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against today we’re going to talk about

copper deficiencies now no you can’t

suck on a penny because that’s the wrong

type of copper that’s elemental you want

to consume a copper that is actually

from food not from a metal okay very

important now what does copper do in the

body well it helps form collagen and

connective tissue and that’s why if

you’re deficient you can actually lose

the elasticity with your connective

tissue and get a symptom called swayback

where your lower back is exaggerated

going forward so you have this excessive

lordosis or curve in your lower back but

you can also have all sorts of problems

with your ligaments even flat feet but

these dysfunctions occur when you’re in

the womb when you’re first developed if

you’re a mother that’s carrying you is

deficient these trace minerals that you

could start having these problems okay

so copper is a cofactor and by the way

copper is a trace mineral which means

you need it in very small amounts

compared to other minerals that you need

in large amounts so but it’s a cofactor

a helper mineral in certain enzymes

enzymes do the work in the body

they’re basically proteins that form

different structures and do different

chemical processes so one of the enzymes

helps make melanin which is a pigment in

your skin okay so if you’re deficient in

copper you can get something called

vitiligo which is a loss of pigment so

there’s little white specks

in your in your skin and this enzyme

called tyrosinase is present in

mushrooms there’s actually a mushroom

extract you could take to help vitiligo

okay because of what it does to melanin

now copper is also involved in making

neurotransmitters and these are kind of

like communication particles that travel

through the nervous system as compared

to hormones travel through the blood so

neurotransmitters are just another way

the body can communicate very important

in growth of the fetus so if you’re

deficient you’re going to get

neurodegeneration which is basically

breakdown of the nervous system one

symptom being peripheral neuropathy

which is the destruction of the nerves

in your feet or your hands you see that

a lot in diabetes loss of vision okay

decrease white blood cells so your

immune system actually is

deficient you have a muscle weakness

symptoms similar to a b12 deficiency

anemia and lastly the foods that you can

eat that are high in copper would be

Easter’s organ meats like liver

make sure it’s grass-fed meats in

general leafy greens and of course

mushrooms alright I’ll see you next

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