Balanced Health

Does it mayter if you pronounce it pufas, pefas, or pafas? No but you do need to know what PFAS aka forever chemicals do to the body. PFAS are found in the fetus of unborn babies and cause immune, hormone and thyroid disregulation. The worst part is their everywhere including your drinking water.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7906952/ #:~:text=Epidemiological%20studies%20have%20revealed%20associations,and%20developmental%20outcomes%2C%20and%20cancer.

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Toxicity and Human Health Review: Current State of Knowledge and Strategies for Informing Future Research Reports of environmental and human health impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have greatly increased in the peer-reviewed literature. The goals of the present review are to assess the state of the science regarding toxicological effects ...

I needed a little Mexican food today so I made Yuba al Pastor in blue corn gorditas. If you’re not familiar with yuba aka soybean skin or tofu skin it is a byproduct of boiling soy milk where the proteins come to the surface. The skin is removed and hung to dry in sheets or sticks which closely resembles pulled meat when cooked. The yuba also has 55% more protein and less than 1/2 the fat than pork that traditional Al Pastor is made from. Each of these gordita’s has 14g of protein... now this is good whole food plant-based eating!