Copper Minerals Information - Facts, benefits, deficiency disease of Copper

Copper is a mineral that is required to convert body's iron into heoglobin. It can reach the bloodstream fifteen minutes after ingestion. Copper makes the amino acid tyrosine usable, allowing it to work as the pigmenting factor for hair and skin. This mineral is present in cigarettes, birth control pills, and automobile pollution.

Copper is essential for the utalization of vitamin C . The RDA has not been set, but 2mg. for adults is suggested.

Copper Benefits and Uses

• Copper keep your energy up by aiding in effective iron absorption.

Copper food Sources

Dried beans, peas, whole wheat, prunes, calf and beef liver, shrimp, and most seafood.

Copper Deficiency Disease

Anemia, edema.