Re: Question about zinc...

[Guest guest]

Donna,

I dose all supplements throughout the day so it is better absorbed. My son

is 60 lbs and his dosing for the day is his weight (60) + 20 = 80 mg per

day. I personally think it is better to divide anything (supplements) that

you give to you children throughout the day whether it is 3 x's a day or 4

x's a day.

HTH,

jackie---

> Sorry to be asking sooo many questions lately. Like others, it seems

> the more i read, the more confused i get! Is it better to give zinc

> at night? If i'm giving about 66 mg of zinc, is there a ratio of mag

> to give with it? Or should i just do what's recommended in

> Chandless's book?

> Thanks to whoever has the time to respond!

> Donna

[Guest guest]

That does makes sense to do the dosing thru out the day. Thanks for

your input!

donna

>

> Donna,

> I dose all supplements throughout the day so it is better

absorbed. My son

> is 60 lbs and his dosing for the day is his weight (60) + 20 = 80

mg per

> day. I personally think it is better to divide anything

(supplements) that

> you give to you children throughout the day whether it is 3 x's a

day or 4

> x's a day.

>

> HTH,

> jackie---

>

> > Sorry to be asking sooo many questions lately. Like others, it

seems

> > the more i read, the more confused i get! Is it better to give

zinc

> > at night? If i'm giving about 66 mg of zinc, is there a ratio

of mag

> > to give with it? Or should i just do what's recommended in

> > Chandless's book?

> > Thanks to whoever has the time to respond!

> > Donna

>

[Guest guest]

My personal feeling is that that is quite a high amount of zinc. Was he tested

as deficient?

Even so it could affect his appetite--one way or the other. Zinc deficiency

causes loss of

taste, but large amounts of zinc supplementation can kill the appetite. So if

you really

want to give this much...and I wouldn't do that for more than 3 months without

reevaluating it with his doctor...certainly break it up during the day.

Peace,

Kathy E.

> >

> > Donna,

> > I dose all supplements throughout the day so it is better

> absorbed. My son

> > is 60 lbs and his dosing for the day is his weight (60) + 20 = 80

> mg per

> > day.

[Guest guest]

>

> Sorry to be asking sooo many questions lately. Like others, it seems

> the more i read, the more confused i get! Is it better to give zinc

> at night?

Best to spread it throughout the day.

>>If i'm giving about 66 mg of zinc, is there a ratio of mag

> to give with it? Or should i just do what's recommended in

> Chandless's book?

You can try the recommendation, see if it causes diarrhea. Too much

mag causes diarrhea. What is the recommendation?

Dana

[Guest guest]

Dana, how can you give the zinc throughout the day if you are giving other

supplelments? For example, I give my son his calcium and other supplements

in the morning and in the evening. I was told to give the zinc away from the

other supplements, so I give the zinc at one time at lunch time. Do you have

any other suggestions? Thanks, R.

Re: Question about zinc...

>

> Sorry to be asking sooo many questions lately. Like others, it seems

> the more i read, the more confused i get! Is it better to give zinc

> at night?

Best to spread it throughout the day.

>>If i'm giving about 66 mg of zinc, is there a ratio of mag

> to give with it? Or should i just do what's recommended in

> Chandless's book?

You can try the recommendation, see if it causes diarrhea. Too much

mag causes diarrhea. What is the recommendation?

Dana

[Guest guest]

Okay, I spread out the zinc today with one at each meal. In

Chandless' book she recommends Magnesium (the glycinate being the

most asorbable) 200 - 400 mg/day. (3 or 4mg per pound of body

weight). But these tablets are HUGE! Not sure even my son will

swallow them and he usually swallows anything, but they are usually

capsules.

Thanks for the help! Donna

> >

> > Sorry to be asking sooo many questions lately. Like others, it

seems

> > the more i read, the more confused i get! Is it better to give

zinc

> > at night?

>

>

> Best to spread it throughout the day.

>

>

> >>If i'm giving about 66 mg of zinc, is there a ratio of mag

> > to give with it? Or should i just do what's recommended in

> > Chandless's book?

>

>

> You can try the recommendation, see if it causes diarrhea. Too

much

> mag causes diarrhea. What is the recommendation?

>

> Dana

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Okay, I spread out the zinc today with one at each meal. In

> Chandless' book she recommends Magnesium (the glycinate being the

> most asorbable) 200 - 400 mg/day. (3 or 4mg per pound of body

> weight).

400mg per day is USRDA for adults, so if you notice deficiency issues

like constipation or leg cramps, you can increase it.

>>But these tablets are HUGE! Not sure even my son will

> swallow them and he usually swallows anything, but they are usually

> capsules.

Might want to buy capsules, that's what I use. Also, it is a mineral,

so you can bake it into things if you want.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

> Dana, how can you give the zinc throughout the day if you are giving

other

> supplelments?

Depends on which other supplements and whether you can give them

together with the zinc.

>> For example, I give my son his calcium and other supplements

> in the morning and in the evening.

You should give calcium in the morning and maybe early afternoon.

>> I was told to give the zinc away from the

> other supplements,

Away from calcium, iron, and other minerals. You can give it together

with other supplements.

>> so I give the zinc at one time at lunch time. Do you have

> any other suggestions?

Try half at lunch and half in the evening.

Dana

[Guest guest]

I am new here. Excuse my ignorance. I need to know why an autistic child would

need zinc if they are up to par on a nutritional analysis? We are not chelating

in the sense. We are using diet. I do have some chelated zinc I think, but have

never tried it with my dd. Can someone talk a bit about the use of zinc in asd

kids? How much do you start with, etc. I want to learn what I can about how it

helps these kids. Thanks. Jenn L

danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

>

> Dana, how can you give the zinc throughout the day if you are giving

other

> supplelments?

Depends on which other supplements and whether you can give them

together with the zinc.

>> For example, I give my son his calcium and other supplements

> in the morning and in the evening.

You should give calcium in the morning and maybe early afternoon.

>> I was told to give the zinc away from the

> other supplements,

Away from calcium, iron, and other minerals. You can give it together

with other supplements.

>> so I give the zinc at one time at lunch time. Do you have

> any other suggestions?

Try half at lunch and half in the evening.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

> I am new here. Excuse my ignorance. I need to know why an autistic

child would need zinc if they are up to par on a nutritional analysis?

Depends on the zinc/copper ratio. Most kids are low or normal zinc,

and high copper. Giving zinc will reduce the copper.

Dana