Re: Question about Diet, Yeast and Excess Copper

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Here's a link to a good resource on the subject...and a little blurb from the

page.

COPPER IMBALANCE, SPECIFICALLY BIOUNAVAILABILITY

Copper is used in the human body as a natural anti-candida

agent. Copper favors aerobic metabolism which disables yeast. In fact, copper

is also used in many industries to retard yeast growth. For example, farmers

often spray copper sulfate on fruits and vegetables to kill yeast and molds.

Water departments may add copper compounds to drinking water for the same

reason. Copper may be added to swimming pools and hot tubs to control yeast.

Why copper becomes biounavailable. Dr. Eck believed this is due to adrenal gland

weakness and perhaps low ceruloplasmin. As a result, copper is not properly

bound and is less available to the body. Until adrenal activity improves,

candida will be difficult to control.

Medications And Copper. some medications that are known to make candida

problems worse may do so by interfering with copper metabolism. For example,

birth control pills and patches affect copper metabolism. Some antibiotics act

by removing copper from the liver. Steroid hormone therapy slows the adrenal

glands which makes copper less available. All can cause or aggravate chronic

candida infection.

Women are more prone to candida infection and copper imbalance is more prevalent

in women as they tend to have more sluggish adrenals than men. Also, copper

levels in women rise and copper may become less bioavailable before the

menstrual period. This is also a common time of the month for women to

experience yeast infections.

http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/candida.htm