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What accelerates gray hair growth and development? Copper deficiency.
According to the NIH, a low serum copper concentration may play a role in premature graying of hairs in our society.
Zinc reduces the amount of copper your body absorbs, and high doses of zinc can cause a copper deficiency. For that reason, many doctors recommend that you take 2 mg of copper along with a zinc supplement.
Get a blood test, you cannot determine a copper deficiency without it.
Copper is an essential trace element present in all body tissues. A small amount is needed for the body to function, but the body cannot make its own copper.
You must get it from food.
Copper works with iron to help the body form red blood cells. It also helps keep the blood vessels, nerves, immune system, and bones healthy.
Copper also aids in iron absorption.
Normally people get enough copper from the foods they eat.
Lack of copper may lead to anemia and osteoporosis.
In large amounts, copper is poisonous.
A rare inherited disorder, Wilson disease, causes deposits of copper in the liver, brain, and other organs. The increased copper in these tissues leads to hepatitis, kidney compromise, brain disorders, and other problems.
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