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A guide to safer cookware, cleaner ingredients, and ancestral-aligned kitchen tools that support long-term health and vitality
Your kitchen is your daily health hub. Every material you cook with, store food in, or prepare meals on either supports or sabotages your well-being. Hidden toxins in cookware, plastic containers, and cleaning products can accumulate in your body over time, contributing to inflammation, hormone imbalance, and toxic load.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Wellness isn’t just about what you eat—it’s also about how you prepare it. Small swaps add up.
Avoid materials that leach toxins when heated:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: When in doubt, choose cookware that your great-grandparents would recognize—cast iron, stainless, and ceramic.
Top choices for non-toxic cooking:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Skip non-stick claims unless it's seasoned cast iron or verified ceramic with no synthetic coating.
Yes—especially when exposed to heat, oil, or acidity, which increases the leaching of chemicals like BPA, BPS, and phthalates into your food.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Use glass or stainless steel for all food storage. Avoid microwaving or dishwashing anything plastic—it breaks down faster under heat and friction.
Avoid:
Use instead:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Weston A. Price’s research confirms traditional fats support metabolic health, brain development, and fertility.
Tap water can contain chlorine, fluoride, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics. These compounds may interfere with thyroid function, gut flora, and cellular hydration.
Best options:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Always cook grains, pasta, and soup bases with filtered water—it concentrates during boiling.
Avoid harsh disinfectants and artificial scents that leave chemical residues on prep surfaces.
Natural cleaning options:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Your food touches your countertops—if you can’t eat off of it, don’t clean it with it.
Cutting boards are direct contact points for your food, so choosing the right surface matters for both health and durability.
Best cutting board options:
Avoid:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Wash wood boards with hot water and vinegar; let dry vertically. Rub occasionally with mineral oil or beeswax to keep them sealed and sanitary.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Do one swap per week—over a month or two, your kitchen can become a true wellness sanctuary.
The kitchen is more than a cooking space—it's where ritual, nourishment, and rhythm converge. A cluttered, toxic, or fluorescent-lit kitchen can subtly elevate stress hormones. A calm, organized, and natural space promotes digestion, parasympathetic activation, and connection.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Add music, natural light, grounding mats, and a plant or two to create a space that heals while you cook.
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