Bone broth is more than just a comfort food – at its core, it’s a collagen-abundant stock. 

A long, gentle simmer of bones and connective tissue releases gelatin (denatured collagen), amino acids such as glycine, proline, and glutamine, and modest amounts of minerals like calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus, as well as anti-inflammatory compounds. Think of it as a nutrient-dense base that can complement (not replace) your daily skincare fundamentals.

Here’s the easy way to explain it: the collagen you eat doesn’t travel straight to your skin as collagen. Your digestive system breaks it into amino acids and small peptides. Those circulate in the bloodstream and become what your fibroblasts use to build your own collagen. 

In other words, you’re not “adding” collagen to skin – you’re supplying the building blocks needed to make collagen.

When adding a collagen-packed staple like bone broth, we often see a familiar pattern backed by lots of studies: hydroxyproline levels rise (a marker of collagen turnover), and skin hydration and dermal density greatly improve over time. Support the gut, lower background inflammation, and the skin follows suit – it becomes calmer, clearer, and quicker to repair itself.

It’s a simple, comforting way to back up the work your daily Trifecta routine is already doing.

The day after a roast means a pot on the stove, low and slow, filled with bones, aromatics, and time. It can be as simple as bones, an onion, and water simmering away without any effort at all, or if you want more depth, you can add herbs, roasted vegetables, or spices. The beauty is that the process works no matter how minimal you keep it.

This is a family ritual that we have adapted to our own taste, turning our leftovers into a practical, comforting, and easy meal. We leave on the stove for the day, and it becomes part of our weekly rotation, a collagen-rich broth supportive of gut health and the skin.

Here’s the recipe for our family-approved bone broth: a straightforward, flexible method for releasing collagen and achieving clean flavor without a lot of fuss.

Here’s how Neda turns our bone broth recipe into a quick, post-workout reset. It’s light but satisfying – warm spices, turmeric, ginger, and garlic to settle inflammation, mushrooms for added depth, and mineral-rich kelp noodles for a dose of easy fuel. Ten minutes cooking on top of the stove, and you’ve got a calming, skin-supportive bowl – or mug – you’ll actually look forward to.

• Bone broth base
• Turmeric
• Ginger
• Garlic clove, minced
• Sliced mushrooms
• Cup of kelp noodles
  

Warm to a simmer, then mix in turmeric, ginger, and garlic, cooking for 2-3 minutes. Toss in the mushrooms; cook for 3-4 minutes, until tender. Add kelp noodles and cook for 1-2 minutes to heat through.

Bone broth is incredibly versatile:

• Sip warm in the afternoon to support overall gut health
• Use as a base for other nourishing soups or stews
• Add to sauces to increase depth and nutrition
• Combine with roasted vegetables for a vitamin A-rich blended soup
• Enjoy post-workout with noodles and mushrooms, as Neda does

A delicious mug of bone broth a day goes a long way in supporting internal skin repair.

Not everyone cooks with animal products, and even in homes that do, vegetable scraps are often an overlooked source of skin-supportive nutrition. On big cooking weekends, trimmings that usually hit the trash – rich in minerals, antioxidants, and gentle aromatics – can become a clean, versatile vegan vegetable stock that supports overall wellness and the skin from within.

In our kitchen, we keep a reusable freezer bag for scraps. When we prep meals, the trimmings go in. By the end of the week, there’s enough for a pot of flavorful, plant-based stock.

What to Save

These plant pieces contain polyphenols, carotenoids, and minerals that complement skin barrier-supportive nutrition.

• Onions & shallots: papery skins, tops, root ends
• Scallions: greens and any unused portions
• Garlic: skins and trimmed ends
• Carrots: peels, tips, and root ends
• Celery: tops and ends (use leaves sparingly or save for salads)
• Leeks: dark green tops and root ends (rinse well)
• Mushrooms: stems and trims (shiitake, cremini, etc.)
• Tomatoes: skins, seeds, cores, and pulp
• Fennel: fronds and bulb trimmings (use lightly)
• Ginger: peel and thin slices

What to Skip

These ingredients tend to overpower a gentle veggie stock. They can turn the broth bitter, sulfur-heavy, or overly sharp, which interferes with the clean, mineral-rich flavor you want.

• Brassicas: broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts
• Bitter greens: kale, mustard greens
• Bell peppers and potato peels
• Strong herbs: aromatics like cilantro or lemongrass, unless intentional
• Most cabbages: Napa in small amounts is acceptable

This mineral-rich, antioxidant-packed stock can be used in soups, stews, grains, or sipped warm for its anti-inflammatory compounds, which support healthy cellular turnover and overall metabolic balance. A good vegetable stock also becomes the foundation for countless meals:

• Blend with roasted squash or carrots for a vitamin-rich soup
• Cook grains (rice, quinoa, farro) for extra depth and minerals
• Simmer with miso, mushrooms, or seaweed for a quick, nourishing bowl
• Reduce to make a flavorful base for light sauces
• Sip warm in the afternoon as a plant-based reset
  
  

One principle I often remind patients of: healthy skin is built from the inside out and the outside in. What you eat matters just as much as what you apply. This is where the synergy between collagen-supportive nutrition and the KaramMD Trifecta becomes ultra-powerful: 

Fuel the system, then give skin the right signals – day after day.

How the Trifecta Stimulates Natural Collagen Production

Trifecta is formulated to support skin biology at every step of the way:

• Rinse Daily Cleanser maintains an optimally acidic pH so actives penetrate and the skin barrier stays intact.
• Quench Vitamin C Serum delivers stable vitamin C to drive collagen synthesis, defend against UV-induced oxidative stress, and improve firmness.
• Illuminate Anti-Aging Cream provides a gentle, time-released retinoid to calibrate cell turnover, strengthen the dermal matrix, and stimulate fibroblasts.
  

Vitamin C and retinoids are among the most studied, validated ingredients for rebuilding collagen. They signal fibroblasts to produce new, well-organized collagen (neocollagenesis), smoothing texture, brightening tone, and improving resilience when used consistently.

The best results come from a holistic rhythm. Building your own stock – bone-based or plant-based – is practical, sustainable, nutrient-dense, and ultra-satisfying. It lays a foundation for meals that support gut health, calm inflammation, and provide raw materials the skin needs.

• Bone broth supplies amino acids (glycine, proline, glutamine) that your body uses to build collagen internally.
• Trifecta provides the signals (vitamin C + retinoid) that tell skin to convert those materials into stronger, healthier collagen.

It’s a true inside-out + outside-in approach.

Bone broth delivers the building blocks. Trifecta delivers the instructions. Your skin does the rest. As you gather with family this Thanksgiving season, I hope this recipe inspires simple, repeatable habits – nourish from within, treat skin consistently, and let time do its work.