Copper supplementation

Has anyone found success by supplementing Copper?
Copper: The Missing Link
If so what form of Copper did you use for supplementation.

I would test copper and zinc before supplementing.

From Dale Bredesn's book: <[smile.amazon.com]

Copper, zinc 90-110 (both)
Copper:zinc ratio 0.8-1.2

I'm no expert, just know you don't want too much of either of these.

Yep done those tests:
Plasma
Copper = 16.7 umol/L = 106.4ug/dl
Zinc = 9.4 umol/L = 61.4ug/dl
Serum
Caeruloplasmin = 21.7mg/dl = 21700ug/dl
Ratios
Cu/Zn ratio = 1.73 [0.7 – 1.0]
Zn/Cu ratio = 0.56 [1.3-1.0]
Bound Copper (Cu bound in Caeruloplasmin) = 65.1ug/dl = 61%
Free (unbound) Copper = 41.3ug/dl [5-15] = 39% [5 - 20]

So from Bredesen's perspective, I'd increase Zn not Cu, with your numbers.

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GeorgeN
So from Bredesen's perspective, I'd increase Zn not Cu, with your numbers.

Yep, been doing that but still might be good to supplement a little copper sometimes to balance out the zinc. Question is what is best form of Bioavailable copper?

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NickC

So from Bredesen's perspective, I'd increase Zn not Cu, with your numbers.
Yep, been doing that but still might be good to supplement a little copper sometimes to balance out the zinc.

But your Cu numbers are where they should be, so why need more?

While too little Cu can be an issue for a few people, doesn't look like that is your case. From my understanding, too much Cu is a much more likely case.

Have a family member with brain cancer, a glioblastoma. Have an integrative oncologist on our team. She wants Zn around 130 and Cu around 70. I think this is because of the tendency of Cu to increase tumor angiogenesis. Not your issue, not having cancer, but again you already have sufficient Cu.

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GeorgeN
But your Cu numbers are where they should be, so why need more?

Overall copper is ok but Bound Copper is low at 61% [80-95%], while Unbound Copper is high at 39% [5-20%].