Aging Smarter with Copper

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Copper is one of my favorite nutrients that is not talked much about. This trace mineral plays an important role when it comes protecting our cells from free radicals. Healthy cells are necessary for our body to ensure all reactions in the body go well, thus providing the body and its systems well-being and good health. Vitamins, trace minerals, fats, proteins, carbohydrates and many other nutrients are the variables that we feed – or don’t feed – our bodies on the daily basis. The quality of food, water, air do contribute to the ecosystem we live in, and ultimately to a the quality of life we are living.

Copper is a great trace mineral that is a potent antioxidant. It defends the cells from damage. Skin benefits a lot from such protection. Fine lines, age spots, wrinkles can be postponed with good care and whole foods nutrition. Scientists even say that copper could have its influence on preventing macular degeneration, a serious eye disease that affects people as they age.

Copper is part of the energy system in our body. It is necessary to produce the energy molecule called ATP. Without sufficient amounts of copper, cell’s mitochondria’s are unable to generate enough energy for us to feel vibrant and … energetic. Instead, we are bound to feel tired, exhausted and thinking we need more coffee in our life. Nope, what we need is the fuel that is supplied to the cells to produce quality energy to feed our body – foods rich in copper and other nutrients.

The truth is that Mother Nature has given us many abundant options of foods that boast of copper trace mineral. Everybody can reach out and enjoy them, be you a vegetarian or not! Eating from the variety of sources, we “collect” the richness of vitamins and trace minerals from different sources, thus making it easier for the body to synthesize them all in a “magical” bodily fashion.

Here are top foods that have copper in them with the Daily Value in the parentheses. I have seen many sources and they may vary, but the fact remains: eat abundantly and you will get the nutrition your body seeks and needs for optimal functioning.

Copper must stay in balance with ZINC and IRON in the body. If you consume too much of one, it can throw the others out of balance.

The RDA for copper is 900 mcg/day. The Daily Value (DV) is 2 mg.

Feed your kids these foods! Copper is known as a brain trace mineral, as it assists in developing certain neural pathways. What it means for a child is better brain development when he or she gets enough of this nutrient. Lack of it during a child’s growth may result in incomplete brain and nerve development. We want the best for our kids. Then why don’t we start feeding them the foods that feed the brain and other organs – the entire body will benefit!

1) Beef liver
3 oz: 14 mg (over 100% DV)

2) Sunflower seeds
¼ cup: 0.63 mg (31% DV)

3) Lentils
1 cup: 0.5mg (25% DV)

4) Almonds
¼ cup: 0.4 mg (20% DV)

5) Dried apricots
1 cup: 0.69mg (34% DV)

6) Dark chocolate
1 square: 0.9 mg (45% DV)

7) Blackstrap molasses
2 tsp: 0.28 mg (14% DV)

8) Asparagus
1 cup: 0.25 (12% DV)

9) Mushrooms
1 cup: 0.43 mg (20% DV)

10) Turnip greens
1 cup, cooked: 0.36 (18% DV)

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