Zinc

[Guest guest]

Cheryl, I take one pill a day in the morning. I don't remember what the mg is.

My PCP told me to take it. I have my yearly physical coming up and I am anxious

to see what my numbers are. My PCP said I am the only patient he has ever had

that has a low zinc count. I get several colds a year and think that is the

reason for them too.

Sandy

Re: zinc

Sandy,

I guess I had better get on a supplement too. I don't want it to get too out of

hand. I'm sorry for your

hair loss. I haven't lost one strand during these 3 years and I don't want to

start! I may start using

Nioxin or Head and Shoulders too.

When and how do you take zinc?

Cheryl

Iowa

9/20/02

225/144/130 (someday)

size 6 - 8

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

Well good luck on your upcoming blood tests. My calcium was low too so I had

better watch that too. I

eat tons of cottage cheese, cheese, milk with cereal, etc. so I don't know what

is going on there either.

Those blood tests annually are sure needed by us bypass patients.

Cheryl

Iowa

9/20/02

225/144/130 (someday)

size 6 - 8

[Guest guest]

Thank you to everyone for your response. Carol P.Priscilla <priskend1@...> wrote: >>>>>>Posted by "Carol P."iammamapie I was just wondering how many people supplementZinc on a daily bases.>>>>>>>>We do. I started this way back when Evan was maybe 3 or 4 --startedwith 1/4 of a 50 mg. tablet of zinc gluconate and it brought his TSH(thyroid test) of 5.7 down to

1.something. Then his TSH startedcreeping up and I increased the dose to 1/2 tablet or 25 mgs. TSHcame down again. I kinda didn't give it consistently the last yearor two and his TSH was 3.something his last blood test and zinc waslow so I've been giving him 50 mg. for the last few weeks --willprobably go down to 25 soon but I wanted to get it built back up. When we discussed this ages ago it seemed most sources said up to 100mgs. was safe --for an adult I believe, so . . . Also these amountsare in addition to Nutrivene which Evan is also taking. Priscilla Kendrick, married 29 years to Darrel and parents of 9 kids including Evan, 10, born with Down Syndrome and Spina Bifida"My strength is made perfect in weakness." "My grace is sufficient." II Corinthians 12:9 KJV__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Bee,

> I did a zinc test today.

> I couldn't taste it so it means I'm low..

==>Hi Pip. What is the zinc test? Your body only requires trace

amounts of zinc - there would be plenty in my diet and the ocean sea

salt. However if you feel you need them taking 15 mgs per day won't

hurt you.

Bee

[Guest guest]

zinc is supposed to lower the E2 that competes against the T for cell receptor

sites.

flyinresorts <flyinresorts@...> wrote: Will zinc raise

testosterone levels?

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[Guest guest]

Yes you can it will take about 5 lozenges a day I tried it and like the pills

better. I get my 50mgs and 2 mgs of Copper taking this.

http://www.myvitanet.com/zincop100cnt.html

BBA <bba@...> wrote:

Are the Zinc lozenges better, or more effective than capsule/pill?

If so, do you need less. Rite Aid sells a bottle of 30....10mg

each. Thanks.

Bill

Co-Moderator " Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. "

Phil

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[Guest guest]

I thought the lozenges were better absorbed, therefore, one needed less?

Also, how exactly does Zinc work with helping T? Does it target the

pit gland?

On Nov 5, 2007, at 11:32 AM, philip georgian wrote:

> Yes you can it will take about 5 lozenges a day I tried it and like

> the pills better. I get my 50mgs and 2 mgs of Copper taking this.

> http://www.myvitanet.com/zincop100cnt.html

>

> BBA <bba@...> wrote:

> Are the Zinc lozenges better, or more effective than capsule/pill?

> If so, do you need less. Rite Aid sells a bottle of 30....10mg

> each. Thanks.

>

> Bill

>

> Co-Moderator " Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what

> you see. "

> Phil

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I don't think taking Zinc pills you have this problem with it being absorbed.

Here are some cut and pastes.

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Zinc - One of the nutrients most critical for prostate health. The prostate

needs 10 times more zinc than any other organ in the body. It is vital for

preventing prostate problems. Unfortunately, 90% of men consume diets deficient

in Zinc because most of our food is processed. Irving Bush and Associates at

Chicago's Cook County Hospital tested the effectiveness of Zinc supplementation

on men with prostate problems. All patients reported symptomatic improvement

while almost 80% had palpable shrinkage of the prostate gland. RDA is 15 mg...we

recommend 45 mg per day.

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Zinc Deficiency

Zinc is a natural aromatase enzyme inhibitor (247). Since most Life Extension

Foundation members consume adequate amounts of zinc (30-90 mg a day), elevated

estrogen in Foundation members is often caused by factors other than zinc

deficiency.

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Make sure you are getting 80 mg a day of zinc. (Zinc functions as an aromatase

inhibitor for some men.)

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-Zinc: Many men use zinc supplements as a T booster at 45 mg per day (some

suggest 90 mg per day but such could be toxic) and may be synergistic with

vitamin B-6 at 50 mg per day. It also has success for treating premature

ejaculation. The problems with zinc are that many kinds of zinc supplements

make the stomach hurt and do not come with copper a necessary element for

absorption. Thus, many use zinc lozenges for colds along with a multiple

vitamin with copper to avoid the two pit falls. It is also best to use the zinc

in the morning or at noon meal as some experience insomnia and tinitus (ringing

in ears) with use.

Zinc is a well known anti estrogen and perhaps an anti DHT which is known to

inhibit prolactin. For decades weight lifters have relied on zinc to help build

strength. Most men with a zinc deficiency will experience results in about 2 to

4 weeks. A firmer erection and delayed ejaculation during sex are the most

obvious effects. These results are probably the result of a lowered E level and

a corresponding increased T level. It is clear that E creates the male libido

while T creates the female libido. Thus, many cases of pre mature ejaculation

are actually caused by too much E as opposed to elevated T.

A <bba@...> wrote:

I thought the lozenges were better absorbed, therefore, one needed

less?

Also, how exactly does Zinc work with helping T? Does it target the

pit gland?

On Nov 5, 2007, at 11:32 AM, philip georgian wrote:

> Yes you can it will take about 5 lozenges a day I tried it and like

> the pills better. I get my 50mgs and 2 mgs of Copper taking this.

> http://www.myvitanet.com/zincop100cnt.html

>

> BBA <bba@...> wrote:

> Are the Zinc lozenges better, or more effective than capsule/pill?

> If so, do you need less. Rite Aid sells a bottle of 30....10mg

> each. Thanks.

>

> Bill

>

> Co-Moderator " Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what

> you see. "

> Phil

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I take one zinc tablet daily with food (New Chapter brand); I think it's 30mg.

Beverly

[Guest guest]

>

> I've been taking Zinc and have a lot of energy. So I am not sure if I can

contribute it to

cutting out

> wheat and dairy in my diet or the Zinc, but I shall continue on this journey

> and find out! Anyone else talking Zinc and noticed more energy?

Hi...

I have often found that I too get an energy boost when I experiment with an

individual

item like you are doing now with zinc. However, it's not until the experience of

increased

energy stops or suddenly goes in the opposite direction that I am reminded that

nowhere

in Nature is there the opportunity to chow down on a plate of zinc!

Instead...Nature insists

on always serving me zinc in synergistic combination WITH all sorts of other

elements.

This realization has taught me over and over again why my energy boost from

ingesting

an individual element is almost always short lived and also why it actually

SHOULD BE

short lived. To me, (except under very specific circumstances and usually for

very short

periods of time,) the whole concept of ingesting individual elements seems like

more of

an allopathic than holistic attitude towards the body, and towards the whole

subject of

health and well-being.

Regarding the part where you mention not being clear about the ultimate value of

cutting

out wheat...When I read some of the work of a European doctor named

Singalet...he made

it clear that it can often be 6 months to a year before the experience of your

body really

recovering from having been hit with toxic proteins every day for years finally

kicks in. Not

a day goes by when I am out in public, hunger creeps in and I want something

wheat.

At that moment I remember what I learned about the opoid content in wheat and

the

craving drops away. I never would have thought in a million years that I would

do

something like give up wheat and partly regard myself from then on, (at least

for awhile,)

as a recovering grain addict! namaste. michael

[Guest guest]

When my kids get too much zinc....we end up with lots of braxia....teeth

grinding!!! Boy are they usually loud...at least at our house!!

>

> How do I know that I am giving too much zinc? Does anyone know the signs?

> Nicoline

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon

That low zinc may be one of the causes of your ongoing illness.

If you have any zinc supplement, use about 20-30mg a day to get you started then

taper to about 15-20mg/day.

You will need your copper and selenium levels monitoring too.

Zinc : Copper ratio ought to be about 1 : 1 given that they are both within

their respective ranges.

Vit C and zinc work together to restore wellness.

Get started as soon as you can with the zinc.

best wishes

Bob

(chemically trained not medically qualified)

>

> Hi all,

>  

>        Just had a letter from the GP's again and found it's my zinc levels.My

results are 10.6 in a ref range of 11-23.I'd say that was a bit low! I'm not

sure what zinc is for or all about and I expect it would b on the files

somewhere.When I can drum up the energy,I will look it up. I'm exhausted today

and feel 'not with it'.And excuse the subject,but my wee smells really 'yeasty'

the last few days and today I feel like I've got cystitis but I havent,if you

know what I mean.It feels like it's there,but nothing is happening.I have done

the spit test 3 times this week and all 3 tests produced legs and then it all

dropped to the bottom of the glass.I drank a glass of water this morning with

1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in it and felt quite sick,my stomach felt

uncomfortable and I ran to the loo.Does anyone know why this is all happening?

>  

>                  Best wishes sharon

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

Sharon

Read

here http://www.hoptechno.com/book29n.htm

and also here http://www.ctds.info/zinc1.html

where you can see the symptoms of low zinc. This could indeed be the cause of

many of your present symptoms.

Luv

- Sheila

> Just had a letter from the GP's again

and found it's my zinc levels.My results are 10.6 in a ref range of 11-23.I'd

say that was a bit low! I'm not sure what zinc is for or all about and I expect

it would b on the files somewhere.When I can drum up the energy,I will look it

up. I'm exhausted today and feel 'not with it'.And excuse the subject,but my

wee smells really 'yeasty' the last few days and today I feel like I've got

cystitis but I havent,if you know what I mean.It feels like it's there,but

nothing is happening.I have done the spit test 3 times this week and all 3

tests produced legs and then it all dropped to the bottom of the glass.I drank

a glass of water this morning with 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in it

and felt quite sick,my stomach felt uncomfortable and I ran to the loo.Does

anyone know why this is all happening?

>

[Guest guest]

****.I have done the spit test 3 times this week and all 3 tests produced legs and then it all dropped to the bottom of the glass.I drank a glass of water this morning with 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in it and felt quite sick,my stomach felt uncomfortable and I ran to the loo.Does anyone know why this is all happening?

Hi Sharon,

By the sounds of it, you are likely to suffer from Candida albicans. And if you can at all afford it, I would highly recommend for you to do a salivary Candida test with Genova to confirm the condition and to find out how bad it is. If you want to order a kit from Genova, please contact me privately and I'll email you the info. Members of the TPA get a discount on those tests.

If you suffer from Candida albicans - according to Dr. Peatfield (and I can vouch for that) - no amount of thyroid hormone will make you better. You NEED to kill off the yeast overgrowth, or you won't get anywhere with your thyroid treatment. Please read the following below, which was written by Dr. Peatfield. I suffer from severe Candida myself (which is under control) and in my opinion just taking bicarbonate of soda is not enough to kill off candida, except for the mildest of cases. The most important factor is diet - if you want to kill off the beast, you need to stop ALL sugars for as many months as you have suffered from Candida in years (in my own case that would be 58 months, since I contracted it as a baby).... and that is extremely difficult to do. But it IS possible to stop at least all refined and obvious sugars, all alcohol, all milk products, reduce bread to an absolute minimum and so on. It's hard, but it is possible..... moreover - you have no choice. If you want to get well, you need to get the yeast overgrowth in your body under control. In addition to diet you need to follow Dr. Peatfields recommendations for treatment below. Trust me, there are no short-cuts. Been there, bought the wardrobe, never mind the T-shirt.... I've been fooling myself for years that I could have my cake and eat it - I've wasted years that way....as sure as day follows night, Candida follows sugar and you will relapse as soon as you overindulge with sugars - hidden as well as obvious.

Sorry, Sharon, I hate being the bearer of bad news, but I've been through it all myself and know only too well the pitfalls. My positive antibody results 3 years ago was > 150 ..... the upper norm range is <10 !!

Good luck,

The Peatfield Clinic

Candida

When we talk about Candida, we think of rashes or thrush, athletes foot, or something of the sort. Yet these manifestations of Candida are the tip of an enormous iceberg getting larger and larger as the years go by. Candida may actually be present in any tissue or any gland of the body; it may arrive shortly after birth and remain with us throughout life. It may apparently not affect us very much, and we use some ointment for the odd rash, the ringworm, the athletes foot; yet it may be having a sinister and damaging effect on our health generally. Our mistake is to underestimate it.

What is Candida? - Candida is a fungus (or yeast). Of the very many species that exist the one that really targets us (and other animals) is Candida Albicans. It exists in two forms. It has a yeast form, which is a free form and exists in body fluids, waiting for a suitable opportunity to spread. Should it find such an opportunity, it develops root-like structures, which are invasive, and can penetrate and pass through body tissues.

You may have thought, picturing mouldy bread or rotting food, that fungi live only on dead tissue. The worrying thing is that if the fungus is vigorous enough (and Candida albicans is), or the immune system is not as alert as it should be, then it can grow in, and on us, while we are still alive.

That is not a happy thought, yet fungal infections are increasing steadily; and are now a major cause of disease in the western world. Unfortunately, they are regarded by many doctors as merely being of passing nuisance, often unaware that the body as a whole may be subject to insistent and progressive infection, causing very many unexpected symptoms.

Causes of Infection - we need to ask why its presence is on the increase. Fungi live, mostly, on sugar. And we, in the western world, eat more sugar than anyone else, and the amount steadily increases. It is something like 150 pounds a year; 150 years ago, it was 1 or 2 pounds a year. Moreover, we expose ourselves to several other hazards. One is alcohol, primarily because the normal activity of the immune system is suppressed. (It may also contain damaging mycotoxins, of which more in a moment.) Another is antibiotics, which kill off the bacteria which prey on and control fungus inside us. The contraceptive pill, oestrogen in our foodstuffs (this includes phytoestrogens from plants), chemotherapeutic drugs and radiation are others.

Once fungus has a grip, there are a whole list of symptoms which can follow. Vaginal (or oral) thrush, fatigue, headaches, allergies, digestive problems, cognitive loss, depression, recurrent infections - upper respiratory or genito-urinary, arthralgia. Of major concern is the effect of penetration by Candida of the gut mucosa. This causes the leaky gut syndrome where incompletely digested proteins find their way into the bloodstream and thus cause multiple allergies and precipitate symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). There are concerns now that Candida will attack, take over and progressively destroy certain glands. In the thyroid or adrenal glands, hypothyroidism or low adrenal reserve may be caused. The presence of Candida may provoke the immune system into what appears to be an autoimmune response. This is where the immune system appears to turn on its own tissues: rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and polyarteritis are examples. But a possible sequence of events is that in attempting to destroy Candida in the glands, the immune system destroys the infected tissues as well. This may well happen in autoimmune thyroiditis, or Hashimoto's Disease. It may occur in the adrenal glands by the same process. Research has been put forward to suggest that the same process may be at work as a cause of Diabetes Mellitus, where the alpha cells in the Islets of Langherhans of the Pancreas are targeted.

Treatment - evidently, Candida albicans can cause a lot more trouble than a rash or athletes foot. More people than not are likely to have some symptom or other due to Candida, and the medicines we take and the food we eat are providing all the possible help the fungus needs to thrive. So, what can we do to rid ourselves of this persistent, invasive and troublesome organism which threatens to destroy us even before we are dead?

The problem is in its very persistence. It keeps coming back. Once it has a hold, it really won't let go. To cope with this we have four strategies we can use: i) over-the-counter antifungals, ii) maintenance, using natural antifungals, iii) dietary control and iv) restoration of normal gut mucosa.

1. Over-the-counter Antifungals - there are a number in use today. One widely used, and veryeffective, is fluconazole (150 mg - 1 weekly x 3 weeks), another is itraconazole (marketed asSporonox) and in use for many years is mycostatin (Nystatin). These may be employed overseveral weeks. (A rapid "die off' of Candida may promote symptoms of general toxicity withcollapse, headaches, bowel upsets. This "Herxheimer Reaction" will pass in a day or so.)

2. Natural Antifungals - maintenance may be achieved by the use of various herbal remedies,probably over several months to ensure full clearance. Examples are: grapefruit seed extract,horopito, olive leaf extract, garlic, malic acid, oil of oregano, caprylic acid (Caprylate -Nutri Ltd).

3. Dietary Control - since fungi live and thrive on sugar, the diet has to be altered. It isimpossible to entirely cut out carbohydrates but refined carbohydrates, sugar, bread, pastacan be very much reduced. Potatoes, rice, legumes, fruits and fruit juice should also be verymuch reduced, since on digestion they rapidly become sugar. As a number of carbohydrates,particularly the grains, are contaminated with toxin producing fungi, this has to be addressedas well. These "mycotoxins", which are extremely dangerous, damage our immune system,may initiate atherosclerosis and are carcinogenic. Aflatoxin, ochratoxin, vomitoxin areexamples of very potent fungal poisons. Sadly, even alcohol can be infected in this way.

4. Restoring Normal Gut Mucosa - having eliminated Candida it is necessary to ensure thenormally and properly resident bacteria are re-established. The correct bacterial flora may beprovided; these are called probiotics. Consisting of acidophilus and bifidobacteria, these arefound in organic yoghurts or may be provided in a suitable supplement in powder or tabletform (Ultra Probioplex - Nutri Ltd). Prebiotics are the correct foodstuffs to nourish thecorrect bacteria; they consist of vegetable fibre, which is not absorbed, and is found invegetables and fruits containing fructo oligosaccharides. A supplement containing bothprebiotics and probiotics is Prime Directive from Safe Remedies.

[Guest guest]

if you want to try killing the candida, there's also the humaworm anti candidal

formula - pretty good i think, 30 days supply for about £35. i know that's dear

but i have i have found it effective and they grind the herbs fresh on the day

they dispatch. www.humaworm.com ; their anti parasitic is good too , it kills

candida also - mentioning this as some suggest that CFS is linked to parasites

as well as candida.

you can also take caprylic acid and other anti candidals. i personally would go

by symptoms as i've heard the tests are not always conclusive - also, if you

take caprylic acid or diflucan and feel bad, that could be die off, and migth be

evidence enouhg that you have candida overgrowth. the tests are quite expensive

if you're on a limited budget and instead that money could be spent on

treatment, be it over the counter anti fungals (diflucan) or 'natural' anti

fungals....there are quite a few treatment options. i tested 'false' for

candida over growth (about 7/8 when over 10 was 'a diagnosis'.) but i scored

very high on symptoms. i've read work by doctors who don't value the tests .

what if you have candida but a low immune system, would you have many antibodies

then? if not, the test would not be accurate.

chris

>

>

>

> ****.I have done the spit test 3 times this week and all 3 tests

> produced legs and then it all dropped to the bottom of the glass.I drank

> a glass of water this morning with 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda

> in it and felt quite sick,my stomach felt uncomfortable and I ran to the

> loo.Does anyone know why this is all happening?

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon, zinc is vital for T4 to T3 conversion as is Selenium, both zinc and selenium are low in UK soils which is why supplementation is often needed. Systemic candida can also affect thyroid meds absorption- see the files for this. thyroid treatment From: sprog1967@...Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:32:52 -0800Subject: zinc

Hi all,

Just had a letter from the GP's again and found it's my zinc levels.My results are 10.6 in a ref range of 11-23.I'd say that was a bit low! I'm not sure what zinc is for or all about and I expect it would b on the files somewhere.When I can drum up the energy,I will look it up. I'm exhausted today and feel 'not with it'.And excuse the subject,but my wee smells really 'yeasty' the last few days and today I feel like I've got cystitis but I havent,if you know what I mean.It feels like it's there,but nothing is happening.I have done the spit test 3 times this week and all 3 tests produced legs and then it all dropped to the bottom of the glass.I drank a glass of water this morning with 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in it and felt quite sick,my stomach felt uncomfortable and I ran to the loo.Does anyone know why this is all happening?

Best wishes sharon

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Maybe this is the site: http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/hydro/picolina.htm

(I googled a portion of what you posted. There were a few other sites

that had the same exact information, too.)

Pamela

From: iodine

[mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of

Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 11:56 AM

iodine

Subject: Zinc

, Several months ago I researched which

form of zinc was best. I turned up the following which I saved but I failed to

save the link and have been unable to find the site again so I am just copying

it here.

" A group of researchers led by Dr. W. at the USDA Human

Nutrition Laboratory in Grand Forks, N.D., has been investigating Picolinic

acid. Dr. has found that Picolinic acid is produced from the amino acid

tryptoph an in the liver and kidneys, and is transported to the pancreas.

During digestion. Picolinic acid is secreted from the pancreas into the

intestine. Dr. has also determined that human milk contains fairly large

amounts of Picolinic acid, whereas cow milk has little.

[Guest guest]

Yep! I think you found it. Thanks,

From: Pamela Vasquez <prov31mom23@...>iodine Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 11:14:45 AMSubject: RE: Zinc

Maybe this is the site: http://www.hbci. com/~wenonah/ hydro/picolina. htm (I googled a portion of what you posted. There were a few other sites that had the same exact information, too.)

Pamela

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Thanks Cndy,

Very helpful,

From: <nana_0357@...>Subject: Zinciodine Date: Friday, 12 February, 2010, 16:56

, Several months ago I researched which form of zinc was best. I turned up the following which I saved but I failed to save the link and have been unable to find the site again so I am just copying it here."A group of researchers led by Dr. W. at the USDA Human Nutrition Laboratory in Grand Forks, N.D., has been investigating Picolinic acid. Dr.. has found that Picolinic acid is produced from the amino acid tryptoph an in the liver and kidneys, and is transported to the pancreas. During digestion. Picolinic acid is secreted from the pancreas into the intestine.. Dr. has also determined that human milk contains fairly large amounts of Picolinic acid, whereas cow milk has little. Mineral uptake by tissues is far greater when the mineral is a Picolinate, rather than the other forms. Since our bodies utilize Picolinic acid to absorb and transport certain minerals, and our cells recognize mineral picolinates and

readily use them, it makes sense to design mineral supplements based on this knowledge. There is evidence that zinc may be a component of other hormones in addition to insulin, and that it is involved in cell membrane health. Surgeons have recognized the importance of zinc in wound healing - and studies show that zinc reduces infections as well. But research nutritionists have been perplexed by zinc's behavior. Persons eating adequate amounts of zinc do not always absorb adequate amounts of zinc. Dr. ' group demonstrated that adding Picolinic acid to standard diets increased the amount of zinc actually absorbed. Dr. found that adding five milligrams of zinc Picolinate to the diet alleviated acrodermatitis enteropathica symptoms, whereas 60 milligrams per day of zinc sulfate did not. The research has also shown that the preferred way to increase zinc absorption is not to add picolinic acid to the diet, but to take zinc picolinate

supplements. " Convinced me to go with zinc picolinate.

[Guest guest]

Just in case no one else replies I would doubt any significant absorption.

Zinc oxide is meant to protect the skin by staying on top of it and not

being absorbed.

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Concerned <parentwithconcerns@...>wrote:

>

>

> Does destin(zinc oxide) cream help with zinc defeincy?

>

> PWC

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Exactly, Desitin contains petrolatum, which basically seals off the

skin, and lanolin. Yuck.

It will help for anal and other topical yeast problems, though...

Rydland, M.D. wrote:

> Just in case no one else replies I would doubt any significant absorption.

> Zinc oxide is meant to protect the skin by staying on top of it and not

> being absorbed.

>

> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Concerned

<parentwithconcerns@...>wrote:

>

>

>> Does destin(zinc oxide) cream help with zinc defeincy?

>>

>> PWC

>>

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[Guest guest]

If you knew anybody who is taking zinc you could try one of

their tablets. However, they are very cheap to buy at any health food store

such as Holland and Barrett and probably Boots. If they taste of just chalk,

you need to take 15mgs daily. If they taste very metallic, your zinc levels are

OK.

Luv - Sheila

From: thyroid treatment

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Sent: 27 March 2010 01:14

thyroid treatment

Subject: Zinc

Hiya All,

Where would i get the zinc tablets from that you suck and it tells you if your

low in zinc and also what do i need to ask for.

Thanks

Manda

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[Guest guest]

Hi Manda, Holland and barrett or any health store- ask for zinc gluconate- you should get the ones with copper- taking zinc withou copper can deplete copper stores in the body as zinc and copper work together. > thyroid treatment > From: mandshere2000@...> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:13:52 +0000> Subject: Zinc> > Hiya All,> Where would i get the zinc tablets from that you suck and it tells you if your low in zinc and also what do i need to ask for.> Thanks> Manda> > > > ------------------------------------> > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication.> >

[Guest guest]

Yesterday, a friend mentioned she uses a cream with zinc for her son instead of

oral supplements.

Has anyone else used a cream as opposed to the orals? Which brand did you use?

The zinc just makes us all so nauseated that we have to take it in small doses.

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Nutrex makes great Spirulina along with women's and men's daily supplements.

Their senior product has a great deal of helpful nutrients in it along with

copper and zinc. You can scroll down on this link to see all the ingredients and

see if this is something that may help.

http://www.iherb.com/Nutrex-Spirulina-Pacifica-Senior-s-Multi-Vitamin-90-Tablets\

/22776?at=0

Are you sure you need zinc? Copper and zinc really need to be in balance so you

don't want too much of one without the other and too much copper isn't that good

for you. Do you eat nuts? Copper and zinc can be found in nuts and I'd look over

the list of foods which give you these two nutrients before you start

supplementing. I eat 10-12 almonds every day as a treat and to help those

levels.

Cheers,

JOT

> Can anyone recommend a product to supplement zinc?does it ave to be taken with

anything else and what is a good dose to ake?

> Thank you

> .x

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