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Copper Supplements
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Copper is an
essential trace mineral that is present in all of the body tissues.
Copper, along with
iron, helps
in the formation of hemoglobin and red blood cells. It helps in keeping
the blood vessels, nerves, immune system, and bones healthy. Copper
also is essential for the production of RNA.
Read more below...
Purchase Online
You can get Copper Supplements online at
stores below:
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Drugstore.com
The home of the GNC Store. They also teamed up with other great suppliers to bring you a broad selection of vitamins, private label vitamins & herbs, herbal supplements & minerals, body building & dietary supplements, and more at everyday low prices.
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The
Vitamin Shoppe
Americas Health
Superstore and leading value price retailer of vitamins, supplements, and
everything else for good health and nutrition. Over 25,000 products from more
than 400 national brands at the lowest possible value price every day.
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MotherNature.com
Great selections of quality, all-natural products for a healthy lifestyle, including vitamins and minerals, supplements, herbs, and more.
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Puritan's Pride
Puritan's Pride
manufactures over 1,000 high quality vitamins, minerals, herbs and other
nutritional supplements in their own state-of-the-art facilities and produces
supplements in every available form, including tablets, two-piece capsules,
softgels, powders and liquids.
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WebVitamins.com
Offers one of the largest selections of the finest vitamins, herbs and minerals brands available anywhere. They make their marketing and purchasing decisions to maintain their products the lowest prices in the industry.
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Food Sources
Oysters and
other shellfish, whole grains, beans, nuts, almonds, potatoes, and organ meats
are good sources of copper. Dark leafy greens, dried fruits such as prunes,
cocoa, black pepper, and yeast are also sources of copper in the diet.
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Side Effects
Dietary deficiency
of copper is not very common in humans. Menkes disease (kinky hair syndrome)
is a very rare congenital disorder of copper metabolism that occurs in male
infants.
In large amounts, copper is toxic. There is a rare hereditary disorder (Wilson's
disease) that causes deposits of copper in the liver, brain, and other organs.
The increased copper in these tissues leads to hepatitis, renal problems,
neurologic disorders, and other problems.
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Recommendations
The recommended FDA's
reference
daily intakes (RDI) for Copper
are:
The average
adult intake in the United States is between 2.5 and 5 milligrams.
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