As people become more aware of the harmful effects of cooking food in conventional cookware, cooking in crock pots is gaining popularity once again. Some might be surprised to learn that cooking in clay cookware is as old as human civilization. It is evident from ten thousand year old artifacts from great and powerful civilizations – you can find cookware and utensils made from clay.
It changed only a few decades ago when manufacturers began using metals and chemical-laden ceramics to make cookware. They were probably unaware of the long-term side effects of cooking on such toxic cookware.
Why are metals and ceramics unhealthy to cook with?
Metals are reactive by nature and food is a biochemical entity. During cooking, heat acts as a catalyst and metal ions react with nutrients in food to form toxic compounds. Ceramics contain metal oxides that leach metal ions in a similar way. These contaminants begin to accumulate in the body’s organs and in the blood: the immune system is compromised and our body begins to get sick. These contaminants contribute to health problems ranging from minor infections to deadly diseases like cancer.
How do clay cookware heal your body?
Clay is naturally non-reactive. Cookware made from pure clay does NOT leak like conventional pots and pans. The body is fully capable of cleansing the toxins already accumulated in it if the intake of these poisons is stopped. Over time you will begin to notice that your health is improving. Some have claimed that they even cure diabetes simply by switching to cooking with pure clay.
Another health benefit of clay cookware is that it keeps the nutritional value of wisely chosen healthy ingredients intact. While metals and ceramics destroy delicate nutrients like complex carbohydrates with their strong heat, pure clay locks in those nutrients, making it easy to cook nutritious meals every time.
The body needs water-soluble nutrients every day; they cannot be stored like fat-soluble nutrients. These nutrients freely escape as vapor during cooking in conventional cookware. But thanks to the excellent steam management of pure clay cookware, they stay inside the food even after cooking. In this way, you can cook highly nutritious foods with clay pot cooking.
The popularity of clay cookware
Healthy cooking is the need of the moment; it is not an option, but a necessity to keep you and your family healthy. This is why people are slowly switching over to this older but healthier way of cooking. A number of positive reviews from people who decided to try pure clay cookware prove this fact.
Pure clay is truly a gift from nature for healthy cooks. It’s only a matter of time before people start turning to Mother Nature and turning to this natural material for healthy cooking.
