Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Anybody know what the maximum safe level of daily supplemental zinc is? Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 50-75 mg. Maybe a 100mg for a short period. Among other things, there is a curve where additional zinc increases your immunity and then decreases it after a certain level. Winter >From: " mdw1000 " <mdw1000@...> >Reply- > >Subject: zinc question >Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:38:54 -0000 > > >Anybody know what the maximum safe level of daily supplemental zinc is? > >Thanks, >Mark > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 OK, thanks. I get 15mg in my multivitamin, and I'm taking another 50mg pill, so I should be ok at 65mg I would think. I don't want to boost my immune system too much, as my doc thinks my immune system may be overactive to begin with. But I want to lower the E2 boost I'm getting from shots. It was <32 before starting shots, and 2 days after a shot it was up in the 60s. Thanks, Mark > 50-75 mg. Maybe a 100mg for a short period. Among other things, there is > a curve where additional zinc increases your immunity and then decreases it > after a certain level. > > Winter > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Mark, I'v'e been on that dose (50mg + 15 mg) for about a year. Last E2 was 51 (0-53 pg/mL). I'm reasonably sure it would be higher w/o zinc (I was up to 70 a few years back). Bruce > > 50-75 mg. Maybe a 100mg for a short period. Among other things, > there is > > a curve where additional zinc increases your immunity and then > decreases it > > after a certain level. > > > > Winter > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 > On the other hand, the study in the .. link below says that men who > supplemented with zinc had a 45% > lower risk of prostate cancer. I still > think it has to do with the fact that > zinc is beneficial below a certain > range but toxic above. Yes, I 'm aware of those studies, too. I also believe that there's an optimum dosage range for zinc supplementation. > My view would be that it does some good to take > zinc 50-75 mg three or four times a week... I take 30 mg/day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Thanks, Bruce! That helps alleviate my concerns about zinc overdose. Hopefully I'll have better luck at getting the E2 down a bit more than you, but considering our similar situations/experiences, I'm not holding my breath... Mark > > Mark, > I'v'e been on that dose (50mg + 15 mg) for about a year. Last E2 > was 51 (0-53 pg/mL). I'm reasonably sure it would be higher w/o > zinc (I was up to 70 a few years back). > Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Phil, Thanks! That is good info! Is it possible to overdose on copper? Right now I am getting 2mg of copper from my multivitamin, which it says is 100% RDA. Mark > > So if you don't have cancer I would say 100 mgs. is the most you can take and be safe. And you need at least 4 mgs. of copper with that. > > Phil > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Not as long as you are on Zinc it lowers copper. Phil mdw1000 <mdw1000@...> wrote: Phil, Thanks! That is good info! Is it possible to overdose on copper? Right now I am getting 2mg of copper from my multivitamin, which it says is 100% RDA. Mark > > So if you don't have cancer I would say 100 mgs. is the most you can take and be safe. And you need at least 4 mgs. of copper with that. > > Phil > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Mark, I don't take my zinc with copper. I had a liver biopsy for iron overload and I also had a build-up of iron. I think the zinc has helped keep my E2 from climbing very high. In a message dated 10/7/2004 12:01:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mdw1000@... writes: Phil, Thanks! That is good info! Is it possible to overdose on copper? Right now I am getting 2mg of copper from my multivitamin, which it says is 100% RDA. Mark > > So if you don't have cancer I would say 100 mgs. is the most you can take and be safe. And you need at least 4 mgs. of copper with that. > > Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Too much copper can kill you. It causes neurological problems. http://www.wilsonsdisease.org/ In a message dated 10/7/2004 4:44:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, winterqqqq@... writes: Zinc and copper compete for the same absorption sites. So, although zinc lowers copper by blocking the absorption of copper you have to figure out if you want the copper in your multi-vitamin to be absorbed or whether you have enough already. If you take the multi with the zinc you wont get much absorption. If you take them at different times of the day then you will get the copper too. Copper is a tricky mineral, even trickier than zinc. Although it is needed in some amount you would not want more than the bare minimum in you but you would have to be careful that the zinc does not block the very little that is needed. It is as much an art as a science. I cant remember all of the negative things that go with copper but you could search them up. I think one is that it is extremely pro-oxident in even small amounts. Incidently, calcium blocks zinc absorption bigtime so dont take your zinc with milk or calcium tablets. Winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Zinc and copper compete for the same absorption sites. So, although zinc lowers copper by blocking the absorption of copper you have to figure out if you want the copper in your multi-vitamin to be absorbed or whether you have enough already. If you take the multi with the zinc you wont get much absorption. If you take them at different times of the day then you will get the copper too. Copper is a tricky mineral, even trickier than zinc. Although it is needed in some amount you would not want more than the bare minimum in you but you would have to be careful that the zinc does not block the very little that is needed. It is as much an art as a science. I cant remember all of the negative things that go with copper but you could search them up. I think one is that it is extremely pro-oxident in even small amounts. Incidently, calcium blocks zinc absorption bigtime so dont take your zinc with milk or calcium tablets. Winter >From: philip georgian <pmgamer18@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Re: zinc question >Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:27:34 -0700 (PDT) > >Not as long as you are on Zinc it lowers copper. >Phil > >mdw1000 <mdw1000@...> wrote: > >Phil, > >Thanks! That is good info! > >Is it possible to overdose on copper? Right now I am getting 2mg of >copper from my multivitamin, which it says is 100% RDA. > >Mark > > > > > So if you don't have cancer I would say 100 mgs. is the most you can >take and be safe. And you need at least 4 mgs. of copper with that. > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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