Medical Researchers on the Benefits of Copper

In the late 1930s medical researchers in Germany discovered men who worked in copper mines didn’t experience arthritis, inflammation of the joints. This discovery prompted medical researchers to begin using copper to treat arthritis, neck and back pain and sciatica pain.

A trace element essential for good health, copper plays a role in proper growth, utilization of iron, enzymatic reactions, connective tissue repair, anti-aging and energy production. Copper also helps reduce pain associated with swelling, inflammation and arthritis. Copper also has anti-inflammatory properties and assists in strengthening the muscular system structures.

Copper also helps to improve and maintain the collagen and elastin in the body. Without enough copper, body tissues may begin to break down, which can lead to issues such as inflammatory diseases, including arthritis, muscle, and joint pain.

There are many benefits to copper that are keys to maintaining healthy muscles and bones, including anti-inflammatory properties. Copper is especially helpful for relieving aches and pains associated with back pain, hand and knee pain, foot pain, and various other pain ailments. In addition, copper also has bone and immune system strengthening properties, making it an ideal remedy for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Earlier research on anti-inflammatory compounds for pain and joint inflammation, including arthritis, found copper compounds may assist in giving sufferers some form of relief. According to research by Dr. John Sorenson of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, absorbing copper directly through the skin is one of the more beneficial ways to absorb copper and may help in reduced aches and pains, including those associated with arthritis. While copper bracelets release microscopic traces of copper at the wrist, which in turn can take hours or even days to reach the part of the body that needs it the most, transdermal copper – applied directly onto the skin – in particular copper blended with copper-centric ingredients, goes directly to the part of your body that needs it immediately.

So how does one ensure one is getting copper in one’s diet? A healthy diet consisting of foods rich in copper, like liver and organ meats, shellfish, spirulina and nuts and seeds, and whole grains is one way.

Dr. John Sorenson’s research points to a transdermal application of copper as one of the more effective ways for the body to utilize the benefits of copper, specifically for relief from pain and inflammation.

There are many natural alternatives for ensuring one’s copper trace mineral needs are being met. Why suffer from pain? Find a natural alternative to improve health and wellness and be pain free.

Written By Sari Huhtala
September 24, 2021

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