Beth/was: Re: Best means of determining essential element status?

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> Is there anything else to do to help get the zinc levels

> > up? Anyone? Thanks,

> > Sherry

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> Sherry,

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> Although chewing is most often zinc deficiency IMO, it can also be

> other things. Magnesium, sometimes rarely calcium. Something to

> keep in mind.

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> Zinc absorption is inhibited by phytic acid. If you child gets

> grains with phytic acid (wheat, spelt, etc) then that might be part

> of the problem. I now soak all grains before my son eats them and

> that neutralized the phytic acid.

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> Also, high fibre can inhibit the absorption of zinc--part of the

> reason I give zinc away from everything else.

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> Zinc citrate is the form of zinc in breast milk so probably well

> absorbed, but there is very good research on zinc monomethionine.

> Zinc picolinate also supposed to be well absorbed--some kids don't

do

> well on picolinate form of anything, although that's rare. I'd use

> those three if you're not already. I used to make a zinc sulfate

> cream and use it on my son too. Not sure it helped though.

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> Be sure to give zinc in small doses.

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> It does take a long time. My son, like a lot of ASD kids with

> mercury problems, still requires daily zinc supping. I suspect a

lot

> gets used up by metallothionein. Part of what makes me think this

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> as my son's gut seemed to get better, he seemed to need a little

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> more zinc rather than less. Of course, zinc is used in tons of

body

> processes, so greater need could mean tons of things.

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> Anita

***I recently upped his magnesium (for the bed wetting issues), so

probably good there. Would you consider 30 mg per dose, small enough?

I give 30mg 3X a day. I try to limit grains and also rotate, wheat

one day, buckwheat the next, etc. Thank you for the info Anita!

Sherry