[Jewelry making - Article 00018] - Re: [Orchid] Predjudice against copper materials?

[Steelybone]

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>       There is no credible research that indicates copper is a rellief
>     for ailments  

    Well ...  not quite true.  There are no large drug-type studies, but
    it has been shown that very low flows of electrical current can help
    heal broken bones, and much anecdotal evidence that the same current
    flows can help bad backs, via "electric heels".  Electric heels are
    made by forming a piece of zinc and a piece of copper into plates
    for inside the heels of shoes; traces of body moisture turn the 2
    metals into a very weak galvanic cell, with the current flowing up
    one leg, across through the lower back, and down the other leg.  My
    guess is that all the hoopla about copper as a healing metal is
    based on the same phenomenon - the tarnish it acquires is pretty
    good evidence that chemical reactions are occurring, and are
    probably setting up some kind of electrical flow.  Never had it work
    for me - I have to pay a chiropractor - but if it works for some,
    that's great. 

Tas
www.earthlywealth.com


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