COPPER is a trace element, essential in all higher plants and animals.  It is found in a variety of enzymes.  Copper is carried mostly in the bloodstream on a plasma protein called ceruloplasmin.  Some of the major functions of copper in the body are:

- helps oxidize glucose and release energy

- helps the body absorb iron

- aids the thyroid gland in balancing and secreting hormones

- carries oxygen in the blood stream

- supplies the body's tissues with oxygen

- increases the body's energy levels

- aids in nerve and brain function

- needed for the functioning of the amino acid, tyrosine

- essential for making red blood cells

- helps the body absorb iron

- helps supply oxygen to the brain

- associated with intestinal enzyme activity.
Low copper causes the cells to suffocate and lack oxygen.

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