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I have always taken a zinc supplement at the first feeling of a cold. It knocks it out immediately and I have not had a cold in more than a decade since doing this. I am 70 years old.
I found that if I mix Quercetin with a little bit of oil, move that in my mouth to mix and then swallow with a zinc supplement, my inflammation goes down way faster than if I only take zinc.
@@alrivers2297 no magnezium, because I am taking all these at once and I don't want any absorbtion issues. I have a formula containing: vit D3, vit K2, Calcium, Magnezium, Boron, Zinc, Phosphorus, Coper, Manganese, Silicon all in 2 pills which I take for bones and muscle, but in this case I choose not to think of absorbtion because it will be too much of a trouble.
@@stanislavsousek6375 my daughter just had Covid, she is also vaccinated - 1 day of some symtoms and that was it, no low oxigen levels in blood, no high fever, very little cough, tested pozitive. She took this combo for 2 days prior to (because there were some of her friends sick), and 7 days during her sickness. Also, I don't add vit K2 because I belive it can mess with vit D3 absorbtion. Also, all tests negative, 1 day with high fever and toothache for me. Only 1 aspirin and 1 paracetamol taken for both of us. I take this supplements when I see sick people since 2018 and this is the first time I had any problems with the flu.
I'm 57yrs old now I have falling hair,and dryness of skin and itchy i try multi vitamins with magnesuim with zinc,i eat first my breakfast and take the vitamins i take ,i observe for 1week my hair loss get lesser and my skin get glowing and dryness stop i did not use lotion to observe and I'm thankful to God that he send this brilliant knowledge to people to help us to make us healthy needs everyday . Thank you so much .
Hey Brad. As a Whole Food Plant Based vegan I do need a zinc supplement to sustain my levels since I just don't like chickpea's and one can only eat so many Cashews. Frankly I have allergies preventing me from eating some of the Zinc right foods (mainly in the seed/nuts department) thus I need to supplement. Though I do feel your list of plant based zinc sources was a bit lacking. So for the people who are interested: Beans, chickpea's, lentils, tofu, walnuts, cashews, chia seed, flax seed, hemp seeds, pumkin seeds, wholemeal bread, quinoa. This provides alot of options to get zinc into the system. For the "phytates" part. Beans and legumes need to be cooked or else they are nothing more than rocks and you cannot eat them. Cooking them so they are soft removes about 90% of the phytates from them. So yes a plant based person needs a bit higher zinc intake from food sources. But not to a level where you are deficiënt because the phytates took them all. It is just not as a big deal as people make it out to be. To be more specific even Dr. Steven R. Gundry, author of the "plant paradox" making peoples fear of Phytates rise to a new levels, even recanted his old believes and now advices people to eat legumes and lentils if they are properly cooked. So lets not make the "phytate" non-issues a big deal. Yes it has interaction with eachother, but on a sufficiënt diet of plants there is no problem.
Apparently zinc l-methionine allows zinc absorption with phytates and fibre in vegetables. Jarrow Formulas have an excellent one with that form of zinc (15mg) and also 1mg of copper gluconate. Teeny tiny little capsules, too.
@@presence5426 For 5 years now! Just got my Demethylation genetics test back. Epigenome is 6 years younger than my chronological age. I do attribute some of it to the diet. Never been healthier.
As a 69 year old woman, on a 90 % whole foods plant based diet, I take a total of 30 mg of supplemental zinc daily. My multi has about .6 mg of copper so I think I'm covered. I have a 70 year old friend who has been taking a total of 75 mg of zinc daily for years, no copper. She's been having gastro and neurological issues for two years. She thinks 75 mg of zinc is the "therapeutic" dose. I suggested that maybe it's too high, but her functional medicine doctor says it's OK. I still think it's too much. Thoughts?
Great video presentation. I became aware of the need for zinc supplementation during the initial outbreak of COVID. I take an 18 mg (zinc content) on most days of the week. Since I am mostly vegetarian, I plan on continuing this. One word of caution: many people who depend on multi-vitamins for mineral supplementation are really not getting it. Often, zinc and magnesium are added as oxides. Both zinc oxide and magnesium oxide have very low bioavailability .
@@presence5426 If you see zinc oxide on and magnesium oxide on the label, those compounds do not dissolve in your system, so your body can not use the zinc or magnesium.
I eat a high meat diet, I’m likely getting enough zinc. But I’ve recently started supplementing every other day with 50 milligrams of zinc gluconate and my fingernails and toenails are Very hard, my bones also seem a lot harder. Early This morning I dropped a 5 pound steel dumbbell on top of my bare foot, and it didn’t even hurt. It’s not sore, bruised, swollen, just nothing. It’s like it never happened. Normally my whole day would be ruined and I’d limp to the hospital for X-rays. Thank you Zinc.
I'm a chronic asthmatic. I've been taking Vit C & D with Zinc and Lysine for about 10 months. Have not had more than a days worth of sniffles in that time. I also Drink Tonic water regularly and make Quinine with Grapefruit skins ( best ) whenever I can.
For what it's worth, I know of people who totally cured their asthma (as in no more pumps or medications or any sympthoms) by Vim Hof breathing. Make what you want out of it.
Zinc has many essential functions especially in immune system response. Getting all zinc from food sources most likely will increase food and calories intake.
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention the AREDS and AREDS2 studies that were carried out by the NEI. Those were very, years long, large placebo controlled randomized trials showing a zinc based formulation (that includes some copper) had a 25 percent reduced progression risk for macular degeneration and 19 percent reduced vision loss.
Fatty red meat gives me an adequate amount of zinc and fat soluble vitamins. But I do micro-dose zinc as well just to be sure. And I use quercetin as a zinc ionophore. I also take D3 and K2 supplements.
@@nick55ification Pumpkin seeds have a lot of zinc but seeds and nuts allow better absorption if soaked for several hours first. That combined with 5x weekly strength training along with dating several people helps I think. Yup dating more than 1 person at time raises testosterone lol. I was shocked to see the science on that. Multiple partners are associated with higher testosterone in North American men and women - NIH
I take 50 mg of zinc, but I only take it about 1 out of 3 days. Also, I get stomach discomfort with most forms of zinc. Zinc Picolinate seems to be just fine on my stomach, so that is what I take.
This is another great video. Another thing to watch out for is supplements for the eyes and also prostate. They often contain large amounts of zinc. So if you take a Zinc supplement and you add a product for your prostate or for eye health, make sure your not getting too much zinc. I avoid supplements for the prostate that contain zinc (not easy, a lot of them do) and I just take a multivitamin containing 8mg of zinc since I am not a vegetarian. I think it is best to keep zinc supplementation around the RDA value in the long term.
I do a moderate keto diet high in animal products. My Zinc intake for the last 8 weeks has been 10mg. I supplement with zinc picolinate which added 30 mg per day. For a total of 40mg/day. I enjoy your information!
Been taking zinc for several years now every single day every single morning. I haven't had so much as a cold since 2015. I think part of it might have been treating my sleep apnea and increasing vitamin D as well. I also became more consistent with exercise.
@@niellalien sleepy by the time late morning or afternoon rolls around, sick a lot, can't think at all in the afternoons, brain fog, other health complications like weight gain, etc. The only way you can know is to have an overnight sleep test by a sleep specialist at a university or hospital.
Brad, do further research and make a video about the relation of Zinc, Copper, Iron, dosages, interaction and best time to take them. We are all so confused about this subject so are the providers
I'm 77 years old and before I educated myself properly I was taking 50 mg. of zinc but fortunately didn't experience any noticeable negative effects. After giving my body a brief rest I'll resume taking zinc in the dosage you suggest (paired with selenium)...perhaps a bit higher dose because I'm older, but I'll research that before acting. Thank you for all your help.
I have been supplementing with 50mg of Zinc Gluconate since the pandemic. I am 65 and have not had colds or Covid during that time. However, after your video I am not sure f that is too late of a dose but I am vegan.
I do approximately the same. Also, at first cold symptoms, I slowly dissolve (sugar-free) zinc acetate lozenges on the back of my tongue. It takes an hour or two per lozenge, which I repeat every 2-3 hours. I've seen suggestions that it is OK to take up to 70mg/day that way for 2-3 days, although my symptoms have always vanished after a day and a half or so, at which time I stop. Also take quercetin and NAC for 3 days when feeling symptoms. I've been doing this for a couple of years. So far, I haven't had a cold last longer than a couple of days, and then only with the most minor symptoms.
The lozenges are not fun; they are irritating in their own way. So I only take them until symptoms disappear. However, the lozenges are _important_ because they get the zinc into the nasal passages where upper respiratory viruses incubate. The goal is to inhibit incubation of the virus long enough for your mucosal immune system to kill it. So eating zinc is good daily, sucking on zinc is for colds/flu/Covid, and boosting both with quercetin or similar boosts the effect.
@@billb5732 Be careful with getting zinc into your nasal passages, Dr. Brad mentions zinc nasal sprays hasbeen banned because it may cause anosmia, i don't think getting it into your nose from a different hole would make a huge difference...
@@stanislavsousek6375 Yes about sprays. That's why lozenges are superior to (zinc) nasal sprays. The dose to your nasal mucosa is much lower. Also lozenges seem to be more effective than sprays (anecdotally). Perhaps because it takes an hour or two to dissolve the lozenge, so prolonged effect at lower dosage than sprays. FWIW, The sprays worked fine for most people for many years. But a few people did have trouble. Perhaps they were overdosing? Other nasal sprays, inhalers, and lavage may also be good, although more cumbersome. The easiest/safest is saline, but 0.5% povidone iodine might be stronger. That's 10% iodine mixed 1 part iodine to 19 parts distilled water.
@@billb5732 thanks! Yeah I did betadine mouthwash gargles (povidone iodine 1%) twice daily during my recent covid infection and I think it helped keep it mild! Cheers
Well, I'm a gluten free Vegan, no animal products at all.. You only mentioned Vegetarians. I haven't had a cold in several years.. I eat Oats with Dark Choc & Cashew butter & Banana usually for breakfast every morning.. My meals usually include Potatoes, Rice, Tofu, Green beans, Carrots, Broccoli, Black Lentils, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic, Nooch etc. Some plant based meat alternatives here & there as well as desserts. My Testosterone level is around 1200.. I alternate between taking a vegan multi most days & then a dedicated C, D3, B12, Biotin, Zinc & Ginseng a couple times a week instead of the multi.
I'm a 64 yr old female and (among other supplements) take one which is 500mg vit C, 40mg Zinc (from 200mg zinc picolinate) and 2mg Copper (from 20mg copper bisglycinate). Does that sound ok to you? Sorry, forgot to say I'm vegetarian (with dairy and wild-caught fish).
II started supplementing zinc back in 2008 because I read it could help with brain fog (which I suffered from badly especially in the mornings). Within two days the fog lifted and I have almost never had a brain fog episode since.
Microdosing is prudent for everyone who is over 50.. BTW, I have not eaten meat for 36 years and my immune system improved out of sight when i stopped meat and dairy. No cold or flu like before. Having high energy and no health problems at all in your 60's shows what can be done..
I used to eat vegetarian and had often skin issues and gut problems, but after I switched to carnivore my problems went away and immune system improved. Won't do dairy tho.
@@jackojb1 LOl! You might want to look at the insanely high all-cause mortality rates on carnivore diets. it's about the worst diet possible for your long-term health. Evidence based nutrition is what I'm about and where the truth is. Of course that's the last thing necrodieters care about
Andrew Weil, MD said men must adhere to just only the one single form of zinc picolinate to tx BPH. Also other research has suggested zinc picolinate is the most bioavailable form.
Pretty sure Zinc brought back my morning would. Had become normal for me to neverr have it, then one day I took some zinc, next morning bam, for the first time in ages. I have since kept zinc in my vitamin routine, few times a week, and ever since it's(morning stuff) become a regular thing. But also I've gotten much healthier overall since then too, from just lifestyle changes, so can't put it all on zinc but certainly seemed to make a difference initially.
I've taken about 30 mg Z per day since the 1980's. At the first cold/flu symptoms I add Z lozenges to that for a couple days (as well as upping vitamin C intake). It seems to work for me. I am vegetarian and have never had trouble with copper levels. I may pay more attention to Cu levels on blood tests now though....
Hi, can you please do a video discussing whether there is evidence on using laser treatment for hair regrowth? Several beauty UA-camrs around 50-60 have been using Lasermax82 or different laser combing devices and said it has helped with hair growth around the scalp over 6month to 1 year period. Sinclair also noted clinical studies of lasers seemed to have proved this on his channel. Would just like to see what your thoughts are. Do you think there are enough clinical trials or whether the research done on these is sufficient enough to validate the science and the products?
Vegan and I have high average testosterone at age 51. I eat a whole plant diet including pumpkin seeds and cashews which I soak and dehydrate for better better bioavailability. No need for meat or supplements on a whole plant diet.
PRO TIP: Start eating nutritional yeast!! Just two teaspoons of the stuff will get you over 100% of pretty much ALL your vitamin Bs - and in addition it will get you a whopping 10mg or Zinc!! That’s almost your daily amount 😊 - it also has other trace minerals too 👍🏼
That's odd - I've not seen zinc listed on any nutritional yeast package - fortified or unfortified. If it's on the fortified version you buy, it's no doubt part of the fortification and therefore, not actually from the yeast itself, and basically akin to taking a supplement.
Dr. Brad, would you please do a video on your skincare night and day routine ? Your skin is flawless. Please, tell us all what you do for your skin topically and supplement-wise.
Before i ask a question, are you a functional md? Is Zinc also good for my prostate and is it ok to take it in the combination calc/magnesium/Zinc? Thank you so much for all the important research info you give to all🙏
I'm not sure whether this indicates that I may be deficient but zinc supplementation consistently and substantially improves all usual the markers of sexual health for me.
I was doing zinc picolinate for a while last year and didnt feel much effect. I quit because research also shows absorption depends on the intake; body will absorb more if it needs more. Also, I would be interested in better understands the biochemistry of why zinc is so important. I have a feeling its' one of those things where the real culprit is glutathione/exercise/mitochondrial function etc so I just make sure my diet has enough zinc in it... Although i suspect meat is a better source based on improved GI function when I get at least a little meat
Shouldn’t vegetarians be soaking the beans before cooking , as this help lowers phytates in the beans , since most of the anti nutrients are found in the skin. I ❤️❤️ cold pressed pumpkin seed oil , it’s has such a nutty taste and has zinc. Use it on my salads , over veggies and taken orally on occasions. Delicious.
Here is one issue: testing zinc levels. In class I was taught that there's no "widely accepted" test for zinc. If you search for "serum zinc", you'll see there is disagreement as to the utility. In my nutrient tests (Nutreval), they use serum zinc. After supplementing with zinc bisglycinate for about 4 years (not a very high dose), my zinc levels were on the higher end of the normal range. Copper (plasma) was normal. So, if were talking zinc supplementation, but there's no reliable way to test it, then..?
I take one Thorne Pic-Mins per day (picolineate based minerals). It says "Zinc, as zinc picolineate, 15mg, 136% DV". No mention of elemental. But a google search says zinc picolineate is only 20% elemental zinc. So am I getting 15mg, or just 3mg? If its 3mg, the thorne label of 136% is wrong!
The Thorne label is certainly reporting the amount of elemental zinc, i.e., 15 mg, not the total weight of zinc picolinate per cap or tab. The label explicitly states "136 percent DV." The relevant math, therefore, is "15 mg/1.36 = 11 mg," and 11 mg is the DV or RDA in the USA. You don't say where you live, but I'm guessing the USA, and there are certainly federal laws relating to labelling which prohibit the possible deceptive labelling you are uncertain about. TLDR: You're getting 15 mg Zn per dose.
most of the zinc supplements i've found 'on the shelf' were around 10m w/1mg copper. dunno if that copper dosing was 'ok' or not. , I ponder if 1mg copper /daily is fair?
Dr -do you do Intermittent Fasting. Per your stack, you drink smoothie, is that how you break your fast. If yes, what time do you break your fast. Thanks
I'm taking 25 mg Zn daily as picolinate. Scientific sources of info on health maintenance and improvement I use recommend taking Zn:Cu in roughly 10:1 to 15:1 ratio, not to deplete Cu, so I'm also taking 2.5 mg Cu daily as glycinate. I'm an omnivore and eat some flesh, however, my total Zn is likely in the safe range per those health info sources. BTW, how much do consumption of coffee (which I may be giving up soon), beer (which I have given up recently, to be healthier, but am wondering about its lingering effect), healthfully large amounts of filtered water, and sweating from working a strenuous job affect flushing Zn out of the body?
Zinc with vit - C is something I only take when I get cold symptoms and I megadose for a few days. I would never take supplements like this year round.
I manage to get a little over the RDA from a whole plant diet and use a low dose supplement as insurance to make sure I am over the RDA by enough that even with poor absorption I am good to go. I get around 21.5mg daily.
It's said that alot of zinc is a potent 5 alpha inhibitor which could reduce DHT levels and cause poor sexual side effects in men. It would be interesting to hear your take on how zinc effects our hormones
As a guy that was taking a ton of zinc daily like 150-200mcgs a day i can honestly say zinc is one of the best things for your libido, ive taken different supplements but zinc was always the best. The problem was too much zinc i was struggling to breathe whether exercising or doing nothing, it effected my vision, gave me brain fog, my eyes and skin didn't look healthy, it effected my taste buds, constipation. People need to be careful with zinc, i feel like too much will kill you
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When eye was bout 35 yrs old eye had inflamed prostrate doc gave me prescription problem gone bout a week , asked doc what's in the prescription that makes it work ? He said ZINC ! But don't know. How it works but it does . So months later had same problem AGAIN ! so went got 50 MG of zinc and some ibuprofen once a day did that for bout a week and problem gone ! So now zinc is my friend ! 😁
I started taking 30mg zinc Gluconate recently, saw a video on here that suggested for prostrate health to take 50 to 100 mg so I upped my intake to 60mg 2 days ago
Thanks - another very practical and useful video i am going to increase zinc picolinate slightly and wear a copper bracelet, like the golfers do electrical copper wire is 99.5% copper note castor oil is very good for skin - put on at bedtime. will cure scleroderma.
Funny you seem to have low zinc from your mostly vegetarian diet, I eat a whole food plant based diet and get 20-23mg of zinc per day without supplements. Oats and nutritional yeast seem to be two big sources but beans and Lentils are pretty high too. Oddly I eat about 60g of nuts and seeds per day (including cashews and almonds) but they don't even show up in my top 10 zinc sources on cronometer! What would you say the safe upper limit of zinc is?
Just saying this in case some vegetarians / vegans would consider it: This might relate to a certain perception of ethics, but I personally choose to be a vegetarian except I also eat the shellfish that don't have brains (hence no thought, emotion, or consciousness) (mussels, scallops, clams, oysters, starfish...) and they're filled with zinc, copper, choline and DHA/EPA omega 3s which are what vegetarians typically struggle to find in their diet. Also mussels help filter pollution from water so their production is helping the environment.
So if you supplement zinc what's the best kind? I tried one this zinc and it worked so well. My fingernails were growing and I ran out and went to get more and they didn't have the same one and couldn't remember which one and I have tried 4 since and none work like that one
I've tryed zinc supliment, got headache and fateged everytime. Unrelated to those incidents I made a calculation on how mutch vitamins and minerals I consume in my diet, zink was on average 15 milligram (some days 20milligram), and same story for several other minerals, vitamins fiber etc, while missing the mark for D3, K2 and B12. Story short, check your diet before suplimenting.
I do not recommend taking more than 40 mg of zinc from all sources (if you don't drink coffee or lots of tea). If you drink caffeine beverages, you may take more zinc, still, going over 40 mg is not recommended
excellent job Dr I would love to hear your analyses on astaxanthin and annatto tocotrienols both of which I take daily..thank you for your much hard work...from the USA
As a longterm vegan 20 yrs+ my zinc are better than average without supplementation. It's simply a matter of what you eat. Cooked oats, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, boiled chickpeas, tofu (protein, zinc, calcium), tempeh, are stables for me. Even with lower absorption (phytates can be removed) its enough and then you get all the benefits associated with these foods as well. Please make the distinction between a poor veg/vegan diet and a good/balanced one. Just like there are good and bad omnivore diets. From the Medical Journal of Australia: "Summary - Well planned vegetarian diets can provide adequate amounts of zinc from plant sources. - Vegetarians appear to adapt to lower zinc intakes by increased absorption and retention of zinc. - Good sources of zinc for vegetarians include whole grains, tofu, tempeh, legumes, nuts and seeds, fortified breakfast cereals and dairy products. - The inhibitory effects of phytate on absorption of zinc can be minimised by modern food-processing methods such as soaking, heating, sprouting, fermenting and leavening. - Absorption of zinc can be improved by using yeast-based breads and sourdough breads, sprouts, and presoaked legumes. - Studies show vegetarians have similar serum zinc concentrations to, and no greater risk of zinc deficiency than, non-vegetarians (despite differences in zinc intake)."
@@GabrielCazorlaPersson1 Not sure of bodily mechanism for adaptation. There are a number of common plant foods that aid absorption as well. Some take multi's with zinc and some opt for a bivalve vegan diet to introduce mussels/oysters.
I like the Jarrow Zn + Cu supplement, but Nootropics Depot is a good choice as well - the founders have always been careful to have science on their side.
I eat plenty of meat and do 30min sauna 2-3 Xs a week, I supplement zinc on sauna days. Also just heard about a study(maybe not new, can't remember) linking low zinc to low testosterone, food for thought
Wait, I've just visited a website you shared -> NIH factsheet: "Most of this zinc is stored in skeletal muscle and bone [1-3]." Could you please explain this? Thanks!
I think there was someone, perhaps sinclair, or perhaps some expert on iron. They claimed that People supplementing with zink often also get lots of iron from zink complexes, and that you can get to high levels of iron from this. Anything you heard about? Also, 25mg is that megadosing? And elemental zink, how do you know those levels if they are not stated on the bottle?
I get closer to 40 mg of zinc..daily and it's great for men wanting prostate protection along with it's great for a clear and vibrant complexion...your skin will thank you.
I’ve been supplementing at 50 mg 3-5 times a week since covid made the scene. I eat a moderate amount of meat in one meal a day. No signs of copper deficiency but that could be due to regular consumption of mushrooms and shilajit.
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I have always taken a zinc supplement at the first feeling of a cold. It knocks it out immediately and I have not had a cold in more than a decade since doing this. I am 70 years old.
How much u take?
I had the same observation too! I swear by zinc
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I haven’t been sick since the 70’s. Born in the late 80’s. So pretty impressive.
I found that if I mix Quercetin with a little bit of oil, move that in my mouth to mix and then swallow with a zinc supplement, my inflammation goes down way faster than if I only take zinc.
Zinc is part of my "immunity kit" along with vit C, vit D3, krill oil and Quercithin.
Thanks for sharing
No Magnesium? The majority of people are low in it.
@@alrivers2297 no magnezium, because I am taking all these at once and I don't want any absorbtion issues. I have a formula containing: vit D3, vit K2, Calcium, Magnezium, Boron, Zinc, Phosphorus, Coper, Manganese, Silicon all in 2 pills which I take for bones and muscle, but in this case I choose not to think of absorbtion because it will be too much of a trouble.
Same! Only difference is I also add vitamin k2 to the mix. AIi recently got covid but it was super mild, I attribute part of that to this daily combo!
@@stanislavsousek6375 my daughter just had Covid, she is also vaccinated - 1 day of some symtoms and that was it, no low oxigen levels in blood, no high fever, very little cough, tested pozitive. She took this combo for 2 days prior to (because there were some of her friends sick), and 7 days during her sickness. Also, I don't add vit K2 because I belive it can mess with vit D3 absorbtion.
Also, all tests negative, 1 day with high fever and toothache for me. Only 1 aspirin and 1 paracetamol taken for both of us.
I take this supplements when I see sick people since 2018 and this is the first time I had any problems with the flu.
I'm 57yrs old now I have falling hair,and dryness of skin and itchy i try multi vitamins with magnesuim with zinc,i eat first my breakfast and take the vitamins i take ,i observe for 1week my hair loss get lesser and my skin get glowing and dryness stop i did not use lotion to observe and I'm thankful to God that he send this brilliant knowledge to people to help us to make us healthy needs everyday . Thank you so much .
Lol, that stock video with the old people in the parc at the beginning is from my town. 🤣
Hey Brad. As a Whole Food Plant Based vegan I do need a zinc supplement to sustain my levels since I just don't like chickpea's and one can only eat so many Cashews. Frankly I have allergies preventing me from eating some of the Zinc right foods (mainly in the seed/nuts department) thus I need to supplement.
Though I do feel your list of plant based zinc sources was a bit lacking. So for the people who are interested: Beans, chickpea's, lentils, tofu, walnuts, cashews, chia seed, flax seed, hemp seeds, pumkin seeds, wholemeal bread, quinoa. This provides alot of options to get zinc into the system.
For the "phytates" part. Beans and legumes need to be cooked or else they are nothing more than rocks and you cannot eat them. Cooking them so they are soft removes about 90% of the phytates from them. So yes a plant based person needs a bit higher zinc intake from food sources. But not to a level where you are deficiënt because the phytates took them all. It is just not as a big deal as people make it out to be.
To be more specific even Dr. Steven R. Gundry, author of the "plant paradox" making peoples fear of Phytates rise to a new levels, even recanted his old believes and now advices people to eat legumes and lentils if they are properly cooked. So lets not make the "phytate" non-issues a big deal. Yes it has interaction with eachother, but on a sufficiënt diet of plants there is no problem.
Apparently zinc l-methionine allows zinc absorption with phytates and fibre in vegetables.
Jarrow Formulas have an excellent one with that form of zinc (15mg) and also 1mg of copper gluconate. Teeny tiny little capsules, too.
You need to eat a proper human diet
@unholyquail4560 are you still vegan?
@@presence5426 For 5 years now! Just got my Demethylation genetics test back. Epigenome is 6 years younger than my chronological age. I do attribute some of it to the diet. Never been healthier.
@@unholyquail4560 That's great. Veganism can be very challenging for many. I went to great lengths to make it work. Couldn't...
As a 69 year old woman, on a 90 % whole foods plant based diet, I take a total of 30 mg of supplemental zinc daily. My multi has about .6 mg of copper so I think I'm covered. I have a 70 year old friend who has been taking a total of 75 mg of zinc daily for years, no copper. She's been having gastro and neurological issues for two years. She thinks 75 mg of zinc is the "therapeutic" dose. I suggested that maybe it's too high, but her functional medicine doctor says it's OK. I still think it's too much. Thoughts?
Imagine my surprise that a Cochrane Review suggested that more research is needed!
Seriously, though, thanks for the presentation.
Great video presentation. I became aware of the need for zinc supplementation during the initial outbreak of COVID. I take an 18 mg (zinc content) on most days of the week. Since I am mostly vegetarian, I plan on continuing this. One word of caution: many people who depend on multi-vitamins for mineral supplementation are really not getting it. Often, zinc and magnesium are added as oxides. Both zinc oxide and magnesium oxide have very low bioavailability .
I belive you are correct. Also, magnezium is very important for those vegetarians that highly rely on beans and peas for protein.
@steve6676 Very low bioavailability, based on what?
@@presence5426 If you see zinc oxide on and magnesium oxide on the label, those compounds do not dissolve in your system, so your body can not use the zinc or magnesium.
@@stevet6676 You have any research to justify that? I've seen studies of zinc bioavailability, claiming oxide is only about 10% less than other forms.
@@presence5426 Look up the Ksp of zinc oxide. It hardly dissolves. Ksp = solubility product. In everyday language, about 0.0005% will dissolve.
I eat a high meat diet, I’m likely getting enough zinc. But I’ve recently started supplementing every other day with 50 milligrams of zinc gluconate and my fingernails and toenails are Very hard, my bones also seem a lot harder. Early This morning I dropped a 5 pound steel dumbbell on top of my bare foot, and it didn’t even hurt. It’s not sore, bruised, swollen, just nothing. It’s like it never happened. Normally my whole day would be ruined and I’d limp to the hospital for X-rays. Thank you Zinc.
I'm a chronic asthmatic. I've been taking Vit C & D with Zinc and Lysine for about 10 months. Have not had more than a days worth of sniffles in that time. I also Drink Tonic water regularly and make Quinine with Grapefruit skins ( best ) whenever I can.
For what it's worth, I know of people who totally cured their asthma (as in no more pumps or medications or any sympthoms) by Vim Hof breathing. Make what you want out of it.
@@GamesJoblin I have been looking for a solution to my Asthma. Thanks heaps!! ❤😁👍. I will look into this.
Zinc has many essential functions especially in immune system response.
Getting all zinc from food sources most likely will increase food and calories intake.
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention the AREDS and AREDS2 studies that were carried out by the NEI. Those were very, years long, large placebo controlled randomized trials showing a zinc based formulation (that includes some copper) had a 25 percent reduced progression risk for macular degeneration and 19 percent reduced vision loss.
Didn’t he pretty much say the same thing when he went over a Cochran review around the 2:30 mark?
Yes but he said probably slows down MD whereas the AREDS trials were more definitive than that.
Fatty red meat gives me an adequate amount of zinc and fat soluble vitamins. But I do micro-dose zinc as well just to be sure. And I use quercetin as a zinc ionophore. I also take D3 and K2 supplements.
I am 53 and i supplement Zinc nearly everyday 25mg despite i eat meat and a lot of Veggies, For older men Zinc is vital also for Testosteron Levels.
Thanks for sharing. If you're already eating a lot of meat, is there a benefit to supplementing Zinc?
I am vegan, don't take zinc, and yet have high testosterone at age 51. I do eat pumpkin seeds daily though which have a lot of zinc.
@@Fearzero this is amazing 👍👍
@@Fearzero do you attribute the pumpkin seeds to your testosterone or something else? I'm also vegan
@@nick55ification Pumpkin seeds have a lot of zinc but seeds and nuts allow better absorption if soaked for several hours first. That combined with 5x weekly strength training along with dating several people helps I think. Yup dating more than 1 person at time raises testosterone lol. I was shocked to see the science on that.
Multiple partners are associated with higher testosterone in North American men and women - NIH
I take 50 mg of zinc, but I only take it about 1 out of 3 days. Also, I get stomach discomfort with most forms of zinc. Zinc Picolinate seems to be just fine on my stomach, so that is what I take.
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That's the proper way the sience problems should be resolved!
This is another great video. Another thing to watch out for is supplements for the eyes and also prostate. They often contain large amounts of zinc. So if you take a Zinc supplement and you add a product for your prostate or for eye health, make sure your not getting too much zinc. I avoid supplements for the prostate that contain zinc (not easy, a lot of them do) and I just take a multivitamin containing 8mg of zinc since I am not a vegetarian. I think it is best to keep zinc supplementation around the RDA value in the long term.
I do a moderate keto diet high in animal products. My Zinc intake for the last 8 weeks has been 10mg. I supplement with zinc picolinate which added 30 mg per day. For a total of 40mg/day. I enjoy your information!
There is almost 10mg of zinc in 100g of beef. So if you're consuming animal products, you are consuming more than you think you are 👍
too much zinc cause flu like symptoms, so be aware of that.
Been taking zinc for several years now every single day every single morning. I haven't had so much as a cold since 2015. I think part of it might have been treating my sleep apnea and increasing vitamin D as well. I also became more consistent with exercise.
What are the symptoms of sleep apnea? How do you treat it? Sometimes I think I have it.
@@niellalien sleepy by the time late morning or afternoon rolls around, sick a lot, can't think at all in the afternoons, brain fog, other health complications like weight gain, etc. The only way you can know is to have an overnight sleep test by a sleep specialist at a university or hospital.
Snoring is a kind of sleep apnea showing that you do not get enough oxygen when sleeping
Brad, do further research and make a video about the relation of Zinc, Copper, Iron, dosages, interaction and best time to take them. We are all so confused about this subject so are the providers
I supplement with zinc AND copper. I take them at different times, or even different days.
I'm 77 years old and before I educated myself properly I was taking 50 mg. of zinc but fortunately didn't experience any noticeable negative effects. After giving my body a brief rest I'll resume taking zinc in the dosage you suggest (paired with selenium)...perhaps a bit higher dose because I'm older, but I'll research that before acting. Thank you for all your help.
Thanks for another video. Could you do a video on astaxanthin?
0:22 I like how he says the word data - "DAUGHTER!"
I have been supplementing with 50mg of Zinc Gluconate since the pandemic. I am 65 and have not had colds or Covid during that time. However, after your video I am not sure f that is too late of a dose but I am vegan.
I do approximately the same. Also, at first cold symptoms, I slowly dissolve (sugar-free) zinc acetate lozenges on the back of my tongue. It takes an hour or two per lozenge, which I repeat every 2-3 hours. I've seen suggestions that it is OK to take up to 70mg/day that way for 2-3 days, although my symptoms have always vanished after a day and a half or so, at which time I stop. Also take quercetin and NAC for 3 days when feeling symptoms.
I've been doing this for a couple of years. So far, I haven't had a cold last longer than a couple of days, and then only with the most minor symptoms.
drop it to 50mg and you can do it daily with that dosage. 25mg daily zinc if youre healthy and not sick
The lozenges are not fun; they are irritating in their own way. So I only take them until symptoms disappear. However, the lozenges are _important_ because they get the zinc into the nasal passages where upper respiratory viruses incubate. The goal is to inhibit incubation of the virus long enough for your mucosal immune system to kill it.
So eating zinc is good daily, sucking on zinc is for colds/flu/Covid, and boosting both with quercetin or similar boosts the effect.
@@billb5732 Be careful with getting zinc into your nasal passages, Dr. Brad mentions zinc nasal sprays hasbeen banned because it may cause anosmia, i don't think getting it into your nose from a different hole would make a huge difference...
@@stanislavsousek6375 Yes about sprays. That's why lozenges are superior to (zinc) nasal sprays. The dose to your nasal mucosa is much lower.
Also lozenges seem to be more effective than sprays (anecdotally). Perhaps because it takes an hour or two to dissolve the lozenge, so prolonged effect at lower dosage than sprays.
FWIW, The sprays worked fine for most people for many years. But a few people did have trouble. Perhaps they were overdosing?
Other nasal sprays, inhalers, and lavage may also be good, although more cumbersome. The easiest/safest is saline, but 0.5% povidone iodine might be stronger. That's 10% iodine mixed 1 part iodine to 19 parts distilled water.
@@billb5732 thanks! Yeah I did betadine mouthwash gargles (povidone iodine 1%) twice daily during my recent covid infection and I think it helped keep it mild! Cheers
Well, I'm a gluten free Vegan, no animal products at all.. You only mentioned Vegetarians. I haven't had a cold in several years.. I eat Oats with Dark Choc & Cashew butter & Banana usually for breakfast every morning.. My meals usually include Potatoes, Rice, Tofu, Green beans, Carrots, Broccoli, Black Lentils, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic, Nooch etc. Some plant based meat alternatives here & there as well as desserts. My Testosterone level is around 1200.. I alternate between taking a vegan multi most days & then a dedicated C, D3, B12, Biotin, Zinc & Ginseng a couple times a week instead of the multi.
I'm a 64 yr old female and (among other supplements) take one which is 500mg vit C, 40mg Zinc (from 200mg zinc picolinate) and 2mg Copper (from 20mg copper bisglycinate). Does that sound ok to you? Sorry, forgot to say I'm vegetarian (with dairy and wild-caught fish).
What vegetable family is fish belonging to lol? You're a pescatarian lacto ovo. Far from a plant based diet.
II started supplementing zinc back in 2008 because I read it could help with brain fog (which I suffered from badly especially in the mornings). Within two days the fog lifted and I have almost never had a brain fog episode since.
I've always taken a zinc supplement. Came here to see what the latest data shows. I'll keep taking it.
Microdosing is prudent for everyone who is over 50..
BTW, I have not eaten meat for 36 years and my immune system improved out of sight when i stopped meat and dairy. No cold or flu like before. Having high energy and no health problems at all in your 60's shows what can be done..
I used to eat vegetarian and had often skin issues and gut problems, but after I switched to carnivore my problems went away and immune system improved. Won't do dairy tho.
@@jackojb1 LOl! You might want to look at the insanely high all-cause mortality rates on carnivore diets. it's about the worst diet possible for your long-term health. Evidence based nutrition is what I'm about and where the truth is. Of course that's the last thing necrodieters care about
@@jackojb1 There, you said it yourself.. "Won't do dairy tho".. You know exactly what was causing your skin & gut issues.
@@-TheRealThing- Stopped dairy even way before being pure vegetarian, so while it did cause problems, it was not the sole culprit.
Andrew Weil, MD said men must adhere to just only the one single form of zinc picolinate to tx BPH. Also other research has suggested zinc picolinate is the most bioavailable form.
I take Quercetin, zinc25mg. acetyl cysteine D3 and vitamin C...
A good source for zinc is wheat germ, because wheat germ also contains high quantities of spermidine.
I eat meat, veggies and fruits but being celiac I have poor absorption. I take 30 mg zinc with copper twice a week.
Awesome useful information Dr Stanfield.
Another perfectly pitched video.
Pretty sure Zinc brought back my morning would. Had become normal for me to neverr have it, then one day I took some zinc, next morning bam, for the first time in ages. I have since kept zinc in my vitamin routine, few times a week, and ever since it's(morning stuff) become a regular thing. But also I've gotten much healthier overall since then too, from just lifestyle changes, so can't put it all on zinc but certainly seemed to make a difference initially.
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@@Kurio71 hard on
I've taken about 30 mg Z per day since the 1980's. At the first cold/flu symptoms I add Z lozenges to that for a couple days (as well as upping vitamin C intake). It seems to work for me. I am vegetarian and have never had trouble with copper levels. I may pay more attention to Cu levels on blood tests now though....
Thanks for commenting
15mg is enough according to studies.
Thanks for the video. My issue with supplements is which brand is the best. So I appreciate your recommendation.
Hi, can you please do a video discussing whether there is evidence on using laser treatment for hair regrowth? Several beauty UA-camrs around 50-60 have been using Lasermax82 or different laser combing devices and said it has helped with hair growth around the scalp over 6month to 1 year period. Sinclair also noted clinical studies of lasers seemed to have proved this on his channel. Would just like to see what your thoughts are. Do you think there are enough clinical trials or whether the research done on these is sufficient enough to validate the science and the products?
Can you do a video on paul saladino and the carnivore diet, and anti nutrients in plants?
I eat very little meat so I have added Zn supplements about 22mg every other day. For a while I used a combo Zn & Cu tab. Now it's just Zn picolinate
Vegan and I have high average testosterone at age 51. I eat a whole plant diet including pumpkin seeds and cashews which I soak and dehydrate for better better bioavailability. No need for meat or supplements on a whole plant diet.
If supplementing zinc 30 mg, not all the 30 mg is being absorbed ya?
PRO TIP: Start eating nutritional yeast!! Just two teaspoons of the stuff will get you over 100% of pretty much ALL your vitamin Bs - and in addition it will get you a whopping 10mg or Zinc!! That’s almost your daily amount 😊 - it also has other trace minerals too 👍🏼
I like it. Nice in smoothies. Lots of aminos. Unfortunately It started bothering my stomach.
I know this is old, but if you're going to eat this then CLOSELY monitor your B6 levels. Some people can get B6 toxic.
That's odd - I've not seen zinc listed on any nutritional yeast package - fortified or unfortified. If it's on the fortified version you buy, it's no doubt part of the fortification and therefore, not actually from the yeast itself, and basically akin to taking a supplement.
Dr. Brad, would you please do a video on your skincare night and day routine ?
Your skin is flawless. Please, tell us all what you do for your skin topically and supplement-wise.
Hi, thanks for the comment. I made a skin care series in the middle of last year that you might find interesting?
Before i ask a question, are you a functional md?
Is Zinc also good for my prostate and is it ok to take it in the combination calc/magnesium/Zinc?
Thank you so much for all the important research info you give to all🙏
I'm not sure whether this indicates that I may be deficient but zinc supplementation consistently and substantially improves all usual the markers of sexual health for me.
I was doing zinc picolinate for a while last year and didnt feel much effect. I quit because research also shows absorption depends on the intake; body will absorb more if it needs more. Also, I would be interested in better understands the biochemistry of why zinc is so important. I have a feeling its' one of those things where the real culprit is glutathione/exercise/mitochondrial function etc so I just make sure my diet has enough zinc in it... Although i suspect meat is a better source based on improved GI function when I get at least a little meat
Shouldn’t vegetarians be soaking the beans before cooking , as this help lowers phytates in the beans , since most of the anti nutrients are found in the skin. I ❤️❤️ cold pressed pumpkin seed oil , it’s has such a nutty taste and has zinc. Use it on my salads , over veggies and taken orally on occasions. Delicious.
Why don't you recall pumpkin seeds ?
Here is one issue: testing zinc levels. In class I was taught that there's no "widely accepted" test for zinc. If you search for "serum zinc", you'll see there is disagreement as to the utility. In my nutrient tests (Nutreval), they use serum zinc. After supplementing with zinc bisglycinate for about 4 years (not a very high dose), my zinc levels were on the higher end of the normal range. Copper (plasma) was normal. So, if were talking zinc supplementation, but there's no reliable way to test it, then..?
I eat meat but supplement 25mg of zinc. All the zinc supplements are in tablet form, 50mg, and so you must cut them in half to get 25mg.
I take one Thorne Pic-Mins per day (picolineate based minerals). It says "Zinc, as zinc picolineate, 15mg, 136% DV". No mention of elemental. But a google search says zinc picolineate is only 20% elemental zinc. So am I getting 15mg, or just 3mg? If its 3mg, the thorne label of 136% is wrong!
The Thorne label is certainly reporting the amount of elemental zinc, i.e., 15 mg, not the total weight of zinc picolinate per cap or tab. The label explicitly states "136 percent DV." The relevant math, therefore, is "15 mg/1.36 = 11 mg," and 11 mg is the DV or RDA in the USA. You don't say where you live, but I'm guessing the USA, and there are certainly federal laws relating to labelling which prohibit the possible deceptive labelling you are uncertain about.
TLDR: You're getting 15 mg Zn per dose.
@@davidjordan2011 makes sense, thanks
@@johnny7808 YW!
I take zinc together with magnesium an hour or so before going to sleep. Makes me sleep better but a bit more vivid dreams 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks, great explanation!!!! Perfect!
most of the zinc supplements i've found 'on the shelf' were around 10m w/1mg copper. dunno if that copper dosing was 'ok' or not. , I ponder if 1mg copper /daily is fair?
Most likely it's safe at that dosage
Dr -do you do Intermittent Fasting. Per your stack, you drink smoothie, is that how you break your fast. If yes, what time do you break your fast. Thanks
I'm taking 25 mg Zn daily as picolinate. Scientific sources of info on health maintenance and improvement I use recommend taking Zn:Cu in roughly 10:1 to 15:1 ratio, not to deplete Cu, so I'm also taking 2.5 mg Cu daily as glycinate. I'm an omnivore and eat some flesh, however, my total Zn is likely in the safe range per those health info sources.
BTW, how much do consumption of coffee (which I may be giving up soon), beer (which I have given up recently, to be healthier, but am wondering about its lingering effect), healthfully large amounts of filtered water, and sweating from working a strenuous job affect flushing Zn out of the body?
Zinc with vit - C is something I only take when I get cold symptoms and I megadose for a few days. I would never take supplements like this year round.
if i take 15mg zinc daily do i need to take copper aswell? or can i eat some cashews
Does it darken skin by increasing melanine?
I manage to get a little over the RDA from a whole plant diet and use a low dose supplement as insurance to make sure I am over the RDA by enough that even with poor absorption I am good to go. I get around 21.5mg daily.
It's said that alot of zinc is a potent 5 alpha inhibitor which could reduce DHT levels and cause poor sexual side effects in men. It would be interesting to hear your take on how zinc effects our hormones
…and insufficient zinc is correlated to low testosterone. Like any mineral or vitamin being in the appropriate range is important.
As a guy that was taking a ton of zinc daily like 150-200mcgs a day i can honestly say zinc is one of the best things for your libido, ive taken different supplements but zinc was always the best. The problem was too much zinc i was struggling to breathe whether exercising or doing nothing, it effected my vision, gave me brain fog, my eyes and skin didn't look healthy, it effected my taste buds, constipation. People need to be careful with zinc, i feel like too much will kill you
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@Dr Brad Stanfield So if we are taking zinc, how much copper should we be getting? Thank you for these videos.
When eye was bout 35 yrs old eye had inflamed prostrate doc gave me prescription problem gone bout a week , asked doc what's in the prescription that makes it work ? He said ZINC ! But don't know. How it works but it does . So months later had same problem AGAIN ! so went got 50 MG of zinc and some ibuprofen once a day did that for bout a week and problem gone ! So now zinc is my friend ! 😁
I started taking 30mg zinc Gluconate recently, saw a video on here that suggested for prostrate health to take 50 to 100 mg so I upped my intake to 60mg 2 days ago
Thanks - another very practical and useful video
i am going to increase zinc picolinate slightly and wear a copper bracelet, like the golfers do
electrical copper wire is 99.5% copper
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castor oil is very good for skin - put on at bedtime. will cure scleroderma.
Funny you seem to have low zinc from your mostly vegetarian diet, I eat a whole food plant based diet and get 20-23mg of zinc per day without supplements. Oats and nutritional yeast seem to be two big sources but beans and Lentils are pretty high too. Oddly I eat about 60g of nuts and seeds per day (including cashews and almonds) but they don't even show up in my top 10 zinc sources on cronometer!
What would you say the safe upper limit of zinc is?
Pumpkin seeds are awesome for zinc. Not sure why they weren't mentioned.
I'm vegetarian so I take Zinc w/Copper but the dosage is very low. I'm going to change it and go with your recommendation. Thanks.
Just saying this in case some vegetarians / vegans would consider it:
This might relate to a certain perception of ethics, but I personally choose to be a vegetarian except I also eat the shellfish that don't have brains (hence no thought, emotion, or consciousness) (mussels, scallops, clams, oysters, starfish...) and they're filled with zinc, copper, choline and DHA/EPA omega 3s which are what vegetarians typically struggle to find in their diet.
Also mussels help filter pollution from water so their production is helping the environment.
What about pumpkin seeds for a good source of zinc?
So if you supplement zinc what's the best kind? I tried one this zinc and it worked so well. My fingernails were growing and I ran out and went to get more and they didn't have the same one and couldn't remember which one and I have tried 4 since and none work like that one
I've tryed zinc supliment, got headache and fateged everytime.
Unrelated to those incidents I made a calculation on how mutch vitamins and minerals I consume in my diet, zink was on average 15 milligram (some days 20milligram), and same story for several other minerals, vitamins fiber etc, while missing the mark for D3, K2 and B12.
Story short, check your diet before suplimenting.
I do not recommend taking more than 40 mg of zinc from all sources (if you don't drink coffee or lots of tea). If you drink caffeine beverages, you may take more zinc, still, going over 40 mg is not recommended
I just started zinc picolinate it is 15mg and suppose to be the most absorbable form.
excellent job Dr I would love to hear your analyses on astaxanthin and annatto tocotrienols both of which I take daily..thank you for your much hard work...from the USA
What about Bisgllycinate
Excellent as usual ~ many thanx
can you please talk about metformin?
Thanks doctor, excellent! I have a question not related with zinc, any new studies or information about the use of AKG in anti-aging treatment?
Yes..I do small amount. Good report. Thank you. 67 male .
Yes 😯😯 and Zinc likely suppreses copper good ratios are around 6:1
Bought a pill cutter and take 10-20mg zinc at dinner except on days where I ate a pound of beef or so I do not supplement at all
I get it from my diet because well i'm reasonably active and my diet is pretty varied so i'm not as worried for my saturated fat intake.
As a longterm vegan 20 yrs+ my zinc are better than average without supplementation. It's simply a matter of what you eat. Cooked oats, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, boiled chickpeas, tofu (protein, zinc, calcium), tempeh, are stables for me. Even with lower absorption (phytates can be removed) its enough and then you get all the benefits associated with these foods as well. Please make the distinction between a poor veg/vegan diet and a good/balanced one. Just like there are good and bad omnivore diets.
From the Medical Journal of Australia:
"Summary
- Well planned vegetarian diets can provide adequate amounts of zinc from plant sources.
- Vegetarians appear to adapt to lower zinc intakes by increased absorption and retention of zinc.
- Good sources of zinc for vegetarians include whole grains, tofu, tempeh, legumes, nuts and seeds, fortified breakfast cereals and dairy products.
- The inhibitory effects of phytate on absorption of zinc can be minimised by modern food-processing methods such as soaking, heating, sprouting, fermenting and leavening.
- Absorption of zinc can be improved by using yeast-based breads and sourdough breads, sprouts, and presoaked legumes.
- Studies show vegetarians have similar serum zinc concentrations to, and no greater risk of zinc deficiency than, non-vegetarians (despite differences in zinc intake)."
@@GabrielCazorlaPersson1 Not sure of bodily mechanism for adaptation. There are a number of common plant foods that aid absorption as well. Some take multi's with zinc and some opt for a bivalve vegan diet to introduce mussels/oysters.
I like the Jarrow Zn + Cu supplement, but Nootropics Depot is a good choice as well - the founders have always been careful to have science on their side.
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when i get a cold I drip ionic zinc in my nose and the back of my throat and I'm usually better in a day
I eat plenty of meat and do 30min sauna 2-3 Xs a week, I supplement zinc on sauna days. Also just heard about a study(maybe not new, can't remember) linking low zinc to low testosterone, food for thought
Wait, I've just visited a website you shared -> NIH factsheet: "Most of this zinc is stored in skeletal muscle and bone [1-3]."
Could you please explain this? Thanks!
I take "comprehensive minerals" on amazon... It has zinc and copper and other stuff in low dosage
I think there was someone, perhaps sinclair, or perhaps some expert on iron.
They claimed that People supplementing with zink often also get lots of iron from zink complexes, and that you can get to high levels of iron from this. Anything you heard about?
Also, 25mg is that megadosing? And elemental zink, how do you know those levels if they are not stated on the bottle?
How much would one lose sweating (exercise, sauna etc)? Would need to replace copper as well.
Zinc competes with copper so taking more than 15mg daily of zinc is a bad idea.
I get closer to 40 mg of zinc..daily and it's great for men wanting prostate protection along with it's great for a clear and vibrant complexion...your skin will thank you.
I test zinc and copper and target reasonable levels.
I’ve been supplementing at 50 mg 3-5 times a week since covid made the scene. I eat a moderate amount of meat in one meal a day. No signs of copper deficiency but that could be due to regular consumption of mushrooms and shilajit.