Might have to eat my own words re: quarantine

[Myka]

Originally Posted by TimT

Interesting, should I ask for proof texts as you do of me? It seems strange that if copper was so dangerous to humans why is it allowed for piping in our homes? I was aware that aluminum has been linked with alzheimer's but not copper. +1 for drinking RO water.

I don't remember where I originally learned about copper toxicity because it was probably a decade or more ago, but a quick Google search comes up with an article in a medical journal:

Copper and Alzheimer's. [Paper]

Copper toxicity in Merck Medical Journal. [Article]

Liver cirrhosis from copper is rather unusual to typical healthy people because the liver is able to remove copper via bile. People with a genetic inability to remove copper from their systems (like Wilson`s disease) will get accumulated copper in the liver which will lead to cirrhosis.