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Originally Posted by liftaddict
Copper was low supplementing
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Hey liftaddict!
I have had low copper as well. The advice I got from pharmacists and a oncology nutritionist is that it's important to use chelated copper for supplementation, instead of the copper gluconate that's more commonly available.
I use Bluebonnet (it's a Texas company) Chelated Copper (copper bisglycinate chelate). Some good health food stores will have it, or you can get it online from Koshervitamins.com.
My copper was pretty stubborn coming up. At one point I was taking 9mg a day, and that seemed to do the trick. After about six months my copper level was actually above normal and I cut back to 3mg a day. I haven't had the copper tested lately.
Too much zinc can mess up your copper; there are a bunch of folks out there who suffered copper deficiency from using too much Poligrip on their dentures (Poligrip used to use zinc in their adhesive formulation).
Does your doc think you have MDS or something else?
Take care!
Greg
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