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Does anybody know which is the best zinc supplement to take? I was thinking about buying zinc citrate.
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Joined: Jul 2006
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Lucie,
I don't really know anything about zinc, but the "magnesium taurate, WOW" thread talks about it and has some suggested brands.
~Tia
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Here is a site that tells the best form to take... http://www.ehow.com/how_3955_absorb-zinc-supplements.htmlAnd here is some important mineral info.... Minerals are the building blocks of our bodies. They are required for body structure, fluid balance, protein structures and to produce hormones. They are a key for the health of every body system and function. They act as co-factors, catalysts or inhibitors of all enzymes in the body. Copper and iron, for example, along with other minerals are required for the electron transport system, and thus needed for all cellular energy production. Minerals are classified into four groups: The macrominerals, or those needed in large quantity, include calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, sulfur, iron, copper and zinc. Required trace minerals include manganese, chromium, selenium, boron, bromine, silicon, iodine, vanadium, lithium, molybdenum, cobalt, germanium and others. Possibly required trace minerals include fluorine, arsenic, rubidium, tin, niobium, strontium, gold, silver and nickel. Toxic metals include beryllium, mercury, lead, cadmium, aluminum, antimony, bismuth, barium, uranium and others. These categories overlap slightly because assessing minerals that are required by humans is problematic. Some may be needed in minuscule amounts. Clinical studies to prove this by depriving people of vital minerals would be cruel and possibly disastrous. Also, note that minerals needed in lesser quantities are usually toxic in greater amounts. Examples are copper, iron, manganese, selenium and vanadium. Even calcium and sodium are quite toxic in excess. Again from... http://www.drlwilson.com/Articles/TOXIC%20METALS.htm
Last edited by Sandi Flood; 09/05/06 02:33 AM.
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Thanks for the info Sandi. Will get some zinc picolinate. Also some magnesium taurate Tia. I too have heard that it's very good.
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