Crackpots and Cooking Pots

Some say alternative health care's for crackpots,

Or just for the "haves" and not for the "have-nots."

But everyone's riches are based upon health,

In spite of ignorance or lack of wealth.

And there are small steps that we all can take

To keep ourselves safe but not come off half-baked.

For example: my cooking pots were all aluminum.

I stashed them away and am no longer usin' them.

Several years ago, I quit using nonstick pans. The coating that flakes and chemicals that leach into your food will kill you slowly. And aluminum is not the best, either, because it has been linked to degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. In fact, just about every metal leaches, but some more than others. And so does even glazed ceramic cookware...especially if it's made in China.

I still use my old copper-bottomed Revere stainless pots and my mother's well-seasoned cast-iron skillets. However, I recently discovered that Mom's old larger pots, the Magnalite pans and Presto pressure cookers, are aluminum. Too bad; they're great pots, but I won't use them anymore. I want every edge in staying healthy.

According to people who study us wacky, "ageless," over-consuming Boomers, we are flocking to alternative health to help us live longer and better lives. I know I have, having seen mainstream medicine do great harm to many...and getting really pissed off that every single commercial on TV seems to be for a drug. Get real. Restless leg syndrome is something that needs a pill?

My personal favorite online doc is Joseph Mercola (mercola.com). I like stuff that makes sense to me, and he does. I think Mod Med (modern medicine), much like the government and most people, is good for dealing with traumas and crisis situations but not so good about just handling the day-to-day life things in a reasonable way.

So please take me to an emergency room if I'm bleeding, unconscious, or break a bone. And if all there is to cook food in is an aluminum pot, I'll do it rather than starve. But if there's an alternative that seems safer and makes more sense, then I'll try that first.

And I keep searching for safer glass or ceramic cookware that doesn't weigh a ton and cost a fortune. So far, not much luck.. Then again, what price good health? Good thing Christmas is coming! And Mercola has a set....