What do you do when you feel unwell? You rush to the doctor first. If the illness is familiar, many people even take medicine on their own without going to the doctor. But do you try to find out why you keep falling sick frequently? According to a section of doctors, even if it's not a serious disease, there are some common problems source of which can be traced back to your kitchen at home. That is, where the cooking takes place. The food we eat to try to stay healthy – the problem starts from there itself. So to stay healthy, it's essential to first remove certain things from the kitchen. Let's find out what these are.
1) Plastic cutting boards
The practice of sitting on the floor and chopping vegetables with a boti( a traditional cutter used in the Indian kitchen) is quite old. However, due to leg and back pain, no one wants to use those things anymore. Instead, various types of knives and cutting boards have arrived. Doctors say that plastic cutting boards are used in most kitchens. Many people may not know this. When cutting vegetables, fruits, or fish and meat, plastic particles from those cutting boards easily enter the body. This is why various types of diseases are gradually increasing.
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2) Non-stick cookware
To reduce oil usage, many people nowadays use non-stick or Teflon cookware. This Teflon is actually a type of toxic chemical. In the heat of fire, it melts and mixes with food. If this toxic chemical enters the body for a long time, there's also a risk of being affected by deadly diseases like cancer. However, nutritionists say that if you can cook in iron, steel, or aluminium vessels instead of using this type of cookware, then the risk of foreign particles entering your body is reduced by a lot.
3) Plastic containers
Even in trendy modular kitchens, cheap plastic containers peek through. Like cutting boards, plastic containers can pose the same kind of danger. Cheap water bottles are also guilty of the same fault. Cheap plastic contains a type of toxic chemical called BPA. If this enters the body, it can cause hormonal problems. The risk of being affected by deadly diseases like cancer also remains.
