zinc questions

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Bobby and Phil,

I've always taken Jarrow Formulas Zinc Balance 15. When supplementing with

zinc, presumably copper should be taken at a ratio of 15:1; hence Jarrow

Formula's label.

After my first read through of Shippen's " The Testosterone Syndrome " I

followed his advice for inhibiting aromatase with zinc....didn't work for

me. I discontinued zinc supplementation....noticed that my toss off volume

diminished. Zinc promotes toss off volume! The old adage that " oysters put

lead in your pencil " is true. Of all foods on planet, oysters contain

highest zinc concentration.

I resumed Zinc Balance 15 supplementation. Each capsule contains

Zinc (as Monomethionine) (from OptiZincª) 15 mg 100%

Copper (as Gluconate) 1 mg

Buying Zinc Balance 15 at heath food stores can be a little pricey. I found

this website that has very good price

http://store./nutritiondome1/jr-093.html

Jarrow Zinc Balance 15 mg, 100 caps

JR-093 $7.95Sale $4.39

You save: $3.56 (45%)

I take two capsule with breakfast and two with dinner. In addition

multi-vit I take, Sam's Club brand, Member's Mark, Mature Multi. Each

tablet contains 15 mg zinc and 2 mg copper. I also take Real Health's, The

Prostate Formula, which contains 15 mg zinc....so my daily zinc

supplementation =s 90 mg and copper =s 6 mg.

OR eon

GayMan

Re: Zinc questions

Hi Bobby I have been using this one and have had no trouble.

http://store./vitanet/zincop100cnt.html

After a week I found that my nipples we not so sore and hard. I was having

trouble with my skin breaking out in rashes after going into my spa. This

went away.

Phil

bobbycfromep <clark.@...> wrote: While I'm arm-wrestling my

doc about what to do with my E2 levels, I

started reading Dr. Shippen's book.

In it he recommends taking 50 mg of zinc twice daily (100 mg or >600%

of the RDA) as one of the anti-aromatase agents. After a bit more

reading elsewhere it seems that there is concern over zinc toxicity.

I am a sedentary individual so I don't burn a lot of minerals off due

to exercise (I know, I know...I'll cross that bridge when I can).

The RDA for zinc is 15 mg, so what is the right figure to start out?

How quickly would one expect to see some changes and then reduce the

dosage.

My wife broght home two zinc supplements. One is straight zinc (50

mg from zinc oxide and zinc gluconate), no copper. The other is a

zinc/copper blend (zinc 30 mg and copper 2 mg) but the zinc is from

zinc picolinate. Is there a major difference in the two sources of

zinc (zinc oxide and zinc gluconate vs. zinc picolinate)? Also, some

folks have recommended a 15:1 zinc/copper mix supplement as the way

to go. Does copper have any part in the process of working my

estrogen levels down?

Thanks for the help...!

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My daughter was going to start my granddaughter on a zinc supplement. When is

the best time to take it? What dose is best. She is 6 .8 years old and

probably weighs about 50 pounds. She was hoping it would help with sleeping and

she had planned to give it to her at night. Now, I'm wondering if that's a

good idea after reading post that zinc on an empty stomach can cause nausea.

Thanks!

noahsmom7898 <noahsmom7898@...> wrote:

Zinc, taken with food, helps my daughter when she isn't eating (zinc

deficiency is consistently found in eating disorder patients,

also). But definitely give it with a significant amount of food,

and if it's much before or after eating, skip the zinc. The nausea

from zinc on an empty stomach is quite powerful.

Amy

> >

>

> > > 4. Add Zinc methionine --- no reactions. Appetite okay-

decreasing

> Now he is consistently skipping 2-

> > 3

> > > meals a day (some days all he drinks is couple of glasses of

> > > rice/almond milk and some pear juice). Suprisingly, he is

active

> > and

> > > happy all the time (as long as he doesnt see food).

> >

> >

> > Yes, its probably a good idea to cut back things one at a time

and

> > see if his appetite comes back. A couple things that pop into

my

> > head....Zinc can cause nausea especially on an empty stomach.

Is he

> > still teething? If his mouth hurts he'll naturally avoid

eating.

> >

> > S

> >

>

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>

> Dearest Bee,

>

> This is Neary. I am currently almost 4 months on my diet and I was

> wondering can my body be re-tracing those white spots on my nails?

> Also, my hair seem to be very greasy and oily for 2 weeks now..will

> that get better in time? I been following the diet pretty strictly

and

> has been cheating only once a week after 3 months of no cheating.

> Thank you Bee for all that you do,

>

+++Hi Neary. It's good to know your name. Good for you for being on

the diet for 4 months! That's wonderful you aren't cheating! You

must be very determined to get healthy my friend!

I don't know if a person retraces all nail conditions, such as white

spots, but I suppose it is possible. I've seen some very strange

things retraced. LOL!

Your hair will also get better in time. Have you ever had greasy

oily hair in the past, since it could be retracing too.

In the meantime ensure you use a good natural shampoo. Baking soda

helps with oil and grease, so you could wash your hair with it. Mix

it into a paste with a little water, and rub it well into the scalp

and hair, down to the ends, and then rinse it well.

The best to you, Bee