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The therapeutic applications for copper in the body are many.
Copper aids in the formation of bone hemoglobin, and red blood cells, and works in balance with zinc and vitamin C to form elastin, an important skin protein.
Copper also helps the heart to function correctly and also controls cholesterol, sugar and uric acid levels bound for excretion.
Copper is essential in maintaining the heart's pumping ability, preventing clots, and ensuring the growth of strong arterial connective tissue that won't rupture. The heart muscle's own connective tissue relies on copper as well to prevent a nutritional form of cardiomyopathy.
Copper is a key supplement for healing because it's needed to manufacture collagen in bone. Deficiency if frequently found in older women who develop leg fractures. Supplementation could reduce the frequency of these injuries.
As an antioxidant, Copper helps the body produce superoxide dismutase (SOD), its more therapeutic intracellular anti-inflammatory enzyme.
In the nervous system, copper conducts electrical impulses and helps maintain the myelin sheath around nerve fibers through the synthesis of phospholipids.
Copper is involved in iron metabolism and may play a role in thermal regulation, glucose metabolism, and blood clotting. Recent evidence suggests it also plays a role in proper functioning of the immune system.
Deficiency signs and symptoms
A deficiency of the mineral will weaken the immune system. Other signs of possible copper deficiency include anemia, baldness, diarrhea, general weakness, impaired respiratory function, and skin sores. A lack of copper can also lead to increased blood fat levels.
Good food sources
Food sources include almonds, avocados, barley, beans, beets, blackstrap molasses, broccoli, garlic, lentils, liver, mushrooms, nuts, oats, oranges, pecans, radishes, raisins, salmon, seafood, soybeans, and green leafy vegetables.
Precautions
Copper toxicity is rare. Circumstances in which acute copper poisoning has occurred include accidental consumption by children, ingestion of several grams in suicide attempts, application of copper salts to burned skin, drinking water from contaminated water supplies, and consumption of acidic food or beverages stored in copper containers. |
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