Ischemic heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, has long puzzled researchers. While high serum cholesterol levels are linked to cardiovascular risk, the role of dietary fat ...

We think of copper as the stuff of pennies and fancy kitchen pans, but it’s also an essential nutrient. Most healthy people get enough of it from foods like nuts, meats and fish. But when the body is ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Copper is an essential mineral that supports brain function, immune health, iron absorption, skin health, and other bodily processes. Most healthy adults ...

Copper, usually in the form of jewelry or impregnated fabric, with its positive ionic charge, is theorized to neutralize this trapped electricity by submicron transdermal absorption. In possibly the ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...