Copper and Iron’s Role in Health with Morley Robbins
Morley Robbins is the author of Cu:re Your Fatigue, Creator of the Root Cause Protocol and Institute as well as founder of the Magnesium Advocacy Group.
In this interview, Morley explains the relationships between iron and copper and how they influence Estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone.
Here are the highlights:
Most people (including cycling women) have toxic levels of unbound iron - most especially men and postmenopausal women
No such thing as iron deficient anemia, only lack bioavailable copper
Glyphosate, high fructose corn syrup, sorbitol and fourth generation antibiotics all prevent copper absorption
Iron is the most abundant element on earth
Top 3 most oxidative elements on earth are Fluorine, Oxygen, Iron
We accumulate 1mg/day every day we’re alive
Oxidative stress, glycation, and iron accumulation are the 3 top theories of aging
Iron causes oxidative stress and glycation (AGE)
The only way to get iron out is through blood loss via donation, phlebotomy, or menstruation
In 1941 FDA required iron to be added to grains and doubled it in 1969. This is seen as “enriched” or “fortified” in the ingredient list.
We replace 2 trillion RBCs every day and only takes 25mgs to do this
24 of the 25 mgs is recycled by the Reticuloendothelial System which is governed by Ceruloplasmin, a copper-dependent protein
Under stress, humans lose large amounts of magnesium
Sodium and Potassium are needed to make cortisol and adrenaline precursors
Emotional stress (cortisol) is severely disruptive to mineral balance and increases iron toxicity by lowering Ceruloplasmin
In men, if testosterone is too high (from TRT), iron accumulates in the prostate and causes cancer
If ceruloplasmin is low, estrogen will increase to provide backup antioxidant support
Progesterone is often low due to a deficiency in magnesium and B6, caused by stress
If ceruloplasmin is optimized, magnesium is optimized
Xenoestrogens unbind copper from ceruloplasmin taking the iron recycling system offline
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