Have you ever seen a squirming fish without water? Your situation will also be similar if you do not get water for about three days. Water is not a necessity, but it is life. You cannot ignore the fact that 70% of your body is water. So, the right way to drink and store the water should always be your concern. There are various ways for drinking water storage which include steel, glass, and plastic containers but consuming copper water has its own magical advantages.
In India, keeping water in a copper container is the traditional way to make it impurity or toxin-free. The right place where you are keeping it plays a vital role in making it an elixir for your body. Water will behave as you are treating it. In this article, you will come to know about the hidden facts about Copper Water also known as Tamar Jal.
What is Copper Water (Tamar Jal)
When you are storing water in copper containers for some hours, this water is known as copper water. Nowadays, consuming copper water is in trend because everybody wants to reap its health benefits. In Ayurveda, Copper water has its special place because it helps in treating various ailments. Ayurvedic ancient texts describe that stocking water in a copper vessel keeps it fresh and purifies it deeply.
Importance of Copper
Copper is a trace mineral or micro mineral and essential nutrient that your body can not make. This is the reason you get it from different outer sources that include vegetables, grains, and meat. As it is a trace mineral, your body needs it but in a small amount. Copper is favorite among all body tissues because it plays various roles in the human body.
It acts as a cofactor for many enzymes, metabolizes or absorbs iron, plays an essential role in brain development, and keeps our immune system fit.
10 Benefits of drinking Copper Water
According to the Ayurvedic Research studies, it has proven that storing water in a copper vessel can kill various microbes that contaminate water. This is because of its antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. It has the power to eliminate different species of bacteria or microbes that include Ecoli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Vibrio cholera and make water safe for drinking. It has many more benefits that you need to know.
Acts as Natural Purifier
There are many developing countries where people cannot afford water filters. No purifier means they are inviting too many microbial or bacterial diseases. The most common is diarrhea, and it is increasing the death rate in children having no access to safe drinking water. Unlike old times drinking fresh direct water may invite infections and diseases due to rapid increase in pollution and industrial wastes. Fortunately, storing water in a copper vessel with a pinch of Turmeric acts as an effective Natural purifier and protects you from the risk of bacterial infection.
Anti microbial and Detoxify the Body
Microbial and bacterial infections can trouble your digestive system. Copper water helps in killing all these microbes because of its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. It helps in detoxification, removes all toxins from your body thus enhances digestion.
Pacify Pitta Dosha and helps in Digestion
Being alkaline and cool in nature, Copper water is extremely beneficial for people who are struggling with stomach disorders due to increased Body Heat or Pitta Dosha. The disproportion of heat in the body leads to Acidity, Gastric, and Constipation which further hit your endocrine system ( Hormones). The intake of Copper water on an empty stomach superbly soothes the imbalance of acid and heat in your body thus helps in the proper digestion of food.
Relieve Inflamed Joints
Copper takes part in the synthesis of connective tissue like collagen. Connective tissues support your body in different ways that include structural support, nutrients transportation, repair, and defense against invading cells. This is the reason that the deficiency of copper element can harm your joints and leads to pain or inflammation. Copper is essential for the synthesis of collagen. If you have arthritis, then copper deficiency can affect your condition negatively. Having copper water daily can help you with your condition.
Prevent Hair Loss
Copper helps in hair growth and makes your hair look good. Copper binds to peptides, and together they stimulate the growth of hair follicles. Excessive hair fall problems can be due to copper deficiency. You can include copper water in your daily regime as instructed below for three months, and you will find that your hair is getting thicker gradually.
Beat Cancer
Cancer has become a leading cause of death all over the world. If you have included copper water in your daily routine, then this can help to beat cancer. Free radicals at a higher level in the body are hazardous and can destroy DNA or protein. Copper acts as an antioxidant and can help to eliminate free radicals from your body.
Good for your Heart
Sometimes, in your arteries disposition of cholesterol, calcium, and white blood cells forms plaques. It is known as Atherosclerosis. The plaque formation hinders the blood flow to the heart muscles. Copper is the mineral that helps to clear all the plaques from arteries and allow blood to flow. It is the reason intake of copper water is helpful for cardiovascular health.
Good for Skin
Melanin is a pigment that is present in skin and hair. It is necessary because it protects you from UV light. Copper helps in the production of this pigment. If you have wounds and wrinkles on your skin, copper water is the most suitable option for you. It has a healing power that treats your skin naturally from External factors and skin conditions like Vitiligo. Copper water has anti-aging and antioxidant properties that help to get rid of wrinkles and provides you with healthy skin.
Improve Immune System
White blood cells are a necessary part of the immune system because they fight against foreign particles or infections. In innate immunity, neutrophils, a type of white blood cells, play an essential role. When there is a deficiency of copper, it reduces the number of neutrophils in your body. Copper water helps to maintain these neutrophils and strengthen your immune system.
Helps in Infertility
Copper deficiency may lead to decreased sex desire or libido and lower quality of seminal fluid. This can affect your reproductive power and may lead to infertility. Copper water has the power to help you to get rid of infertility.
Reduce Stress and Depression
If you have stress or depression, mineral deficiency can be one of the reasons. Copper deficiency can lead to anxiety or panic attacks. To avoid stress, you need to start having copper water and enjoy better mental health for sure.
Early Morning Magical Detoxification Drink
You may have listened a lot about consuming copper water in the morning on empty stomach. You have heard it absolutely right but there is a scientific reason why you should consume it early morning. An Acidic environment is better for the digestion of copper. Acid gets accumulated in your body when you wake up early in the morning after 7-8 hours of sleep. So, your body is slightly more acidic at this time. This is the reason why morning is the best time to have copper water. It removes acid, and also it gets digested easily.
Steps to Prepare and Consume Magical Detoxification Drink
- Choose the right Copper Jug or Copper Bottle or Copper container to get the desired benefits. The sign of the authentic copper vessel is that it is comparitively heavy in weight and gets darker in color with the time and usage.
- Before going to Bed, fill the Copper container with normal water.
- Put 5 fresh Tulsi leaves into it ( Make sure to pluck the leaves before evening).
- Place this copper container on the Wooden surface for overnight.
- Drink this as the first thing in the morning . If winters are on , you can warm the copper water before consuming it. But make sure do not boil it just make it luke warm and in a copper vessel only.
- After consuming this drink you should clean the copper container daily in order to avoid any bad depositions on it and make it ready for the next day.
- You can take this drink regularly in the morning for three months then give it a break for a month or two.
Important things to keep in mind while consuming copper water
Who should not take Copper Water or Water on Empty Stomach
As per Ayurveda People who are suffering from Ulcers, Pneumonia, TB should not consume water empty stomach may it be copper water or regular water.
Best Season to Consume Copper Water
In Ayurveda, the Seasonal regimen or Ritucharya is a practice that tells that the rainy season is the best time when you should have copper water. The reason behind this is its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Though you can consume it any season in the right amount and right way but in the rainy season, water is more prone to contamination.
Minimum Storing Time
Storing water in a copper vessel only for one to two hours will not give you benefits. It will not add any value to your water. You have to store water in a Copper utensil minimum for 9-12 hours or overnight before consuming it.
Removal of Copper Oxide Layer
When copper comes in contact with oxygen, then oxidation occurs. This oxidation forms a copper oxide layer. You must have seen the green layer of copper oxide in utensils. This layer breaks the connection between water and copper vessel. Clean the copper utensils daily so that a green layer does not form on them to get the best results.
Do not Store Boiling Water in Copper Pot
Don’t pour water directly into the Copper pot after boiling it. First, let it come to room temperature, then you can store it in the Copper container. It can lead to enhance copper leaching. So, you need to pour normal water at room temperature in the copper pot.
Reaction with Other Metals
Some people have confused about heating copper water in winter before consuming it. You can definitely warm it, but do not use steel or other metal utensils. Copper ions can react with other metals and may prove harmful to you. The best thing you can do is warm the copper water in a copper utensil only.
Do not keep Citrus in Copper Utensils
You should not keep citrus things in copper utensils to evade copper poisoning. When copper reacts with anything citrus, it forms Copper sulfate (Neela Thoth), a poisonous substance. It is harmful to your health. If you have lemon in copper water early in the morning, it can cause vomiting and nausea. Its regular use can damage your body tissues and organs.
Keep Gap of one month to avoid Copper Toxicity
If you drink copper water regularly without any gaps, you may face copper toxicity. It occurs when the level of copper increases in your body. Copper toxicity leads to various problems in your body, including damage to your liver and kidneys, causing depression, autism, PMS, PCOD, and stress.
Also, if the level of copper in your body is high, then it decreases zinc in your body. It will lead to a weak immune system or hormonal imbalance. Copper water is good for your health, but there is no need to consume it for the entire day. Therefore, you should always avoid taking Copper water regularly for more than three months. You should keep a gap of a month or two, and then you can start all over again. You can take a glass of Morning detoxification drink as mentioned above for three months regularly.
Myth Related to Copper Water
There is a myth that consuming copper water can lead to copper toxicity. This toxicity occurs when copper levels in the body increase due to prolonged exposure to this mineral through various sources. Many people do not consume copper water because of copper leaching. They think that keeping water in copper vessels extracts copper in excess.
According to scientific research storing water in copper vessels for about 15-16 hours cause no change in the physical and chemical characteristic of water. It increases pH slightly and makes water alkaline naturally. Also, copper content was within the approved limit of WHO or World Health Organization in experimental results. So, don’t restrict yourself from having it because of copper leaching. You can have it in the limits as Morning Drink glass that is kept overnight for three months, but the excess intake may cause a problem.
DIY Homemade Cleaner for Copper
There are some tips that you can apply to gleam your copper utensils without any chemicals. You can use Pitambari powder to clean the Copper Utensils easily and also check out these homemade tips.
Acetic acid Cleaner
Acetic acid or vinegar is available in every kitchen, so you can easily use it to make your cleaner. You have to take salt, flour, and Vinegar, or lemon to make its paste. Now, you will polish your blackened copper pot with this paste, and after some time, you have to clean it. After washing it with water, it will gleam and shine.
Citrus Cleaner
You can use lemon or Citrus pseudolimon (Galgal) to make this cleaner. You have to take citrus fruit juice and salt in two different bowls. With the help of a scrub pad, you have to apply it to your tarnish pot. After polishing with citrus juice, you have to take salt and rub it on the surface with a scrub pad until it glows. If you are cleaning it on daily basis it won’t take much effort.
Baking Soda Cleaner
You have to make a paste of baking soda with lemon or vinegar. You have to apply this paste thoroughly to your pot. After this, you have to clean this pot or bottle with a cloth or scrubber. When you rinse it with water, you will get a shiny utensil.
Use Tomato Sauce
You can also use tomato ketchup to clean your tarnished pot. You have to apply it to your vessel and leave it for some time. After some time, you have to clean your ketchup with a piece of cloth. It will remove the black layer easily, and your utensil will shine again.
Conclusion
Nowadays, most people are flitting around with copper bottles to get benefits. If something has benefits, it does not mean you have to take it in excess. Copper intake in a balanced way do wonders for your health but excess may disturb your whole body system. So, one or two glasses of copper water daily are more than enough to gain all the benefits. And also, do not forget the one-month break formula after three months of copper water consumption.
Before taking the major step to the journey of a toxin-free body and mind I would like to tell you that balance is the foundation of everything and anything on the earth. So, do not do excess of anything may it be good or bad the efforts should be balanced.
Very detailed information..thanks a lot😊
I am glad alekhya that you liked the information. I hope it was helpful 🙂