List compiled in an older series of posts, with taurine and vit. K2 added to the discussion and videos about the risks of commonly prescribed medications.
a) I find this to be a much-needed GOLDMINE, and thank you deeply!
b) I’m not a scientist, so please see this as simply a question, not as argument: I keep coming across the work of someone named (I think) Morley Robbins, who claims that low copper is the reason for poisoning from too much iron, and apparently he traces many illnesses back to that situation. He points out that iron testing is based only on the amount in blood, which can be considered too low simply because, without copper, iron tends to move into body parts where it’s toxic; thus, one can test LOW for iron when in fact, one has a significant overload. So I was surprised to read that excess copper is a significant contributor to dementia, when apparently most of us don’t have enough. Any thoughts on that?
c) Thanks again for all your work, and especially on dementia which darn it all, has clearly become a problem for me, at 74. BTW, I don’t take any pharmaceuticals, but that was a VERY informative video I plan to bookmark for friends/ family who do go to “doctors.”
Good luck to you and Epsom salt soaks remain my Easy Button self care strategy for a lot of issues.
Regarding copper: yes, it can be low, but it can also be high. The issue is ratio and transport proteins.
All trace minerals need special control factors by the body to prevent random reactivity. Transport proteins are shared, so a dietary imbalance can lead to all the proteins carrying the overabundant mineral, leaving a deficit of the one that is less abundant in the diet.
I would suggest:
Look at lists of copper-rich foods versus zinc-rich foods. See if your typical diet leans more toward one than the other and...
Look at symptoms of copper deficiency versus copper excess. See which matches your own experience more closely. This article on Dr. Axe's site includes both lists. https://draxe.com/nutrition/copper-deficiency/
Copper is essential for mitochondrial function (cytochrome c oxidase). But excess copper, relative to zinc, is linked to inflammation and oxidative stress. The goal is balance, not elimination.
The practical takeaway: If you eat a high-copper, low-zinc diet (e.g., lots of chocolate, nuts, seeds, avocado, liver, but not much red meat or oysters), the shared transporters will carry more copper, and zinc absorption suffers.
Thanks. Yes, the list kept growing. /// I do take high dose D3, but hypercalcemia is something to be cautious about if trying high dose vitamin D therapy. For a while I did a low dose D and olmesartin protocol (Trevor Marshall protocol for Th1/Th2 imbalance)
a) I find this to be a much-needed GOLDMINE, and thank you deeply!
b) I’m not a scientist, so please see this as simply a question, not as argument: I keep coming across the work of someone named (I think) Morley Robbins, who claims that low copper is the reason for poisoning from too much iron, and apparently he traces many illnesses back to that situation. He points out that iron testing is based only on the amount in blood, which can be considered too low simply because, without copper, iron tends to move into body parts where it’s toxic; thus, one can test LOW for iron when in fact, one has a significant overload. So I was surprised to read that excess copper is a significant contributor to dementia, when apparently most of us don’t have enough. Any thoughts on that?
c) Thanks again for all your work, and especially on dementia which darn it all, has clearly become a problem for me, at 74. BTW, I don’t take any pharmaceuticals, but that was a VERY informative video I plan to bookmark for friends/ family who do go to “doctors.”
Good luck to you and Epsom salt soaks remain my Easy Button self care strategy for a lot of issues.
Regarding copper: yes, it can be low, but it can also be high. The issue is ratio and transport proteins.
All trace minerals need special control factors by the body to prevent random reactivity. Transport proteins are shared, so a dietary imbalance can lead to all the proteins carrying the overabundant mineral, leaving a deficit of the one that is less abundant in the diet.
I would suggest:
Look at lists of copper-rich foods versus zinc-rich foods. See if your typical diet leans more toward one than the other and...
Look at symptoms of copper deficiency versus copper excess. See which matches your own experience more closely. This article on Dr. Axe's site includes both lists. https://draxe.com/nutrition/copper-deficiency/
Copper is essential for mitochondrial function (cytochrome c oxidase). But excess copper, relative to zinc, is linked to inflammation and oxidative stress. The goal is balance, not elimination.
The practical takeaway: If you eat a high-copper, low-zinc diet (e.g., lots of chocolate, nuts, seeds, avocado, liver, but not much red meat or oysters), the shared transporters will carry more copper, and zinc absorption suffers.
Wow, thank you!
You're welcome!
this is a heck of a list!
vitamin D receptors - I've seen some stuff about vitamin D resistance causing autoimmune disease. coimbra protocol ...
Thanks. Yes, the list kept growing. /// I do take high dose D3, but hypercalcemia is something to be cautious about if trying high dose vitamin D therapy. For a while I did a low dose D and olmesartin protocol (Trevor Marshall protocol for Th1/Th2 imbalance)