This week’s blog is going to give you something to think about. All you have to do is open your computer or turn on the TV to hear about the latest health craze. For a nominal fee plus shipping and handling, you too can drink this potion or use this product to be thinner, stronger, younger and healthier. Yea, right. So what are we supposed to believe?
COPPER
Let me start by saying I love copper. I think it is beautiful and have collected quite a few great pieces. Just this morning, I ran across an article describing the health benefits of drinking from copper vessel. I do know that no self-respecting human would serve a Moscow mule in anything other than a copper mug! It never occurred to me to use them for drinking other things or simply for display purposes. Allow me to share what I read about these versatile little vessels.
Article #1
The initial article I read made drinking from a copper vessel sound like the answer to anything that ails you. Copper is an essential trace mineral that is vital to human health. Our ancestors used to store water in containers made of copper. Copper from a container leaches into water and helps in purification. Other benefits include…
- Aids in digestive performance
- Aids in weight loss
- Helps wounds heal faster
- Slows down ageing
- Helps maintain heart health and beats hypertension
- Mitigates the risk of cancer
- Protects you from infections
- Regulates the working of the thyroid gland
- Beats arthritis and inflamed joints
- Boosts skin health and melanin production
- Beats anemia
- Kills bacteria
- Stimulates your brain
- Beats arthritis and inflamed joints
With all the above stated benefits, why doesn’t everyone drink from a copper mug? It makes no sense not to, until I read article # 2.
NOT SO FAST
Dr. Michael Lynch, medical director for the Pittsburgh Poison Center believes that drinking from a copper mug is neither healthy nor unhealthy. Copper plays an important role in overall health and many of these overblown claims about copper cups seem to originate from what’s known about the mineral. Copper helps brain function, but that doesn’t mean drinking from a copper cup will have the same benefit. Most people get plenty of copper from our diets which is 900 micrograms a day. A word of caution, copper is a heavy metal and there is a danger of ingesting too much!
EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY
If you don’t own copper mugs, my condolences. Try eating foods rich in copper like mushrooms, cashews, almonds, beef liver (no thank you), legumes, whole grains and oysters. There is also copper jewelry as well as a copper sleeve that I just purchased to see if it helps with my tendinitis.
HDD
HDD is concerned for your health and well-being, hence the health-related articles I share with you. Sometimes they are interesting and beneficial to you and sometimes not. I am certainly willing to try the copper mug theory and see what happens. We can’t help you with your copper absorption but we can help with your diagnostic ultrasound needs. Call us at 505-350-3397.