Thread by @physiomayuri03

Until 3 years back, I was so used to #pressurecookers for everyday #Cooking of rice, daal, potatoes, lentils, etc. At that time, I could not even imagine going without the quick and convient process of pressure cooking. But thanks to the ...1/n

Bloating issues and other #digestiveProblems I faced immediately post delivery, which continued for more than 2 yrs. It was due to these health issues that I started becoming more conscious regarding my #Food. I came across the 'sutras by Maharishi Vagabhata', which states 2/n

that while cooking, if the food doesn’t get contact of air and sunlight, then this food will work like slow poison in the system. This means that using pressure cooker is very bad for health. The pressure used to cook food softens the grains by breaking them..3/n

They are not cooked, simply broken. The molecules are damaged, and the food becomes useless for the body. Diabetes, Bronchitis, TB, Asthma, etc. 48 ailments have been directly traced to pressure cookers by scientists at CDRI labs..4/n

The best utensils for cooking are clay, kaansa and peetal or bronze in that order.
Researchers at the CDRI Lab in Lucknow (a central govt. body) have found that after cooking, say Arhar daal...5/n

in #ClayPots, 100% of the micro nutrients originally present in the daal are still there, 93% are left after cooking in kaansa utensils and 87% after cooking in peetal or bronze utensils..6/n

However, if the same daal is cooked in a pressure cooker, only 13% of these micro nutrients are left. Essentially, what is left is worthless and unusable by the body...7/n

The longer an item takes to ripen in the field, the longer it will take to cook at home. Pressure cooking it will make the food useless for the body. Pre-soaking of grains and lentils followed by slow cooking is ideal for better digestion. 8/n

Since Iast 2 years, I have seen many positive changes in terms of my digestion and overall #Health. I have made many #lifestyleChanges. No more pressure cooking is one of the significant ones...😊9/n
@Gargi1001
@RujutaDiwekar
@thebetterindia

Yes. Pressure cooker saves cooking fuel considerably. But I find it wiser to pay for extra household gas than paying for gas trouble medication 💊 🤭😅