Zinc deficiency mechanism linked to aging, multiple diseases

Biology News Net ^ | October 1, 2012 | NA

[Lancey Howard]

A goodly portion of inflammation can be eliminated by simply grounding ones self. Walk barefoot in the grass. It’ll do wonders for inflammation. Check out “Earthing”. It sounds hippy dippy but the science is sound

LOL!
That sounds as crazy as sunshine giving you vitamin D.

Wait. What?

[GOP Poet]

thanks so much for the post. :-D

[eyedigress]

Eat a spoon of mustard before bedtime.

[onthelookout777]

Thanks for posting.

Here’s some additional, interesting info on zinc as a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease:

“A relatively ‘old’ study allows finding indication of the
potential benefit of a zinc therapy in AD [Alzheimer’s Disease], even though its design raised many concerns... Constantinidis (1992)... started an original study using zinc compounds for the treatment of AD. Ten patients were treated, all of them receiving 50 mg of oral Zinc bis-(DLhydrogenaspartate) TID (three times daily). Improvement of memory, understanding, communication, and social contact were evident in eight patients. In one patient, aged 79, relatively less demented and who received both oral and intravenous ZINC ASPARTATE, the improvement of memory was qualified as ‘unbelievable both by the medical staff and the family.’ The discontinuation of the treatment decreased and even reversed the improvement, in all patients. However, the small size of the patients’ sample, the design of the study neither blind nor placebo-controlled, makes these results at least concerning. Even though those conclusions have to be taken very cautiously, it seems surprising that nobody tried to replicate them in larger samples and using proper study design.”
http://www.benthamscience.com/rpcn/samples/rpcn4-3/0005.pdf

Alzheimer’s memory loss linked to zinc
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2012/03/29/Alzheimers-memory-loss-linked-to-zinc/UPI-32741333058775/

Copper excess, zinc deficiency, and cognition loss in Alzheimer’s disease
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/biof.1005/abstract?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false

Issues Raised Involving the Copper Hypotheses in the Causation of Alzheimer’s Disease
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijad/2011/537528/

Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease by Zinc Compounds
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ddr.430270102/abstract

Does Zinc Help the Brain With Memory? http://www.livestrong.com/article/390781-does-zinc-help-the-brain-with-memory/

[1010RD]

Pauling got it wrong about massive doses of vitamin C. Why should we trust him with zinc?

[1010RD]

Doctor can we chat?

[neverdem]

Neither list was specified so I added you to my health and science ping list.

They also get pinged for noteworthy articles about politics, foreign or military affairs, IMHO. Here’s an example:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2943650/posts?page=6#6

Some topics go there, e.g. Obamacare, global warming, ocean acidification, etc.

[Mears]

bfl

[Harold Shea]

That’s the one I try to make sure my wife and mom take

I take CS for men,they seem to work well for us

Expensive,but we’re worth as the old commercial went

[Cold Heart]

You can OD on zinc to where you get nausea. Inspecting zinc lined ballast tanks made myself and my crew sick. An old welders trick of drinking milk quickly cured us.

I now get my zinc from home grown pumpkin seeds. I can tell the difference when I don’t get enough.

[Free Vulcan]

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Cold Heart.

[greeneyes]

It’s all good. Thanks.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping... (Thanks, neverdem!)

[djf]

I try to keep up on my minerals... magnesium, Potassium, calcium, etc.

Zinc is the one I have the hardest time with. I take a zinc tab and man, my stomach feels like I swallowed skunk scat or something. Few things make me nauseous, but zinc is at the top of the list!

Once, just once, I found these cherry flavored zinc tabs that were great! I coulda popped them like M&M’s.

Was never able to find them again after I ran out...

[BOBWADE]

cold eze?

[djf]

Nah, it was a regular supplement like Natures Bounty or one of the other manufacturers.

Must have been something to do with the buffers or the fillers they use.

Trouble is, for men, esp. older type dudes like me, zinc is critical. Reproductive health in men is totally dependent on zinc. I think I read more than 50% of the zinc in men is in their prostates.

[numberonepal]

“taking: Lugol’s (liquid) and Iodoral (pill form)”

Actually the best iodine to get is Nascent Iodine. It is pure atomic iodine. It works best for maintenance taken orally, but is also excellent topically.

I get fulvic acid from a few different Internet sources. I’m not sure about it but i think you can use the stuff from the garden center.

Also, I suggest magnesium chloride topically rather than a pill. It is much better absorbed and will never cause bowel issues. The best MgCl out there is from ancient-minerals.com.

[exDemMom]

Pauling got it wrong about massive doses of vitamin C. Why should we trust him with zinc?

This study was done by scientists at the Linus Pauling Institute, not by Linus Pauling, who is dead.

[djf]

Magnesium is easy.

Milk of Magnesia.

Distilled vinegar.

About 3 tbsps of vinegar, add about 1/2 tsp of milk of magnesia, stir briskly.

After a minute or less, it should reach totally clarify. Drink. It has a vinegary but oddly sweet taste.

It’s now magnesium acetate. 100% absorbable. Never has it given me loose stools.