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Please no more Teflon

Teflon pans contains PF0A which is a very doingerous chemical. Just think what goes into your food when you place your frying pan on fire in such a high temperature. Please for your own safty and your children's, think about alternatives such as ceramics or stonedine which I know is expensive but it's worth it. Do a search in the Internet and see how bad they are. These chemicals also attract fat in your body especially in women. They also have been found in breast milk which means babies receive PFOA easily through breast feeding. It may also cause earlu puberty for children due to mimicing estrogen property of these chemicals.

Unbelievable benefits of saffron

I read this article that amazed me. I remember when I was a child my mother used to tell me not to eat too much saffron because I would laugh without any reason. Now this article says that saffron is a good medicine for depression! Traditionally we use saffron in different ways We may mix a little saffron with tea. It has a nice smell and taste. We also make rice with saffron. Chicken also marinated in saffron and water for a few days and then you can grill or barbeque it. We also pour saffron in cold water with just a little sugar, it is very refreshing. Well depression is only one of its benefits. I have copied part of the article here: Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731881/ "There are clinical trials conducted evaluating the efficacy of saffron in mild-to-moderate depression. The studies reported that saffron was more effective than placebo and at least equivalent to therapeutic doses of imipramine and fluoxetine. No significant differences...