Recommendation Heavy Metal Detoxification / Avoidance"If copper levels are very high, treatment with DMSA, penicillamine or EDTA may be needed..."
The Condition"...Copper toxicity is usually due to ... the increasingly common problem of low levels of zinc in the diet..." Recommendation Zinc" Zinc and manganese with vitamin C remove copper from the tissues..." Recommendation Manganese"Vitamin C, zinc and manganese all interfere with copper absorption..."
Relationship to Molybdenum Need"The exact mechanism by which molybdenum prevents copper toxicity is poorly understood..." Recommendation Molybdenum"Since high levels of copper in the body or diet may result in molybdenum insufficiency and cause low uric acid levels, reducing copper toxicity can result in normalizing uric acid and molybdenum levels..."
Recommendation Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)"...also suggests using vitamin B6 at 50mg daily without supplemental copper to increase copper excretion..."
Recommendation Methionine" Methionine is a useful treatment for copper poisoning and for lowering serum copper..."
The Condition"...In prolonged contact with copper cooking utensils, an acidic food or beverage can dissolve milligram quantities of copper, sufficient to cause acute toxicity symptoms such as self-limited nausea, vomiting and diarrhea..."
Recommendation Manganese"Vitamin C, zinc and manganese all interfere with copper absorption..." Recommendation Zinc"Zinc and manganese with vitamin C remove copper from the tissues..." Recommendation Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)"See link between copper toxicity and manganese..."
Relationship to Molybdenum Need"...However, it is known that an insoluble complex of copper and molybdenum can be formed in the gastrointestinal tract thus reducing copper absorption..."