[TheForge] ( bronze "silverware"

[Ron Childers]

I have heard for years that copper bracelets are good for relieving the pain
of arthritis. Does anyone know of the bracelets actually working? A trapeze
girl at the FSU circus used to swear by them.

Thanx, Ron C



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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James Binnion
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:04 PM
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ( bronze "silverware"

FWIW
Copper is an essential element for human health. Excessive amounts can  
cause problems but current thoughts on this are excessive amounts are  
in the 10-12 mg per day range. That is a lot of copper to get from  
cookware or utensils.  You would have to probably get a hold of copper  
sulfate or copper nitrate solutions and drink them to get that kind of  
dose. If you put the utensils in a strong acid for a while and drank  
the result you could dissolve enough to be a problem but weak acids  
like are found in food are just not going to dissolve enough to be a  
problem without really going out of your way to set up a toxic dose.

see http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/health/

James Binnion
jbin at well.com



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