Health benefits of Drinking water from Copper bottles

Have you noticed your friends carrying Copper Bottles to office? Have you ever tried to know the reason behind using Copper containers? If not, this article is for those who want to know the health benefits of drinking water from copper bottles.

I’m born and raised in a small village and my grandparents used to say that drinking water from copper vessels has lot of health benefits. Most of the houses in those days(about 20 years back) had copper vessels and I still remember using them. May be this could be one of the reasons why they lived for almost 100 years. It is not a wonder if I say that I have a neighbor who is 105 years old. 

Yes, that is true. 

They say that water stored in copper vessels has the ability to balance vata, kapha and pitta. This is because the vessel positively charging water.

Copper Vessel

Most importantly storing water in a copper vessel works as a purification process. People say that it kills the microorganisms like molds, fungi, algae and Bacteria present in water. In addition to this, there are other health benefits of drinking water from copper bottles.

 Let’s see: 

• It is very important to rinse the bottle using lemon and water. Fill the vessel or the bottle the previous night to expect great benefit from Copper bottles.

• When water is stored in copper vessels overnight, copper ions dissolve in water in small amounts. This water now has the potency to kill harmful microbes, fungi and Bacteria. 

• They say the best way to clean copper vessels/bottles is by rubbing the vessel with salt and tamarind paste. Another way to clean copper bottles is by using fresh lemon juice, salt or baking soda. 

• Because of its strong anti-oxidant and cell forming properties Copper is a natural remedy for appearance of wrinkles on faces. In addition to that Copper also helps in producing new and healthy skin cells.

• Ayurveda says that Copper helps cleanse and detox stomach to ensure proper elimination of wastes and harmful products. Copper also regulates liver and kidney functions and ensures the absorption of nutrients from food. 

• Copper can treat and heal wounds quickly because of its antibacterial and anti viral properties.

Note: We did our research to find out these facts from different sources. If you feel that copper does not have health benefits, it is up to you whether to use it or not.