[TheForge] ( bronze "silverware"

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Peter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>
To: "'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ( bronze "silverware"


>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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