Blood Support was developed to provide copper to attract iron to the hemoglobin molecule, Vitamin C to assist in the assimilation and transport of iron, and iron to boost the red blood of the body.

Iron is one of the most recognized minerals in society, especially amongst women as they loose large amounts of iron in their body during menstruation and childbirth. Iron deficiency is one of the most common deficiencies in the world and is a common condition amongst men as well as women. “There’s no doubt that many of us can use more iron than we’re getting. Roughly 20 percent of Americans are deficient in this mineral.”51

Iron is a co-factor to oxygen as they work hand in hand. Iron is responsible for attracting oxygen to the body and carrying oxygen to all systems, tissues and organs. “The three to five grams of iron in the body are found primarily as a component of hemoglobin and myoglobin, which are oxygen carrying and releasing substances.”52 Iron acts as an astringent on tissues because of its counteractive effects. Iron combines with other nutrients to produce vital blood proteins and is involved in food metabolism. Without iron the body cannot survive long since the metabolism would decrease and atrophy. Iron together with oxygen raises metabolism, promotes ambition and reasoning ability.

Without sufficient iron (hematin), the body can’t manufacture enough new blood cells packed with hemoglobin, the red-cell protein that transports oxygen in the blood. Oxidation could not occur without iron in the hemoglobin of the red cells. Oxygen is drawn to the body when iron is supplied in the diet and stocked in the body. Oxygen burns waste materials to prevent them from building up in the body. As iron promotes oxygen in the body it increases its free use, in enhances motor function, mental vitality, liver, kidney and heart function as well as arterial elasticity. Iron helps to raise blood pressure, improve circulation, digestion and elimination. Lack of iron in the body leaves it susceptible to colds, throat and chest troubles.

Iron is beneficial for conditions of anemia, nose bleeds, tendencies to hemorrhage, chronic nephritis and many other conditions. In addition to its predominance in the red corpuscles, iron is found in gastric juices, lymph fluid, bile, eye pigment, hair and skin. Sixty to seventy percent of tissue iron is classed as essential or functional and only forty percent is storage iron. Essential iron is an integral part of hemoglobin and respiratory enzymes involved with the intracellular oxidation reduction process. “When iron is in short supply, so is oxygen... Oxygen shortage leads to disturbing pulmonary circulation; lungs feel uncomfortable and stiff…”53

Worn-out iron is excreted through the serous and mucus surfaces, the bile, urine and bowel. Organic iron is essential to the body. Overdoses of iron produce violent reactions in the body such as upsets in the digestive process, changes in blood chemistry, and can lead to anorexia. When too much iron is ingested it can cause hearing difficulty, absentmindedness, dulled senses and cranial pressure from within.

Copper is classified as an essential mineral because copper deficiencies can produce various symptoms. Copper is usually found in foods containing iron. The liver and brain contain the largest amounts of copper in the human body, however, other organs will contain smaller amounts. “The human body contains 75 to 100 mg of this trace mineral. Although copper is found in all tissues, its greatest concentrations are in the brain and liver.”54

If the body does not acquire a sufficient amount of copper, hemoglobin production is decreased and copper deficiency anemia can result. Insufficient amounts can lead to inefficient utilization of iron and protein, diarrhea and stunted growth. Various enzyme reactions require copper. “Traces of copper are present in all body tissues. It is a partner in the formation of hemoglobin and red blood cells because of its ability to increase iron assimilation.”55

Long term use of oral contraceptives can upset the balance of copper in the body causing either excessively high cholesterol levels. For the body to work properly it must maintain the proper balance of copper and zinc; and imbalance can lead to thyroid problems. In addition, low (and high) copper levels can be found in those with mental and emotional problems. “In those schizophrenic patients whose copper levels are high, the zinc level is often found to be depressed. Zinc and copper act like a “see-saw,”one going up as the other comes down. Both are closely related to the functioning of nervous tissue.”56

51. The Editors of Prevention Health Books, Healing with Vitamins, (RodalePress, Inc., 1996) pg. 9. 52. Robert Garrison, Jr., M.A., R.Ph. & Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., The Nutrition Desk Reference, Third Edition, (Keats Publishing, Inc., 1995), pg. 197. 53. Bernard Jensen, Ph.D., The Chemistry of Man, (Bernard Jensen, 1983) page 213. 54. Bernard Jensen, Ph.D., The Chemistry of Man, (Bernard Jensen, 1983) page 375. 55. The Editors of Prevention Health Books, Healing with Vitamins, (RodalePress, Inc., 1996) page 28. 56. Bernard Jensen, Ph.D., The Chemistry of Man, (Bernard Jensen, 1983) page 375.

Recommended Dose: Take 1 tsp daily with a meal. Consult a health care practitioner for use with all individuals, especially those under the age of 14.

Ingredients: Ionic Iron (2000 parts per million = 10 mg/tsp = 30 mg/tbl), Ionic Copper (200 ppm = 1 mg/tsp = 3 mg/tbl), Vitamin C (6.25 mg/tsp = 18.75 mg/tbl), Purified Water.