Minerals cannot dissolve in water
- Storred in protein 'fingers'
- chains of amino acids make a protein
- These chains curl like curly hair
- these curls look like fingers
Zinc for oxygen
- Zinc for red blood cells to carry oxygen
- Low zinc levels
- respiratory distress
- low oxgyen in brain
- autism / dementia
- fatty liver
- Low zinc levels
Copper for fermentation
- Copper blocks oxygen
Covid-19
- Lives longer than usual on copper plates
- Dies quicker than usual on zinc plates
- Covid-19 does not need oxygen
Zinc protects DNA from germs
Most genetic diseases result from low levels of zinc
How did out zinc levels go down
Phytic acid in plant seeds
high copper in drinking water
zinc water pipes were universal up to 1950
around 1970 new homes used copper pipes
water pipes do not last as long as a building's structure
by 1980 zinc water lines were largely replaced
by 2000 there were very few zinc pipes still in use