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#317 – Morley Robbins: Mr Magnesium on Why Copper is Everything

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Mar 29, 2025
Morley Robbins, known as Mr. Magnesium, is an expert on minerals and their health impacts. In this engaging discussion, he flips the narrative on copper, arguing it's essential for energy production and vitality. Morley highlights its role in combating oxidative stress and discusses the myth of anemia, claiming it's often a copper deficiency issue, not iron overload. He dives into how modern farming has depleted copper in our soils, urging listeners to rethink their dietary perspectives on minerals for better health.
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Copper As The Central Mineral

  • Copper is the central regulator of energy, iron and oxygen metabolism in the body.
  • Morley Robbins argues copper, not magnesium, rules mitochondrial function and iron handling.
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Copper Deficiency Drives Iron Overload

  • Withholding dietary copper in animals caused iron to accumulate in the liver.
  • Robbins links copper deficiency to tissue iron overload and many chronic problems.
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Copper's Evolutionary Role In Energy

  • Photosynthesis and key enzymes like plastocyanin and Rubisco depend on copper.
  • Robbins uses this to show copper's deep evolutionary role in energy and carbon fixation.
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