Why Zinc and Copper Play An Important Role in Your Healing Journey | Dr. Robert Selig

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Dr. Robert Selig, D.C.
Functional Medicine Practitioner
Back to Natural Health
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Chicago, IL 60614
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Not knowing the mineral ratios of zinc to copper in your body can prove deadly.

You may or may not already know that zinc is an amazing mineral with so many important functions for human health, but even though zinc is great for your health, too much or too little of it can cause severe chronic health issues.

When you are deficient, it makes you more susceptible to viral infections because your body will have a decreased immune response.

A lack of zinc leads to deficiencies including:
• Stretch marks (especially after delivering a baby)
• Low sperm production
• Fertility issues
• Prostate problems
• Taste disorders
• Loss of smell
• Visual changes known as dyschromatopsia (the inability to distinguish easily between shades of blue and green)

Zinc is also known to be required for insulin storage; depleted zinc levels have been found to occur in some forms of diabetes such as juvenile type I.

Also, the integrity of the skin depends upon adequate levels of zinc due to its involvement in protein synthesis and collagen production.

There are instances, however, where too much zinc can actually be detrimental to your body’s health as well.

For example, a decrease in copper due to overzealous supplementation of zinc (without knowing your body’s mineral ratios) may lead to bacterial infections or even prostate cancer.

Zinc and copper are antagonistic to each other, so it is important to know if your body’s ratios are healthy.

The best test to quantify ratios is a hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA).

A healthy zinc/copper ratio is needed to keep viruses (zinc) and bacteria (copper) in check, and knowing your body’s ratios will help us to prepare a proper supplementation program that will target your individual health issues.

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