Hey, guys, today we're going to talk about copper deficiencies.

Now, no, you can't suck on a penny because that's the wrong type of copper.

That's elemental.

You want to consume a copper that is actually from food, not from a metal, okay?

Very important.

Now, what does copper do in the body?

Well, it helps form collagen and connective tissue.

And that's why if you're deficient, you can actually lose the elasticity with your connective

tissue and get a symptom called swayback where your lower back is exaggerated.

Going forward, so you have this excessive lordosis or curve in your lower back.

But you can also have all sorts of problems with your ligaments, even flat feet.

But these dysfunctions occur when you're in the womb, when you're first developed.

If your mother that's carrying you is deficient in these trace minerals,

you can start having these problems.

Okay, so copper is a cofactor.

And by the way, copper is a trace mineral, which means you need it in very small amounts

compared to other minerals that you need in larger amounts.

But it's a cofactor, a helper mineral in certain enzymes.

Enzymes do the work in the body.

They basically proteins that form different structures and do different chemical processes.

So one of the enzymes helps make melanin, which is a pigment in your skin, okay?

So if you're deficient in copper, you can get something called the lago, which is a loss

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