May 6th, 2010

Is Your Cookware Slowly Killing Your Brain? (Video)

More than half of the cookware on the market today is made from aluminum. This is because aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is used frequently with non-stick pots and pans. The makers of aluminum cookware warn against storing highly acidic or salty foods in aluminum cookware. Foods such as tomato sauce or citrus fruits that are in contact with cookware for a long period of time will absorb aluminum. Aluminum foil has the same effect and should be avoided for storing acidic or salty foods

Aluminum is abundant in our environment. It is the third most abundant element in the earth’s crust; oxygen is #1, silicon is #2.  Aluminum is in our air, water and soil, and therefore in the plants and animals we eat. Because every time we breathe, eat or drink we take small quantities of aluminum into our bodies, our bodies have highly effective natural functions to remove the amount of aluminum we are exposed to in the natural environment.  The problem is we are being over exposed to aluminum.

The biggest source of aluminum actually comes from our municipal water supplies. Many municipal water supplies are treated with both aluminum sulfate and aluminum fluoride. And if your water is fluoridated, the situation is even worse. The National Institutes of Environmental Heath Sciences NIEHS acknowledged that fluoride has been observed to have synergistic effects on the toxicity of aluminum. They found boiling fluoridated tap water in an aluminum pan leached almost 200 parts per million ppm of aluminum into the water in 10 minutes and leaching of up to 600 PPM occurred with prolonged boiling. Using non-fluoridated water showed almost no leaching from aluminum pans.

The top sources of Aluminum are:

  • Municipal Water Supply
  • Medication
  • Soda from aluminum cans
  • Cookware
  • Aluminum Foil

    • Other sources of aluminum exposure include

  • table salt which is industrial sodium chloride–use a natural salt instead
  • baking powder 5 to 70 milligrams of sodium aluminum sulfate per teaspoon and baked goods and packaged baking mixes containing baking powder check your natural food store for aluminum-free baking powder and natural baking mixes and baked goods made with aluminum-free baking powder
  • antiperspirants containing aluminum chlorohydrate again, check your natural food store for aluminum-free deodorants
  • anti-dandruff preparations magnesium aluminum silicate or aluminum lauryl sulfate
  • feminime douches aluminum salts

    • As our population continues to age the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to increase by 70 percent, says Dr. Mercola who correctly points out that “Alzheimer’s disease is NOT a normal part of aging, and there are ways to reduce your chances of getting the disease.”

    He recommends eating a nutritious diet with lots of fresh vegetables and few grains and sugars, regular exercise, avoiding mercury, and avoiding aluminum. Researchers have also found that continued mental stimulation is associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s. All these recommendations are part of good overall health maintenance.

    A person using un-coated aluminum pans for all cooking and food storage every day would take in an estimated 3.5 milligrams of aluminum daily.” By contrast, “one antacid tablet can contain 50 milligrams of aluminum or more, and it is not unusual for a person with an upset stomach to consume more than 1,000 milligrams, or 1 gram, of aluminum per day. A buffered aspirin tablet may contain about 10 to 20 milligrams of aluminum.” If you use these products, look for aluminum-free antacids and plain, non-buffered aspirin.

    Here are the advantages to the cookware we use at our home:
    * Made of lightweight ceramic 100% inorganic materials — this innovative non-reactive material is the key element in cookware longevity
    * You can’t scratch the cooking surface — even when cooking with metal utensils and cleaning with industrial steel wool
    * You don’t have to be concerned about damage due to meltdown of the cookware — helps reduce risk of stove damage and fire
    * Cookware can withstand very high temperatures (2700° F) — steel melts at 2200° F
    * Cookware surface will never flake off into your food
    * Cleanup is a breeze — keeping your cookware in top shape is a key factor in having it potentially last a lifetime

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