

Plus – you can’t “heal” digestion. Heal part of the digestive system (e.g. stomach) perhaps but the phrase heal digestion makes no sense. And the benefits of gelatine listed are absolute nonsense Tamara. There is circumstantial evidence that gelatine peptides may help with stomach ulcer treatment but it does not detoxify the liver (the term detoxify is used far to often these days and has no relevance here). Gelatine is not great for muscle building. I never post comments on sites but your distinct lack of knowledge on this has infuriated me. You present these ‘facts’ which are nothing of the sort.

Before you reply stating I know nothing, I am a biomedical researcher in the fields of biomedicine and nutrition. I know what I am talking about.