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Copper Balance
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A GUIDED COURSE
Copper, zinc & the bigger picture
Meet zinc, hear the related pyrrole discussion, and explore why copper appears in the fibromyalgia archive. Finish with the written introduction to non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper.
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02Get to know zinc
Begin with Dr. Purser’s introduction to zinc.
Everyday Benefits of Zinc WATCH
03Explore the pyrrole discussion
Hear the relationship between pyrrole disorder and zinc discussed in this video.
Pyrrole Disorder and Zinc Levels! WATCH
04Follow copper into the pain conversation
Explore Dr. Purser’s perspective on high copper and fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia Caused by High Serum Copper Level? READ
Make sense of the NCC terminology
Read the introduction to non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper; the original source includes its calculator.
Using the NCC FormulaMAKE SENSE OF YOUR COPPER RESULTS
Non-ceruloplasmin copper calculator
Use your zinc, total copper, and ceruloplasmin blood results to estimate NCC and the copper:zinc ratio.
How this estimate works
This uses the formula in Dr. Purser’s handout: NCC (µg/dL) = total copper (µg/dL) − 3 × ceruloplasmin (mg/dL). NCC percentage = NCC ÷ total copper × 100. Copper:zinc ratio = total copper ÷ zinc, using the same units.
Calculated NCC is an estimate. Test methods and how much copper is bound to ceruloplasmin can affect it. It differs from a direct lab measurement of labile or exchangeable copper. It cannot diagnose fibromyalgia or copper toxicity, or choose treatment for you. Read about the limits of calculated NCC at Mayo Clinic Laboratories ↗
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