Copper mugs, cups, water bottles and jugs are in demand as health-conscious consumers learn of the health benefits from drinking copper-infused water.
Indian grannies have been drinking water like this for centuries. My own paternal grandmother, who lived to the age of 89, slept with a copper jug of water on her bedside table, from which she drank first thing in the morning on waking up. She encouraged her children and grandchildren to do the same.
This was a means to bolster one’s immunity. According to the 5,000-year-old practice of Ayurveda, water stored in copper vessels is infused with antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties.
Ayurvedic practitioners say that drinking copper-enriched water first thing in the morning helps balance all three doshas – kapha, vata and pitta – the body’s natural energies. The metal also helps ensure the proper functioning of different organs and metabolic processes, they say.
Experts interviewed by the Post say drinking copper-infused water:
Improves thyroid gland functioning
Prevents anaemia
Strengthens bones
Accelerates weight loss
Helps the body break down fat and eliminate it
Helps break down food in the gut and improves digestion
May help optimise the body’s absorption of nutrients from food
May help regulate kidney function
Provides a natural detox
Kills microorganisms, mould, fungi, algae and bacteria
Bolsters the immune system
Aids recovery from injuries
Helps wounds heal
Aids the body’s production of new cells
Aids the production of melanin that determines hair and skin colour
Helps keep the skin supple and elastic
May help reduce the appearance of fine lines on the face
“The human body cannot synthesise copper, unlike many other nutritional elements, and thus one needs to get it from dietary sources. And copper-infused water is a great choice,” Ayurvedic scholar Bharti Raghav, based in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, says.
Simply store potable water in a copper bottle, jar or mug and drink it at regular intervals throughout the day for optimal benefits, Raghav says.
For the leached copper to kill the microorganisms and bacteria, the water must be stored in the vessel at least overnight and for up to 48 hours, Raghav adds.
Drinking copper-infused water improves thyroid gland functioning while preventing anaemia, she claims, as copper helps in assimilating food and in iron absorption.
“Copper has bone-strengthening properties as well, and also expedites weight loss by boosting one’s metabolism and burning fat,” she adds.
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