Copper Toxicity: Important Considerations for Healing

Let's consider, when you tear a muscle, you don't just go to the physiotherapist once and have it healed - you typically have several follow up sessions, just like is standard for the treatment of most conditions.  Yet, when it comes to copper toxicity, there's this idea that simply taking some special supplement, or having a quick health consultation, is the only thing needed to, by itself, fully resolve and reverse one of the most complex and misunderstood conditions of our time!  If it were that simple, every doctor and health practitioner would easily be addressing this, and the decades of efforts by myself and the pioneers before me to bring this education to light would not have been necessary. You'd simply take a magic supplement and be on your way.

There are many misconceptions about healing from copper toxicity, erroneous ideas that are even pushed in some of the biggest online support groups, and this just further adds to people's confusion..  Addressing copper toxicity is not just about taking zinc (as I explain more fully here), nor is it about trying to rid the body of all copper!  I explain these various misconceptions and "challenges to healing" more on this page.

It is also not just about taking supplements. A properly tested and interpreted HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) provides a solid foundation to guide your nutritional and detox support, especially because it also shows other toxic metals which may be playing a role as well.  The many benefits of HTMA vs blood for the purpose of understanding the body's mineral and metal status are clear, as explained further on this page.  The full extent of copper toxicity could simply not be fully understood without the valuable information HTMA testing provides.   Yet, as powerful as personalized HTMA guidance can be, HTMA alone should not be expected to heal a person.  HTMA provides you with a nutritional road map, though that is just one layer of the onion. A person wouldn't do a blood test and then blame the blood test if they didn't experience miraculous healing, and yet some who do HTMA and then don't heal will then point the finger at HTMA and say the HTMA didn't work.  Again HTMA, and testing in general, is just one part of a much bigger healing process, as this article explains further.

There is also the misconception that a testing goal is to achieve "perfect" HTMA levels.  Such a goal is unrealistic, and not the way HTMA works.  With blood, one expects (wants) levels to all come back within a good reference range (even though that doesn't typically reflect cell and tissue status).  Nonetheless, good blood results are very achievable, helped by the fact that blood is homeostatic and always working towards maintaining balance.  HTMA is different.  Such homeostatic mechanisms do not exist in HTMA.  No human will ever have a "perfect" HTMA.  HTMA levels are always in flux, and there will also be imbalances showing.  This is to be expected, and not a sign of lack of progress (depending, of course, on the extent of the movements or lack thereof).  This is something best discussed with your practitioner.

Likewise, targeted supplementation can be vitally important to more effectively address specific conditions or imbalances.  However, all the supplements in the world won't do much good if a person continues to be exposed to a copper IUD, or if they haven't made the appropriate dietary or lifestyle changes, if they expect someone else to "heal them" without owning and taking responsibility for their own healing, or if they're stuck in a belief system in which they're telling themselves and others that they're never going to heal.  Beliefs are powerful, and what people tell themselves is often what they end up manifesting.

Equally important is supporting the body's nervous system to regulate itself. Any intense stress, trauma, or even illness can place the body in a fight or flight state in which survival takes precedence over healing.  Many people with copper toxicity are stuck in this state, not having resolved the stress or trauma.  Unknowingly, and tragically, some of the copper toxicity support groups on social media, filled with messages of confusion and panic, feed this very state!  Adequate sleep, enjoying life (laughter), reducing stressors in work/home/relationships, and energy techniques such as Reiki are all supportive to bringing the body into a state more conducive for healing to take place.

Even as the founder of www.coppertoxic.com and as one of the world's leading experts on copper toxicity, I am always reminding people that the issue is almost never just about copper.  For many, it can be the catalyst that brings a person's symptoms to light, but inevitably there are other imbalances going on too.  Has the person considered: 

• Is mold exposure a possibility? Have they addressed that?  
• What about other toxic metals that might be releasing as they detox copper and then make them temporarily feel worse?  
• Are there any healthy habits the person knows they could be doing (if they're being honest) but haven't yet implemented?
• Have they explored genetics and how impairments to detoxification including that of estrogens may be playing some role?
• Have they explored hidden infections, cavitations, or the possibility of parasites which could further be causing symptoms?
• Have they addressed stressors in life, stressors which deplete minerals such as magnesium and zinc and in turn can lead to any number of symptoms now or down the road?  

There is so much to consider when addressing the health and deep healing of the body.  Like an onion, there are numerous layers, and often it takes exploring into the deeper layers that we find the answers.  Many people don't want to go there, and then complain that their supplements or their HTMA isn't working or wonder why they're not "healed".  As most who've been through and healed from copper toxicity can attest to, the journey is often a long one, years for some, and yes it takes work and dedication - physically, mentally, spiritually.  But when a person does the work, aligns themselves energetically with healing, and understands how copper toxicity and corresponding mineral imbalances work, that is when people see real progress.  

Your specific healing path will be unique to you, as will be your healing time-frame, as well as specific supplement or nutrient recommendations. There are so many different factors that affect how long it can take for a person to feel better, so comparing your time frame to someone else’s is utterly irrelevant. Time frame comparison inevitably leads to unnecessary frustration or worry when your time frame ends up being either longer or shorter than someone else’s.  Also, avoid falling for "one-size-fits-all" supplement suggestions. What someone else did or took might be irrelevant (even harmful) to the next person, because their situation, health history, and body chemistry are different from yours. Nor does everyone who suspects they have copper toxicity even have it, despite their symptoms.  This again underscores the importance of proper testing and approaching your situation as an individual, eliminating the assumptions and guesswork so commonly seen online. The many decades of clinical experience and expert knowledge provided through the literature at www.coppertoxic.com/books has become drowned out in recent years by an endless stream of panic, opinion, assumptions, guesswork, and erroneous ‘one-size’ suggestions that have taken over certain social media groups.

For those looking for clarity on how to heal, I provide the full list of considerations that support the copper toxicity healing process at www.coppertoxic.com/healing.   Begin there, along with all our other research, education, and support resources on this topic at www.coppertoxic.com/fullsupport - most of these resources are all available for free.  I also provide an overview of the "Complete Roadmap for Addressing (Detoxing) Copper Toxicity" within the free eBook "Navigating Copper Toxicity" at www.mineralsandhealth.com/coppertoxicityebook. This easy-to-read eBook is an excellent place to start.  For the most complete, in depth step-by-step guidance to addressing/detoxing copper, this is explained in full detail in The Complete Copper Toxicity Handbook, available through Amazon.  

If you want to learn even further, the online www.MineralMastery.com course has helped empower thousands of students take control of their health. It is also the same course that has helped train many hundreds of practitioners in their education on copper toxicity.  That education is invaluable, indeed, for every human, as most of it simply is not taught anywhere else.  You can also learn and find support from my colleague Kirby who suffered from CT her whole life until she became aware and embarked on her healing - her 90 Day Copper Toxicity Healing Program for women is available exclusively here.  If you're stuck in some unserving belief system, or you can see a victim mentality potentially blocking you from taking ownership of your healing, the Guided Meditation for Copper Toxicity detox can help program your mind for faster healing, while my book 'The Healing Workbook' provides various exercises to help you explore and work through unsupportive beliefs.   These resources are all part of what I include with those clients who work with me in depth (beyond "just doing an HTMA").  There is so much support available to you here, for those who seek it.  

Some people are spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on testing and healing services out there, and yet I still get many of them landing in my office no better off.   You don't need to spend thousands.  HTMA is an affordable test that doesn't break the bank, and yet, with personalized interpretation, still provides a wealth of invaluable insight.  But again, the HTMA by itself is just a starting point, one layer of the onion, and while some supplements are usually needed and certainly helpful, remember too that what you put in your body is only one part of the picture.  What you surround yourself with - your Environment, Exposures, Energies, Education, Beliefs - MUST also be looked at and equally addressed!  That is taking ownership of your health, and where healing begins.

About the Author:  As founder of www.coppertoxic.com, and through his clinical practice, advocacy and awareness campaigns, books and publications, training programs and international research projects, Rick Fischer has been at the forefront of bringing copper toxicity education and support to the world since 2013.  Rick is an advanced HTMA practitioner in clinical practice (www.MineralsandHealth.com).  He is also a leading HTMA mentor/instructor behind many of today's HTMA practitioners, along with being the co-founder of the annual HTMA Virtual Summit - dedicated to preserving the integrity of authentic HTMA.  Rick's passion for increasing mineral-based health and nutritional awareness is furthered through www.MineralMastery.com, an eye-opening educational journey for both public and practitioners alike, and anyone wanting to improve and optimize their health with mineral-based health secrets rarely taught anywhere else.