zinc--Dana

[Guest guest]

To answer your questions:

Just got my son's copper and zinc tests back and it shows copper to be

twice as high as zinc.

What sort of test?

serum copper and serum zinc

This *might* be because the zinc is being absorbed and utilized, and

the copper is not absorbed and is free floating on its way to

excretion.

Is he improved with the added zinc?

I have to say that I have not seen improvement with zinc, but maybe I

need to have a higher dose and spreading it out throughout the day.....

Have you done a hair

test and if so, does it also show high copper and low zinc?

Yes--the hair analysis showed high zinc and low copper--the doctor

(Dr. Usman from PTC was working with us at the time--said that the zinc

was not being absorbed--we were losing it through the hair)

Thanks-

J

[Guest guest]

> Is he improved with the added zinc?

> I have to say that I have not seen improvement with zinc, but maybe I

> need to have a higher dose and spreading it out throughout the day.....

If you are still concerned about the ratio, then yes, try this and see

if it helps.

Also, zinc is better absorbed if given away from cal/mag.

> Yes--the hair analysis showed high zinc and low copper--the doctor

> (Dr. Usman from PTC was working with us at the time--said that the zinc

> was not being absorbed--we were losing it through the hair)

Yes, that is the most probable explanation.

Dana