Tips and Stories

Anyone who takes care of children or the elderly needs protection from bad germs.  So do the people they care for. Babysitters, teachers, nurses, and home health aides as well as nannies and caregivers can easily protect themselves and those in their care from exchanging bad germs that cause respiratory...

From colds and flu to pandemics, bad germs have brought misery and death for thousands of years.  But a revolution in germ defense is beginning. Bad germs include bacteria, viruses, and fungus.  For most of history, nobody knew about bad germs though everybody suffered from the sicknesses they caused. When...

Recently I felt a tickle in my nose, like a cold about to start.  I touched the tickly spot with my CopperZap® for about 30 seconds.  The tickle went away and I didn’t get a cold.  (I have gone over 12 years now without a cold.) But I still felt...

  ·         “For the first time, no colds, flu or sinus problems this year.”  Diane, IN ·         “I got mine 3 years ago.  I have not had a cold since.”  Jeanette, CO ·         “A friend insisted I try it, I caved, and to my surprise, it really does work.”  Kari,...

Every time we kill bad germs before we get sick, we not only keep ourselves healthy, but also avoid spreading sickness to others. Bad germs like cold, flu, and covid viruses tend to go round and round in the community, because sick people are contagious. Each contagious person passes their...

A study published in Nature Aging shows that getting sick with colds, flu, or other respiratory infection is linked to higher risk of dementia years later. Studies had previously shown that these illnesses are also linked to Alzheimer’s Disease later. The idea that infections can affect brain health is a...

Most of us don’t normally put something in our noses.  We usually let germs run free. Brandon S posted about how he felt the first time he used a CopperZap® in his nose.  He had suffered from year-round sinus problems. “It feels a little awkward using the Copperzap at first…I...

People often buy a CopperZap® to stop germs like the ones that cause colds, flu, and Covid, but then discover other things it can be used for. Mary W provides a perfect example.  She posted the following: “I use mine each evening that I’m out and about (I’m retired) and...

We received an email from businessman Ken in Florida. He says now he knows the difference between on time versus too late. “I made the mistake of not carrying my copperzap to the library one day.  As I was reading, I suddenly felt a scratch in my throat…..I looked at...

Most of us go through life expecting to get sick from time to time. It doesn't have to be that way! Most of us expect to get colds or other respiratory illnesses, like flu, bronchitis, Covid, or pneumonia.  What if we could avoid such things?  Wouldn’t that be life-changing? When...

Brief stories about fighting infections: Robin posted that her sister had a surgical incision that seemed to take forever to heal.  She laid her CopperZap® on the incision for a while.  It healed up fast. --- A lady told us she had a lesion on her skin that would not...

Bad germs jump from person to person.  Each sick person is a pathway for the germs to the next person, then the next, and so on.  If we get sick and spread bad germs to others, we are part of the problem.  If we stop bad germs and don’t get...

Confidence is often a key to success. Sometimes our confidence around others can suffer if we suspect they might be sick or contagious.  We may worry about spreading their germs to our families or getting sick ourselves. Armed with our CopperZaps®, we don’t have to worry.  The pure copper is...

Our immune system works as a defense against bad germs, which are also called “pathogens”. Our immune system learns to recognize each new pathogen that gets into our bodies.  It responds almost immediately when pathogens arrive.  It usually does a pretty good job of fighting off illness that might otherwise...

Ancient writing indicates people have used copper for health for at least 4000 years.  Here are a few of the historic uses that have been reported: Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Aztecs used copper thousands of years ago to stop sore throats and skin infections and to heal wounds. Hippocrates, often...

“Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are now a leading cause of death,” says Science News, 8/24/24. These germs “directly killed over 1 million people and played a role in nearly 5 million deaths” in one year. These are bacteria that can no longer be killed easily by antibiotics.  They have developed resistance due...

Fall brings beautiful colors and cooler weather—and bad germs. Germs travel from person to person when families gather indoors for meals, school events, games, birthdays, holiday preparations, etc. Getting together can spread respiratory illnesses, like colds, flu, covid, sinus trouble, and congestion that messes with sleep.  It doesn’t have to...

A number of customers say they have tried to explain CopperZaps to friends or family, but run into lack of understanding or outright skepticism. Three recent posts have drawn a good response and seem to make it clearer.  So we combine them here, slightly edited, in hopes they may help other...

Can we eradicate respiratory illness? I developed CopperZap® in 2012 after stumbling onto some research in science journals about copper’s ability to kill bacteria, viruses, and fungus. Many studies already had proved it.  Many more since then have confirmed it. I had been getting 2-3 bad colds every year.  They...

Bacteria and viruses are so small we can’t see them, but they can really mess us up. It’s hard to fight invisible enemies, but it’s easier if we visualize them and picture them in our minds. I picture these germs as tiny little blobs that take up almost no space. ...

Time is one thing we can never get back. But we CAN get more of it. As we go through life we can lose time, we can save time, or we can even gain time, by the actions we take. We lose time when we get sick. Even if we power...

Let’s refuse to participate!  Here's how. Colds and flu start when certain germs get in the nose or throat. The same is usually true of other respiratory ills, like Covid, sinus trouble, mold allergies, congestion, and strep throat. The season means people coughing, sniffling, sneezing, and suffering around us, and...

We thought we were almost done with Covid.  Apparently not! Covid levels are rising again to “very high” levels, says the Center for Disease Control (CDC) based on data from early this month, August 2024. There are reports of even vaccinated people catching it. EPA testing shows pure copper kills...