COPPER DEFICIENCY: Can cause "Loss of pigmentation," abnormal electrocardiograms, glucose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia, injury by free radicals, and thrombosis in animals...

"Foods with high copper content include animal livers and shellfish..."  

The symptoms of copper deficiency overlap with hypothyroidism. Along with inadequate intake, a reduction in cytochrome c oxidase activity, regulated by thyroid hormone, may contribute to copper deficiency. Ruminant liver and oysters are the best sources.

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From the Jama Network's "Copper in Nuts May Lower Heart Disease Risk," Arch Intern Medicine, 1993, 153(3):402. 

Get copper from animal sources, like ruminant organ meats. 

 

"Copper deficiency is the only nutritional insult that has been shown to produce abnormal electrocardiograms, glucose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia, injury by free radicals, and thrombosis in animals...

From "Copper deficiency in Humans," Annual Review Nutrition, 1988;8:235-257. 

"Loss of pigmentation might also be expected in chronic copper deficiency since this is a pronounced feature in most species." "Foods with high copper content include animal livers and shellfish..."  

 "Osteoporosis is another feature seen in all species." Anemia neopenia and osteoporosis have been the principal features."

Ruminant liver and oysters are the best sources.

Beef heart.

Are organ meats the true health food?

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— Dr Shawn Baker 🥩 (@SBakerMD) May 3, 2024

Organ meats are the true health food, particularly liver.   

Is beef liver better than a multivitamin?

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. . . spike-containing exosomes travel from the spleen to the heart, liver, gut and brain, along the vagus nerve

This is a remarkable table. Consistent with my belief that the spike-containing exosomes travel from the spleen to the heart, liver, gut and brain, along the vagus nerve.   https://t.co/xp7rOJ7i4d

— Stephanie Seneff (@stephanieseneff) April 24, 2022

What is the Vagus Nerve and where is it located in the body?  For one, it is the longest of the 12 cranial nerves.  Think about that for a minute, cranial nerve, meaning that it starts in the brain and weaves its way down through the body.  Two, it is responsible for 75% of the parasympathetic function.  So it plays a key role in keeping you alive.  The Cleveland Clinic explains, 

The vagus nerve, also known as the vagal nerves, are the main nerves of your parasympathetic nervous system. This system controls specific body functions such as your digestion, heart rate and immune system. These functions are involuntary, meaning you can't consciously control them. 

Here is what the vagus nerve does and what it's connected to.  If you're interested in strengthening the vagus nerve, it looks like meditation and exercises are your best bet.  

You can massage the vagus nerve to improve its function.  So that's good.  Yoga, meditation, and biofeedback are also good techniques to tone the vagus nervous system.  I've tried all three.  They're good remedies.