{"id":7008,"date":"2017-12-23T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=7008"},"modified":"2017-12-22T12:52:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T20:52:55","slug":"copper-toxicity-anxiety-phobias-adhd-heavy-metals-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/copper-toxicity-anxiety-phobias-adhd-heavy-metals-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Copper toxicity: anxiety, phobias, ADHD on the Heavy Metals Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my favorite functional medicine practitioners, Ann Louise Gittleman covers the issue of excess copper on the Heavy Metals Summit<\/a>, which airs online Jan 29 to Feb 5, 2018.<\/p>\n

The topic is – Copper: The Double-Edged Sword<\/strong> \u2013 and she shares how copper is probably the most insidious of the toxic metals:<\/p>\n

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I think what lead was to the ancient Romans, copper is to modern day Americans. And I think it may be the fundamental cause of many of our orphan illnesses, our mystery illnesses, and debilitating and aging biochemical imbalances.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She shares some of the sources of copper that are most prevalent in contributing to excess copper levels and toxicity:<\/p>\n

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I think first and foremost we have to look at copper plumbing, copper cookware, which is all the rage in this day and time. There\u2019s naturally occurring copper in water. Birth control pills can be a source of copper, because of excessive amounts of estrogen and estrogen is connected to copper the way zinc is connected to progesterone.<\/p>\n

There are copper IUDs that are very popular amongst so many of our young women. Even dental amalgams, if they are put in your mouth post 1976 can have a very high copper amalgam percentage. And then, of course, there are fungicides for swimming pools and foods. So that\u2019s just the beginning.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the copper that you’re getting in common foods. Whether it\u2019s soy; whether it\u2019s GMO soy or not. You’re getting that in tempeh, tofu, soy protein powders. Nuts and seeds, like cashew nuts and sesame seeds. Avocados; a very healthy fat, but high in copper nevertheless. And some of our shellfish. Then you\u2019ve got your regular tea, your green tea, your white tea, your black tea, your bran, and even your brewer\u2019s yeast.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One of the biggest factors that I see contributing to high copper in my clients who have low zinc and anxiety, is all the baking being done with nuts flours such as almond flour! The next two areas I see as being most problematic for women, is the birth control pill and copper IUDs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ann Louise talks about how excess copper can affect you: hyperactivity and ADD, thyroid issues, tooth decay, dementia, urinary tract infections, candida and functional hypoglycemia.<\/p>\n

She also covers the following anxiety symptoms, which I commonly see in my clients and community: nervousness, phobias and unresolved fears, depression and even stuttering.<\/p>\n

Here are my contributions to this important discussion:<\/p>\n