In the U.S., Michigan is known for “Copper Country.” Some Great Lakes natives used to carry copper ore in their medicine bags. This element has been a natural remedy for thousands of years. Many people store water in copper vessels to stop the growth of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This metal is powerful because the aforementioned cannot live on the surface for more than four hours. It also has anti-parasitic properties.
When water is stored in a copper vessel for at least eight hours, it fuses its healing nature with the water and shares this with your body when you drink it. It energizes it. The vessel also helps alkaline water and maintain its structure if you get it from a local spring. You can get similar benefits from gold, silver, bronze (copper + tin), and brass (copper + zinc). Solid silver, gold, and bronze (kansa) things can be expensive in the US. Though, you may get some benefits from plated options. (Just be sure you know what the base metal is.) Pure copper is readily available, and it is affordable.
Copper Has a Host of Benefits
This element helps your body create red blood cells, which keeps your immune system healthy. It assists in creating collagen as well, which is needed for healthy skin and tissue regeneration, gum health, and other things. This metal is warming like gold, so a copper water bottle would be great for people who have a cool constitution like me. It can also help with cold issues of the body.
Drinking out of a copper vessel is said to promote the following:
- healthy blood circulation
- reverse liver disease
- decrease acidity in the body
- prevent and treat heart disease
- eliminate pimples & acne
- healing of stomach disorders
- strengthen the uterus
- relieve gall bladder issues
- healing of certain cancers
- relieve joint pains
- healing of eye diseases
- alleviate bladder issues
Some natural health practitioners believe that all diseases can be cured by drinking out of a copper vessel.
I don’t know about that, but I can say it has relieved minor pain and discomfort with my menstrual cycle. When I drink copper-infused water regularly, my periods are pain-free and always regular. The water I usually put in the bottle is from a local spring (so it’s living and unaltered). That combination seems to be healthful.
There are a few ways to get more copper in your life, such as including more copper-rich foods. (If you eat beef liver, you don’t need to drink copper-infused water.) You could use a vessel, but you can also buy copper bars, pyramids, or spheres that are cheap. Drop them in a pitcher of water. You can also use copper cookware, and healthy amounts of copper will leach into your food. Though, you must be careful. Unlined copper cookware can be dangerous if you cook acidic foods in it.
I must say that only a small amount of copper is needed. However, I don’t believe recommended daily amounts are accurate, as copper deficiency seems to be a major contributor of heart disease. If you have certain health issues, copper could actually exasperate the issue. So, be sure to talk to your integrative practitioner before you incorporate this practice into your life.
You can also use the metal (and others) for emf reduction, pain relief, grounding purposes (copper & zinc rods or spheres), wounds, and infections. There are even nose wands that help prevent respiratory illnesses like colds.
Shalom,
