Benefits of Copper Bracelets
Wearing a copper bracelet is beneficial to people suffering inflammatory afflictions such as arthritis and rheumatism. Copper deficiencies are common in arthritic patients, many not reaching their daily recommended intake of 1.5 to 3 mgs. Dietary copper is not as readily absorbed as copper gaining access to the bloodstream through the wearing of a copper bracelet.
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Significance
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Superoxide Dismutase, a copper-dependent enzyme produced by the body, benefits from the copper resources afforded by the wearing of a copper bracelet. This special enzyme reduces inflammation and pain, and needs copper to produce more of the same enzyme. Copper-dependent enzymes are necessary for the repair of tissues that have been damaged by the effects of arthritis.
Theories/Speculation
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Copper bracelets have been used by many civilizations for thousands of years. Copper bracelets are found routinely by archaeologists during digs on ancient sites, and although little is known as to why the ancients actually wore the bracelets, speculation abounds. When copper is absorbed by the body by the use of a copper bracelet or wristband, the electrical and thermal properties and conductive effects the bracelet delivers supplies a similar form of relief as applying heat to the affected area.
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Expert Insight
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According to AceMagnetics.com, Doctor Helmar Dollwet of the University of Akron believes that the only way for many people to get a sufficient amount of copper is to absorb it through the skin from a bracelet could. Patients in a study who wore copper bracelets absorbed an average of 13 mg of copper during a month.
Function
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Copper deficiency may make a person's hair gray prematurely due to the fact that melanin is a copper-dependent pigment. The wearing of a copper bracelet may prevent graying hair. The cardiovascular system also suffers ill effects from copper deficiency by being more prone to heart attacks and high blood pressure.
Benefits
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Iron and zinc is absorbed easily with the aid of copper, which benefits the immune system. Copper reduces the harmful impact of toxic minerals by competing for absorption, which likely eliminates the harmful toxins.
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