Kick Toxic Plastic to the Curb

By Rob Brown and M. D.
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Glass is the safest material to use for food storage.
Glass is the safest material to use for food storage.
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Parchment paper is a wonderful food wrap, but be aware that there are two different varieties: bleached and non-bleached.
Parchment paper is a wonderful food wrap, but be aware that there are two different varieties: bleached and non-bleached.
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Pay attention to the food storage items you use in your kitchen.
Pay attention to the food storage items you use in your kitchen.
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“Toxic Home/Conscious Home” by Rob Brown offers key insights on how to create a conscious home by making educated choices that will preserve and increase the well-being of your home’s occupants.
“Toxic Home/Conscious Home” by Rob Brown offers key insights on how to create a conscious home by making educated choices that will preserve and increase the well-being of your home’s occupants.

Dr Rob Brown is unveiling obvious and hidden sources of toxicity within the home in Toxic Home/Conscious Home: A Mindful Approach to Wellness at Home(Healthy Berry LLC, 2018). Despite our best efforts to be healthy, Brown explains how and why our homes are silently making many of us sick while stressing the importance of proper energy flow with in the home. Safer alternatives are suggested to help the reader create a truly safe and healthy refuge. The thought of detoxing the home can be overwhelming, by taking it day by day and making one or two changes at a time will make all the difference. The following excerpt is from Chapter 5, “Food Preparation and Packaging.”

Almost all materials that come into contact with food can react with it. These reactions may be minimal or significant, depending on the type of food, the composition of the wrapping or cooking material, and the prevailing atmosphere or environment — particularly temperature.

Leftovers and Food Storage

Plastic wraps, aluminum foil, wax paper, plastic containers, and covered glass dishes are the most common short-term food storage materials. The goal of wrapping and storing material is, of course, to keep bacteria and mold from growing on the food’s surface as well as to prevent food from drying out when stored on the counter, in the refrigerator, or in the freezer.

  • Published on Feb 5, 2018
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