As a holistic chef and nutritionist, I truly believe that whole, organic ingredients are essential for creating delicious meals that feed and fuel the happiest, healthiest version of you. My love for real food and biodynamic farming is at the core of Shayna’s Kitchen, home of my nutrient-dense, gut-healthy recipes crafted with carefully selected and sustainably sourced ingredients—free of gluten, refined sugar, and anything unnatural or processed.  

Like meditation and journaling, cooking for me is a sacred practice of intention and connection. Every detail matters, from premium tools to farm fresh ingredients. My kitchen is my sanctuary, a thoughtfully curated, non-toxic space that protects the integrity and purity of my food. 

Every great meal begins with a single touchpoint: the cutting board. Over a decade of culinary adventures has taught me that the material and quality of your cutting board can either elevate or contaminate your food. Slicing, dicing, and chopping on a plastic cutting board can dull your knives, and even worse, release millions of microplastic particles onto the food you ingest, contributing to long-term health issues.

Microplastics are everywhere, not just in our cookware and kitchen tools. We live in a world where many of the things we use and rely on in our daily lives are either plastic or poorly made, becoming disposable trash that pollutes our planet. Inspired by our love of cooking and commitment to sustainability, master woodworker Eileen O’Dea and I have crafted a natural wooden cutting board that honors and respects your health and our environment. As two women, two entrepreneurs, and two artists, this perfect collaboration is made for conscientious foodies, professional chefs, and home chefs who want their kitchen to be a legacy of environmental consciousness and mindful living.

The white oak Eco-Luxe Florence Cutting Board by Shayna’s Kitchen x The Wooden Palate is more than a cutting board. It’s a non-toxic, naturally antimicrobial canvas for your finest culinary creations, beautiful enough to serve on and strong enough to last a lifetime and beyond. It’s a one-of-a-kind creation and heirloom, handmade with timeless craftsmanship and quality.

Our Wooden Cutting Board Is A Non-Toxic Kitchen Essential

Holistic living is about achieving true health in all aspects of our lives, taking account of everything in us and around us in our bodies, homes, and the environment. 

Microplastics are small plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter, that can take thousands of years to decompose. Studies have found that plastic cutting boards are a commonly overlooked source of microplastics in food. Microplastics are pollutants that have infiltrated our lives, detected in human bloodstreams, stomachs, lungs, testicles, and breast milk, with no known scientific method to remove them from the human body. Long-term exposure to chemicals found in microplastics has been linked to life-threatening conditions including cancer and cardiovascular diseases, chronic illnesses like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, inflammatory diseases like arthritis, and endocrine disorders that can lead to reproductive health issues.

Ingested microplastics can linger in the digestive system, negatively impacting your gut health. Microplastic particles can cause physical damage to the gastrointestinal tract and disrupt the delicate balance of the millions of bacteria in your gut microbiome, which is vital for the gut-brain pathways that optimize your digestion, immunity, mental health, brain function, stress response, weight management, and appetite. Toxins like microplastics sabotage and inflame your gut, irritating the intestinal lining and increasing intestinal permeability, leading to a gut disorder known as leaky gut. Leaky gut allows toxins and undigested food particles to “leak” into your bloodstream, triggering chronic inflammation and contributing gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome.

My Inner Alchemy Gut Health Masterclass recommends using non-toxic cookware and avoiding plastic as much as possible in your daily routine and kitchen to help your gut to thrive. These small intentional steps reduce your body’s exposure to harmful chemicals and help naturally and holistically heal your gut from years of damage caused by toxins and gut destroyers such as stress, processed food, and antibiotics.

Elevate Your Kitchen With Sustainability & Luxury 

Our Eco-Luxe Florence Cutting Board is made from luxurious white oak, known for its natural elegance and long lasting durability. Each piece is uniquely made to order, handcrafted with love in Los Angeles. 

We hope that it inspires you to cook beautiful, balanced meals that support your commitment and journey towards vitality and optimal well-being. Order your new high-quality wooden cutting board today and make it the cornerstone of your non-toxic kitchen. 

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