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Copper

​Health BENEFITS of ​C​opper:

  • ​aids in producing ATP, the body's main ​source of energy​
  • helps release stored iron ​to ​​make oxygen-carrying red blood cells
  • ​​assists in making and ​​maintaining strong connective tissues
  • ​supports the body in wound healing
  • helps ​strengthen bones and blood vessels
  • plays a role in heart contraction
  • ​helps antioxidant enzymes fight cancer-causing free radicals

Foods HIGH in ​Copper:

  • ​almonds
  • asparagus
  • ​avocado
  • beet greens
  • buckwheat
  • ​cashews
  • ​coconut
  • dates
  • ​dried fruits
  • eggplant
  • ​garbanzo beans
  • ginger
  • ​grapes
  • green peas
  • kiwifruit
  • lentils​
  • ​lima beans
  • liver
  • ​millet
  • ​​mushrooms
  • ​nuts & seeds
  • oysters
  • pecans
  • ​peanuts
  • pineapple
  • potato
  • quinoa
  • ​raisins
  • ​sesame seeds
  • ​shellfish
  • soybeans
  • spinach
  • ​sweet potato
  • Swiss chard
  • ​white beans
  • zucchini

​Things to KNOW About Copper:

Copper is a trace mineral that plays an important role in the production of ATP ​(adenosine triphosphate), the main source of energy within every cell of your body. Without adequate copper, the energy-producing mitochondria within the cells are unable to make ATP, leaving you with low energy.

Studies show that copper may also play a role in slowing down the aging process by decreasing the incidence of protein glycation. Protein glycation ​is when sugar molecules (fructose or glucose) attach themselves to protein molecules and bend them out of shape, ​making them unusable. Protein glycation can cause high cholesterol, ​heart problems, bone loss, blindness (especially in people with diabetes), and other health issues.

​Copper also helps the body utilize iron properly, which helps reduce anemia. Anemia can occur from a ​low red blood-cell count in the body​ causing reduced oxygen flow to the organs, which can result in fatigue.

​The absorption of copper can be greatly reduced when there are high levels of zinc and calcium in the blood​.

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