Ceramic Cookware Frees Your Food From Heavy Metals

Do you know that ceramic cookware can liberate you from heavy metals leaching their way into your food?

Made of ceramic clay and natural materials, ceramic cookware has been shown to be a safe, eco-friendly alternative to Teflon, aluminum and metal cookware, which are feared in many studies to leach aluminum, copper, nickel, and trace metals into your food.

“The dangers of Teflon are well-known, and aluminum remains a heavy offender,” says top natural health expert Dr. Joseph Mercola, warning that “the higher the temperature you use, the more danger you put yourself at” with these popular metal cookware mostly touted for their non-stick properties.
The Truth about Teflon and Metal Cookware

Dr. Mercola, an Illinois-based osteopathic physician and surgeon who has reached millions worldwide through Mercola.com, cites the 2009 Heavy Metal Leaching Test, which shows common cookware types – aluminum tea kettle, speckled metal bakeware, and non-stick anodized aluminum, to name a few – leaching aluminum, iron, cobalt, or other heavy metals into food while cooking.

“This not only affects taste and quality of food, but also puts you at risk of toxins and subsequent health problems,” adds Dr. Mercola.

The health expert explains that once heated, Teflon and other non-stick pans will “quickly reach temperatures” at which toxic fumes release into the air. “And it doesn’t take too much heat to do this – the coating begins to break down and release toxins at a temperature of only 446° F,” Dr. Mercola says.

Teflon is particularly implicated in increased instances of the following:
• Cancer in the pancreas, liver, testicles and mammary glands
• Thyroid problems
• Miscarriages
• Weaker immune systems
• Low organ weights

Aluminum, on the other hand, is found to be a causal factor suspect in Alzheimer’s disease.

Go the Ceramic Cookware Way In the Kitchen!

Dr. Mercola says, however, that you should never be complacent about your cookware especially with these dangers.

“You’re doing everything you can for your health by eating as much raw and unprocessed food as possible. Why not throw out those metal cooking pans out of the window now and make the necessary change in your food preparation?” Dr. Mercola says.

He recommends ceramic cookware, made from ceramic clay and the “the Earth’s natural water” and said to have the following benefits:

• Non-reactive. Ceramic cookware has a cooking surface that emits no odors or gases, even if cooking temperature goes beyond 2500° F.
• No leaching! It also has no heavy metals or chemicals that possibly leaches into your food and adversely affects your health.
• Energy saver. This cookware also has the potential to retain heat efficiently, helping you save up on energy and electricity costs.
• Lightweight. Unlike its metal counterparts, ceramic cookware could also be more lightweight and handy, enabling you to do more in the kitchen.

Go Beyond “Non-Stick and Popular”

“It is also ideal that your cookware undergoes natural molding and burning methods and is fired in clean, natural gas-powered kilns,” Dr. Mercola says, also advocating eco-friendly processes in cookware production.

“Being truly healthy doesn’t end in the food you choose to eat. The pans and skillets you choose to prepare your meals with count a lot – they affect the safety and quality of your ingredients at the end of the day,” says Dr. Mercola, pushing for smart cookware choices and “not to be swayed by the non-stick and popular, yet potentially hazardous to your health.”