Cookware matters because it can be a hidden source of toxins and while you’re doing all the work to source your foods well to reduce toxins and eat enough nourishing foods, you don’t want your cookware to be setting you back towards your goals of optimal health.
Cookware to Avoid include
Non-stick cookware
Teflon
Because they contain PolyFluorochemicals
Which is a lipophobic byproduct that resists oil, which allows for the non-stick quality
Unfortunately these chemicals ever break down
Another place they are found is in the lining of microwave popcorn bags
Nonstick cookware is linked to cancer and liver damage
And has been found in 99% of babies tested
Isn’t that frightening?
Next up is Aluminum cookware
Neurotoxic and has been linked to brain disorders
Lastly, Plastic utensils and storage containers
These unfortunately leach plastics into your foods
And can be Endocrine disrupting because the plastics look like our hormones and can bind with our receptors, like estrogen receptors and make you body think it has more estrogen than it does
Instead, we would like you to use
Cast iron and enameled cast iron (like Lodge, Staub and Le Creuset)
Stainless steel (like All-Clad)
And only one kind of ceramic cookware meets our standards and that is one is Xtrema. X T R E M A
A trick for helping cast iron, stainless steel and ceramic pans to perform as non-stick is to make sure you give them a couple minutes to come up to temperature and use plenty of whatever cooking fat you are using to cook with.
We also recommend you favort Glass and stainless food storage containers like snap-ware
And Stasher bags are a great alternative to traditional zip-lock bags
