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DECEMBER 2019 / JANUARY 2020   •  IDAHO SENIOR INDEPENDENT                                                     ALL ABOUT IDAHO             PAGE 7
                                                                                    New device stops a cold




                                                                                      More and more people are say-    she uses CopperZap morning and
                                                                                    ing they just don’t get colds any-  night. “It saved me last holidays,”
                                                                                    more.                              she said. “The kids had colds go-
                                                                                      They are using a new device  ing round and round, but not me.”
                                                                                    made of pure copper,
                                                                                    which scientists say
                                                                                    kills  cold  and  flu  vi-
                                                                                    ruses.
                                                                                      Doug Cornell in-
                                                                                    vented the  device in
                                                                                    2012. “I haven’t had
                                                                                    a  single cold since
                                                                                    then,” he says.
                                                                                      People were skep-
                                                                                    tical  but EPA and
                                                                                    university    studies   New research: Copper stops colds if used early.
                                                                                    demonstrate repeatedly that virus-    Some  users say it  also  helps
                                                                                    es and bacteria die almost instant-  with sinuses.  Attorney Donna
                                                                                    ly when touched by copper.         Blight had a 2-day sinus headache.
                                                                                      That’s why ancient Greeks and  When her CopperZap arrived, she
                                                                                    Egyptians used  copper to puri-    tried it. “I am shocked!” she said.
                                                                                    fy water and heal wounds.  They  “My head cleared, no more head-
                                                                                    didn’t know  about viruses and  ache, no more congestion.”
                                                                                    bacteria, but now we do.              Some users say copper stops
                                                                                      Scientists say the high conduc-  nighttime  stuffiness  if  used  just
                                                                                    tance of copper disrupts the elec-  before bed. One man said, “Best
                                                                                    trical balance in a microbe cell and  sleep I’ve had in years.”
                                                                                    destroys the cell in seconds.         Copper can also stop flu if used
                                                                                      So some hospitals tried copper  early and for several days.  Lab
                                                                                    touch surfaces like faucets and  technicians placed 25 million live
                                                                                    doorknobs. This cut the spread of  flu viruses on a CopperZap. No vi-
                                                                                    MRSA and other illnesses by over  ruses were found alive soon after.
                                                                                    half, and saved lives.                  Dr. Bill Keevil led one of the
                                                                                      Colds start after  cold viruses  teams  confirming  the  discovery.
                                                                                    get in your nose, so the vast body  He  placed millions of  disease
                                                                                    of research gave Cornell an idea.  germs on copper.  “They start-
                                                                                    When he next felt a cold about to  ed to die literally as soon as they
          The book presents so many stories about the Kecks that                    start, he fashioned a smooth cop-  touched the surface,” he said.
      the only way to truly appreciate Emil and Penny is to immerse                 per probe and rubbed it gently in     People have used it on cold
      yourself in the text.                                                         his nose for 60 seconds.           sores and say it can completely
          McCarthy sums up the regard friends and co-workers held for                 “It worked!” he exclaimed.  prevent  ugly outbreaks.  You can
      Emil in this quote about honoring Emil when he died: “Moose                   “The cold never got going.” It  also rub it gently on wounds, cuts,
                                                                                                                       or lesions to combat infections.
                                                                                    worked again every time.
      Creekers and Emil’s family gathered at Johnson Bar, along the lower             He asked relatives  and
      Selway River, in late spring. Into the night we told stories, told lies,      friends to try it.  They said it
      drank whiskey, threw Selway logs on the fire and remembered a                 worked  for them,  too,  so he
      great man, our leader without a title, or even a badge, much less a           patented CopperZap™ and put
      uniform, just a man of the wilderness.”                                       it on the market.
          But the Kecks are only two of the influential people McCarthy               Now tens of thousands of
      writes about with insight and, in some ways, poignancy for lost               people have tried it. Near-
      skills and the days of mountain men gone by.                                  ly 100% of feedback said the
          Bud Moore was a true mountain man who went on to influence                copper stops colds if used      Sinus trouble, stuffiness, cold sores.
      land management as a legendary USFS ranger.                                   within  3  hours  after  the  first   The handle is curved and fine-
                                                                                    sign. Even up to 2 days, if they
          Bill Worf was a long-time Forest Service employee and forest              still get the cold it is milder than  ly textured to improve contact. It
      supervisor who along with two others was tasked with writing the              usual and they feel better.        kills  germs  picked  up  on  fingers
      guidelines for the new Wilderness Act .                                         Users  wrote things like, “It  and hands to protect you and your
          Warren Miller was a college-educated physicist who became the             stopped my cold right away,” and  family.
      premier filer for cross cut saws in the Forest Service, so traditional        “Is it supposed to work that fast?”   Copper even kills deadly germs
      skills can continue today to open trails in wilderness.                         “What a wonderful thing,”  that have become resistant to an-
          These people make McCarthy’s book come alive. This book will              wrote Physician’s Assistant Julie.  tibiotics. If you are near sick peo-
      resonate with lovers of wild land, especially those who walk the              “No more colds for me!”            ple, a moment of handling it may
      trails of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.                                     Pat McAllister, age 70, received  keep serious infection  away. It
          As McCarthy says, “Wilderness doesn’t need people. People                 one for Christmas and called it  may even save a life.
      need wilderness.” And this book tells the tale of how this protection         “one of the best presents ever. This   The EPA says copper still works
                                                                                    little jewel really works.”  Now  even when tarnished. It kills hun-
      came to be. ISI                                                               thousands of users have  simply  dreds of different disease germs so
                                                                                    stopped getting colds.             it can prevent serious or even fatal
                                                                                      People often use CopperZap  illness.
      THE POWER OF PRAYER                                                           preventively.  Frequent  flier  Kar-  CopperZap is made in Ameri-
      Little Jimmy was shouting out a prayer                                        en Gauci used to get colds after  ca of pure copper. It has a 90-day
      for his birthday.                                                             crowded flights. Though skeptical,  full money back guarantee. It is
      “Please God, all I want for my birthday                                       she tried it several times a day on  $69.95.
      is a new X-Box. Thank you.”                                                   travel days for 2 months. “Sixteen    Get  $10  off  each  CopperZap
      His mom walked in and said, “Jimmy,                                           flights and not a sniffle!” she ex-  with code iSi11.
                                                                                                                          Go to www.CopperZap.com
                                                                                    claimed.
      why all the shouting? God isn’t deaf.”                                          Businesswoman Rosaleen says  or toll-free 1-888-411-6114.
      “I know,” said Jimmy. “But Grandpa is.”                                       when people are sick around her       Buy once, use forever.
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