Lucky Copper!

The full copper penny may be gone from the US money supply, but the value of copper is no less valuable in the food supply (and, for some, their luck)! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries reports new information on just how valuable copper is to the status of bone and cartilage as well as overall health status. Our Manchester chiropractic care patients may well want to check their copper intake to be sure it’s enough…or even if it’s too much!

The skeleton and its bone and cartilage need just the right amount of nutrients to be strong and supportive. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries reads a lot about Vitamin D and calcium for bone nutrition while the other nutrients like copper, iron and selenium seem neglected.  Cartilage and bone depend on copper for development and strength. If copper is low, the fiber bonding is affected. (1)  A copper deficiency in a celiac patient made a difference in his condition when all other usual approaches – gluten-free diet, iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 therapy - were exhausted without improvement. (2) Post menopausal women with osteoporosis and osteopenia and low bone density have significantly lower level s of copper and zinc as well as magnesium. Such a mineral deficiency is important to address for their bone health. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries certainly recommends a balanced diet and supplementation when necessary.

On the other end of the spectrum, getting too much copper may affect health status, too. To document these variations, a study of kids (0-14 years old) notes significant seasonal variation in blood levels of copper (except in infants). As an aside, which season is highest for copper levels? Spring. Lowest? Autumn. (4) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries thought these were neat little tidbits of info for our Manchester chiropractic patients!

Your Manchester chiropractor included, we all know that too much or too little of a good thing may be bad. Same is the case with copper though it’s not likely as common an occurrence. Researchers uncovered a copper deficiency and zinc excess in a patient with cervical spine myelopathy. She had normal vitamin B12 levels but ate oysters daily for 5 years which may well have led to the excess zinc in the system which affects copper levels! (5) Goodness. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is always amazed at how one thing affects another when we least expect it. A good life and good health is all a matter of balance.

Contact Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries today to balance your life, your health, and your spine. Manchester chiropractic patients will certainly find good luck (if you believe in such a thing) at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries!