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Easy Steps to a Healthier Home
Are there toxins in your water, linens, and toys? 18 ways to protect your family by Celeste Perron
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In the kitchen
POTENTIAL DANGER: Nonstick cookware
The scoop: Pans that let cookies slide off easily and make cleanup a cinch contain perfluorochemicals (or PFCs), which have been shown to cause cancer, hormone disruption, and hypothyroidism in animals. In humans, they've been linked to a decreased ability to fight infection, as well as low birth weight in babies whose mothers were exposed to them during pregnancy. PFCs are found in the linings of fast-food packaging and most microwave-popcorn bags to keep grease from soaking through (as well as in some furniture and carpeting).
Healthy-home fixes: It's not clear whether humans are at risk from day-to-day exposure, but environmental-health experts recommend these commonsense precautions:
Turn down the heat! Don't preheat an empty pan, and keep burners on medium while cooking. "It's when nonstick pans get too hot that they emit potentially dangerous fumes," says pediatrician Alan Greene, M.D., author of Raising Baby Green.
Replace flaky, peeling pans when they start to go. Switch to old-fashioned stainless steel or cast iron; or try one of the new PFC-free nonstick pans on the market. (See the best ones here!)
Take your takeout out -- of the containers, and serve it on plates.
Pop popcorn on the stove, or use an air popper.
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