Does anyone know if stainless steel cookware is safe. I read some papers about their toxicity due to nickel. I use stainless steel cookware to cook and store food in the fridge, so I'm worried. I read somewhere that nickel leads to prostate problems ...
I'd love to see a kitchen tour of Dr. Greger's house to see the products he actually uses. I've been following his advice for years and am always making adjustments as he shares info (hibiscus tea and how to cook greens in the instapot are two examples). Anyway, I'd love to see what pots and pans, bowls, cooking utensils, etc., he thinks are the best to use.
@@yurjhr1662 It's about Teflon, one of the most prolific and primary compounds used in non stick coatings. Trailer: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7cCkADnhRqk.html Documentary: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NJFbsWX4MJM.html
What about non-stick (aluminum) pans? Does the coating block the leaching of aluminum in the food? If no and if you say non-stick is even worse, how can I cook oil-free?
Yeah it would stop it but as far as I know ALL nonstick coatings are awful for you, not just the ones that don’t say “BPA free”, all bad. Imo, just restock your kitchen with cast iron and stainless steel, ceramics, even wood and glass for certain things maybe.
What about the aluminum content of vaccines? Please address this topic. Most vaccines contain aluminum. Yes, the amount is small compared to the level found in food, but this aluminum contained in vaccines is injected directly into the muscle. Could this be worse than ingesting it? Thanks.
Thanks for sharing, Dr. Greger. You mentioned camping cookware being made from aluminum because it’s light. If you find the time, could you revisit this topic in contrast with titanium cookware which is often used in camping and general cooking as well?
Just use hard anodized aluminum cookware, or stainless steel. Titanium is terrible at cooking, since it's so heavy and expensive and has to be manufactured thinly, and ends up being useful for boiling water only. And for just that, you will be fine using aluminum
I've seen your Daily Dozen - most helpful, thank you. But this video prompts me to ask... do you have another list of things we should have/not have, do/not do in our kitchens to ensure cooking healthily?
According to Liberal treehugers in California, EVERYTHING is a deadly, poisonous, toxic carcinogen purposely released by the Evil Corporations and Republicans. (In case you didn't catch the sarcasm and snark: Aluminum, in common use in the 1st World, is absolutely safe.)
James Parker, I see it as more of a cause 😉 don’t think I don’t realise the consumption of meat is becoming slowly outlawed. For me it’s the equivalent of them trying to ban vegetables. I see it as a health food - sorry, have done plenty of research and still do (please don’t send links to 200 bogus cherry picked studies - I’ve been there done that!). Over the last few years I’ve increased consumption & quality and I don’t want to go back all my health markers improved massively. The fool in video could do with a bit of animal nutrition he’s lost the plot
James Parker. James Parker, you seem a little triggered 😂 maybe hangry! Science has become your religion and you’re too foolish to understand the main driver behind science has always been money. You’re too foolish to understand that 2 million + years of sapiens eating a significant amount of meat/fat has changed our physiology to the point where veganism will at best be tolerated by the body for a few years. This is why the majority fail. Please don’t take any medicine (vegans call them supplements) and watch yourself fade over 10 yrs. Then get back to me with thanks for trying to help you.
James Parker, you’re just upset because when you went vegan 9 yrs ago it was kinda cool. Now the movement is flooded with Burger King dwelling Joey Carbstrongs and thick chavs who still think it’s trendy and have been brainwashed by junk science documentaries like Cowspiracy & game changers. The only game you’re changing is the bank balance of processed food companies and big mono crop farmers who want to fill your belly with GMO pesticide loaded kibble whilst still killing the small animals you don’t care about.
Stainless steel, cast iron, carbon steel, glass, Pyrex are all good choices, IMO. Costco often has a good prices on another good option: enameled cast iron. I believe their brand is made by Le creuset and they had the actual brand on sale at one time
Beautifully Bree I can’t stand it! It must be me. His speech patterns just grate on me. Aaahhhh! I wish I could handle it caus his information is so good. But the delivery is excruciating (to me). 😔
I actually like it. I've seen him speak for about an hour and a half in person during Ottawa VegFest in... 2010, I think. He keeps going up on tiptoe whenever his tone goes up. It's fun to watch.
@@shermansadventure1151 Apparently they do sell and use aluminium pots in Germany, the article shown in this video just happens to talk about it, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5388725/ _“The average German consumes 7.29 kg ground coffee per year. _*_Brewing coffee in a moka pot is a common and popular method of coffee preparation._*_ According to a market and opinion research poll on the preferred method of coffee preparation in a study from 2014, _*_4.23 million Germans from age 14 upward most commonly use a moka pot_*_ to prepare coffee.”_
@@mrsneeklamy Yep, I thought that would be the case lol. People love pointing the finger at other countries, whilst totally glazing over the very same problems in their own.
How about using a good old ceramics tea pot? And glass is also quite safe. Anything that is physically and chemically stable should do the job. Don't panic, apply rational thinking. Typically helps with many problems in life! Thanks!
Glass and earthware are most chemically inert. Earthware is often treated or painted, sometimes even heavy metals are found in the surface treatment. Steaming in glass is literally the only way to go.
Alpha lipoic acid is excellent for mercury toxicity and is an important anti-oxidant. Or, just look for anti-oxidants in general and avoid all processed food, including sugar and oil to cleanse your body of metals. Our bodies can eliminate them but expect a period of time where you get side effects (I think dizziness and headaches are some of them).
I grew up in an asian family and fed daily with rice that was cooked in an aluminum rice cooker. I think my mom still uses it. I might have largely surpassed those daily recommendations as a kid.
In the Moka pot study it's good to know that there was no significant aluminium exposer unless the Moka pot is put through a dishwasher (against the manufacturers instructions).
But also to keep in mind is that some aluminum moka pots have stainless steel perforated screens those small round discs that hold the coffee grounds. So it makes a battery like in the example of the stainless steel tray and aluminum foil Better to buy an all stainless steel moka pot.
Would coffee count as acidic? I've got a small espesso pressure cooker thing made from aluminium. I remember even googling about whether or not aluminium was safe. In any case, I haven't used it in a while.
Coffee is slightly acidic, but I don't know where the cutoff is for what is dangerous. Lemon juice is around a pH of 2 or 3, while coffee is a 5 (7 is neutral).
@@dissdad8744 Assume the data I found of an average pH of 5, that could never be called "very acidic." But of course, it indeed depends on the concentration.
I have the same doubt, that's my reason to be here. I wanted to buy an Italian Coffee maker made out of aluminium. Considering buying stainless thought.
Hi Dr Greger, Thanks for this information! Can I ask, what about cooking food in Aluminium baking trays/dish, where the food is not in direct contact with the tray, because there's either baking paper or a grill rack that the food is sitting on. Does the heat from the oven stil somehow cause an increase in Aluminium concentrations in the food, despite no direct contact between them? Many thanks!
Are you sure it's aluminum? if so, I don't even know if you can buy aluminum electric kettles any longer. Look on Amazon dozens and they're all either stainless steel or glass and a few plastic no aluminum that I could find.
Is aluminum cast good health wise? I'm looking at the frying pan from Swiss Diamond, it does note PFOA free and that the coating contains real diamonds crystals
Part of what makes his delivery funny is he's adding these notes of extemporaneousness to it for the listener but then the word for word text is displayed, and theres a contrast
What about Bialetti Moka pots that make espresso coffee? Those are aluminum...thus I presume unsafe for daily use? They make a stainless steel version, but I'm trying to figure out if it's entirely stainless or just the upper portion. Anyone have thoughts on this? I use my old Moka pot every day, and now I want to move away from aluminum...but only if necessary. Thanks all.
Best to not use aluminium moka pots at all, which is a shame as it’s a classic design. Moka pots are shown at 2:50, and the article can be read in full here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5388725/ I might have to consider getting a Bialetti stainless steel moka pot to replace my (long disused) aluminium pot, they have three different stainless steel moka pots, “Kitty”, “Musa” and “Venus”. Bialetti say they’re 100% stainless steel. If you look at the reviews on Amazon you’ll see the consensus seems to be that they’re 100% stainless steel, although there’s a few people that reckon some of the internal parts are aluminium.
@@sO_RoNerY Yes, thank you. I remember hearing about the potential link between Al and dementia some years ago. It was an overabundance of caution that led me to stop using my original moka pot. I since picked up a Pezzetti Steelexpress on a whim, it’s been good and I think it will give me some years of use. Now the Bialetti Brikka sounds really interesting, simple home made coffee with crema, yes please! _But_ I’m using an induction hob so would need to fuss around with an induction plate diffuser…
If the presence of stainless steel has a significant impact on aluminum leaching into food from foil, what about stainless steel pans with an aluminum core?
Did you find out? I'm having the same question now. I bought s outdoor stove kit which is a combination of 0,5mm aluminium on the outside and 0,3mm stainless steel on the inside
Best cookwares to use? I hear such terrible things about teflon as well. Is stainless steel safe? Currently using stainless steel water bottles and straws, as I have tried glass straws & water bottles and eventually break them.
I don't know about Aluminum in Vaccines. But in his book HNTD, the chapter about Parkinsons desease, Dr. Greger mentioned mercury and vaccines, and that 12 mercury-containing vaccines AT ONCE are even not enough to raise a child's blood level of mercury as much as if its mother ate fish just ONCE A WEEK during pregnency. In the case of Mercury, he says you should avoid it as much as you can, but still the benefits of vaccines by far outweigh their risks, which can't be said about eating fish in that scenario. I can only guess, that it might be similar with Aluminum.
@Daniel Spajic I just quote Dr. Greger. If you don't agree with this statement, tell him, not me. You can find the sources he based his information on in his book, and you can message him and his staff directly, if you are of the impression, they left out some important contradicting sources.
Use a magnet - if it sticks it's not aluminum. Also, the surface of aluminum is more susceptible to scratches and doesn't look as refined as stainless steel. Aluminum generally looks "cheaper" and has less weight.
