When it comes to cooking whole, nutritious meals, you know how important I think every ingredient is.

I teach my patients to read the labels, make sure they know what every single ingredient actually is, to shop the perimeter of the store, and of course to buy  100% organic grass-fed, wild-caught, minimally processed foods and fish.

If you are like me, you think about everything you put into a recipe. But have you ever considered what you’re putting the recipe in?

Most of us know that Teflon-coated nonstick cookware can add dangerous chemicals to our foods. But even newer, ceramic coated cookware—which is often advertised as “green”—contains synthetic bonding materials and chemicals like PFOA which have been shown to cause cancer and other serious health problems.

I was devastated when I figured this out because that ceramic-covered cast iron is freaking expensive! If I’m being honest, I think the reason I fell in love with it is because it’s also beautiful, lol. How is that for rationalizing?
But removing the ceramic coating of most metal cookware is similar and the risks are virtually the same. I am talking about aluminum, copper, stainless steel, and even cast-iron cookware.  risks. All of them can leach heavy metals and toxic chemicals into foods at high temperatures. Finally, there is one that doesn’t, because it is all ceramic through and through. So what do you ask?

 It turns out that if it is made from 100% pure ceramic, it is all-natural, non-toxic, inorganic, and nonreactive. What cookware am I talking about? I’m talking about Xtrema® From the glaze to the core, it contains no PFOA, PTFE, glues, polymers, coatings, or dyes. Most importantly, Xtrema® cookware will never leach chemicals, metal, cadmium, lead, or change the taste of your food.

Before it leaves its manufacturing facility, every shipment is inspected and tested for the presence of heavy metals. Xtrema® cookware is also FDA compliant and meets California Prop 65 standards, certifying that it is free of more than 800 compounds that may cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. I bet you never realize that all the rest of the Cookeville where isn’t tested and therefore isn’t safe when it comes to those toxins. I’m pretty up to speed on what’s safe and what isn’t and I was shocked.

In addition to being better for you, Xtrema® cookware is also better for the environment. While metal mining, refining, and manufacturing pollutes the air and wreaks havoc on the environment, Xtrema® is crafted from renewable raw materials using earth-friendly manufacturing methods.

As an all-natural alternative to metal and nonstick cookware, Xtrema® is endorsed by physicians, homeopathic providers, integrative medicine practitioners, and health bloggers around the world. Pure and simple— Xtrema® ceramic cookware is healthy, through and through. Since I ordered my extrema pots and pans I have been thrilled with the way it cooks the ease of cleaning it and in fact, it may not be as beautiful as my teal-covered ceramic-coated cast-iron, but it is very beautiful. I love black. Actually, I’m a sucker for black and it’s this gorgeous ceramic shiny black 🙂

It requires a bit more care, and you want to be sure that you stack it using stackable sheets in between. But other than that it’s a dream and it is so incredibly healthy. I can’t recommend it highly enough. If you have any questions reach out to me I’ll be happy to share my experience as well as my suggestions. All the best bon appétit, Dr. Norton

Here is my recipe for scrambled eggs that I made with my new pan.

*This is not a paid promotion or partnership with Xtrema.