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Impact of copper toxicity A lzheimer’s disease is characterized by large plaques in the brain composed of amyloid-beta as well as neurofibrillary tangles. Amyloid-beta plaques, when bound to copper, are a strong source of free radical damage. Seniors are losing their golden years to dementia from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The prevalence of AD in our aging population is frightening, affecting 10, 20 and 30 per cent of those over the age of 60, 70 and 80 respectively. Organic copper is food-based, tightly bound to food proteins, well metabolized by the liver, and safe. Low levels of copper are essential for good health. However, inorganic copper is a simple salt of copper, used to make wire, sheet metal, pennies and plumbing pipes. Inorganic copper can bypass the liver and deposit directly into the
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Emina Jasarevic blood stream as “free copper,” which is unsafe. Inorganic copper is also found in nutritional supplements and largely leached into drinking water via copper plumbing. Research in 2003 found the smallest addition of 0.12 parts per million (ppm) copper added to distilled drinking water greatly increased AD brain pathology and impaired the cognitive ability in rabbit models. A 2006 follow-up study showed that copper added to drinking water increased brain levels of amyloid beta in both beagles and mice. A further study in 2007 found that mice consuming copper-containing water of 0.12 ppm had 33
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A 2010 study of AD patients found a mild cognitive impairment risk increase of 24 per cent for each free copper unit (mol/L) increment measured on a blood test. Of course, there are other predisposing factors to AD, such as a high fat diet, high red meat consumption, genetics, zinc deficiency (zinc protects brain neurons from oxidative damage), etc., but a blood test should be considered for anyone with symptoms of mild cognitive impairment. Ceruloplasmin (Cp) is a copper-containing protein secreted by the liver into the blood, accounting for 90 per cent of total plasma copper. So a combined blood copper and blood Cp test is a good marker of body copper status. The ultimate treatment for copper toxicity begins with removing copper-ingested sources. Choose a multivitamin free of copper if you are over the age of 60, and consider chelation therapy—an intravenous therapy offered by most naturopathic doctors. Emina Jasarevic is a naturopathic doctor with The Core Centre of Health in Kelowna, 1021441 Ellis St.
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