High in Zinc, Low in Copper

Eggs Poultry Wild game Red meat Fish Vegetables Ginger Cinnamon

Filtered water

 

Occasional (once a week) Pumpkin seeds Legumes

Gluten-free grains

 

*Very high levels of copper

No Foods

High in Copper

Organ meats like liver Shellfish

Shrimp Lobster Crab Oysters*

Plant proteins (beans, peas, soy)

Nuts Seeds

Mushrooms Chocolate* Avocados Brewer’s yeast Curry

Black pepper Black tea Beer

 

 

hair turning reddish, acne, poor concentration, skin rashes, and poor wound healing.

You might have been exposed to excess copper through water coming through old copper pipes, food, multivitamins, birth control pills, copper IUDs, and some dental procedures. Copper toxicity can also be a result of poor adrenal function or excess estrogen.

ftese are ways to test for copper toxicity:

 

• Hair test: Elevated copper may show up directly or be hidden, where the copper looks normal but results show high calcium and low zinc-to-copper ratio, or high calcium and high mercury.

• Blood test: Copper toxicity may show up as low alkaline phosphatase.

• Genova Diagnostics Comprehensive Urine Element Profile provoked with DMPS/DMSA: ftis test will show elevations in copper.

 

Supporting the adrenals, balancing female hormones, taking sup- plements, and following a low-copper diet can be helpful in eliminat- ing copper toxicity.

coPPer ToxiciTy ProTocol (liSTed in order of imPorTance)

Please note, the duration of treatment will depend on the overall copper load.

 

• Copper-free multivitamin (Nutrient 950 from Pure Encapsula- tions): 6 per day

• Zinc picolinate: 30–60 mg per day to displace copper

• Molybdenum: 100–500 mcg per day to clear out copper from bloodstream

• Manganese: 5–30 mg per day to displace copper

• Vitamin C: 500–3,000 mg per day to chelate copper

• B6: 50–200 mg per day to aid with symptoms of copper toxicity

• Alpha-lipoic acid: 50–150 mg per day to chelate copper

• Evening primrose oil: 500 mg twice per day to improve zinc absorption

 

As copper toxicity often co-occurs with adrenal dysfunction, con- tinuing fish oils, NAC, magnesium, B complex, and adrenal support may also be wise if you have copper toxicity. Additionally, adding higher doses of evening primrose oil (2,000 to 3,000 mg per day) can help with symptoms including hair loss.