Some people still think buying products marketed as green, natural and even organic—with splashy bright green or clean-looking white labels—carrying words like “natural,” “eco-friendly,” or “no PCBs or parabens [or whatever]” is the answer to living naturally.
But flip to the back ingredient labels and 95 percent of the time you will encounter a lengthy paragraph full of synthetic chemical names you can’t pronounce let alone know the consequences of using them. This happens even with products labeled “organic,” so beware!
The fact is, according to the Breast Cancer Fund’s State of the Evidence Report, about 87,000 synthetic chemicals are registered in the U.S. today, and 1,000 or more are added each year. More than 90 percent of these have never been tested for their effects on human health. Does this seem scary? (more…)
Preserve minerals and cook fast meals, chemical-free!
Many of us are aware that what we eat is a key to enabling our bodies to function optimally in many intricate ways. We know the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diet, avoiding processed foods, choosing organic alternatives and reading the labels in search of only pure ingredients in literally everything we purchase—whether it’s for consumption, application on our bodies or even the tools and products we use in our everyday tasks.
A great way I have adopted to maintain my family’s health and ensure our food tastes marvelous is to prepare many of our meals using stainless steel pressure cookers (rather than Teflon, aluminum, or nonstick cookware, all of which harms our internal organs and our environment).
There are so many advantages to pressure cookers, yet they remain a mystery to many. To start with, since food is cooked quickly with pressure, more vitamins and minerals are maintained, and meats are far more tender. The flavors blend much more quickly in a pressure cooker, so the taste is superb as soon as you cook it—no need to wait overnight for spices and flavors to blend.
The best bonus for busy cooks is that a meal that takes 90 minutes or 2 hours to prepare the standard way can be ready in only 20 or 30 minutes (including only 10 minutes of cooking)! Imagine how much healthier your family can eat on a regular basis if your meals are that quick to prepare!
You can cook almost any type of food in a pressure cooker: meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, rice, sauces, soups, stews, deserts and more. And truthfully, anyone can cook gourmet with easy, free recipes from the Internet! Check here for the best stainless steel pressure cookers at great prices!
