The Case For Copper Water Bottles

Getting yourself a copper water bottle is an inexpensive way bolster your health. Drinking water from copper vessels has an amazing array of benefits, it has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. According to Ayurveda, copper balances all three “doshas”, the vata, kapha and pitta. Copper is an essential mineral, functioning as an antioxidant, aiding metabolism, stimulates cell growth, and it is vital to many bodily processes. A deficiency in copper could result in anemia, cardiovascular and neurologic disorders, irregular bone development and low white blood cell count. According to an article from NCBI, a study by Sudha et al, proved that storing water in copper kills pathogens and raises the alkalinity of water. “ When drinking-water (pH 7.83±0.4; source: ground) was contaminated with 500 CFU/mL of the above bacteria and stored in copper pots for 16 hours at room temperature, no bacteria could be recovered on the culture medium