Shree Ganesh Metals
What are the health benefits of using Brass and Copper metals?
Wellness and traditional living are such important aspects of living in today’s world, making metals like brass and copper come back. These metals that have been used in Indian households are not only visually appealing or culturally rooted but also offer a number of health benefits when they are used correctly for food or water consumption.
Health benefits of Brass
Improves Hemoglobin levels
Boosts Brain function
Helps strengthen immunity
Promotes healthy and radiant skin
Improves Hemoglobin levels
The zinc content present in brass items enhances the body’s ability to absorb iron effectively. A regular practice of using brass utensils can also increase hemoglobin level in the body, reducing fatigue and promoting oxygen circulation.
Boosts Brain function
Zinc supports cognitive functions like memory, focus and metal clarity. Consuming food from brass utensils can maintain healthy brain activity and concentration.
Helps strengthen immunity
Brass utensils help avoid infections which makes it especially beneficial for certain age groups that have lower immunity like older people and children.
Promotes healthy and radiant skin
For skin regeneration, Copper contributes by promoting the production of melanin and collagen. While ZInc helps in healing and reducing inflammation.
Health benefits of Copper
Immunity Boost
Aid digestion
Support weight loss
Balance the body’s doshas
Immunity Boost
Copper boosts immunity by fighting harmful bacteria. It also supports overall wellness.
Aid digestion
It aids digestion by stimulation of the digestive system and helps with the bowel movement as well.
Support weight loss
Breaks down fat and improves metabolic process that in turn helps losing weight.
Balance the body’s doshas
Vata, Pitta, and Kapha and the three doshas a body consist of according to Ayurveda. These energies are said to create health issues when there is an imbalance in these energies. Using copper items for food or water consumption can help in balancing these doshas.
How to use Brass and Copper safely?
- Brass utensils are safe for dry or neutral dishes but should not be used for consuming acidic food like lemon or tomato.
- To keep the brass items clean, a mix of tamarind paste and warm water helps well.
- Copper utensils are primarily used for storing and consuming water and not for acidic or dairy-based food.
- To avoid oxidisation buildup on copper utensils, lemon and salt or a gentle metal polish works well.