> You should NEVER supplement with iron (probably the same for copper) One should also never take zero iron. While the high doses of iron that one gets when on

> You should NEVER supplement with iron (probably the same for copper) One should also never take zero iron. While the high doses of iron that one gets when one takes supplementary iron as well as dietary iron are undesirable, in this case, this is the sole source of iron in the diet. --- I do agree somewhat with the (very common, they've heard it all before) "missing substance" argument. Personally I'm excited as to the results of this uncontrolled large scale experiment -- this is a unique opportunity with willing participants which has the opportunity to change our understanding of things the body needs. I'll stick with my DIY whole foods variant, thank you very much.