Should we be concerned about supply with the Corona Virus implications?

Comment · Sat, February 29, 2020 · 4 pts

I can't really say that for a number of reasons. One, that would be a drug claim. I can't make drug claims. Two, we are still learning about COVID-19. So it is hard to say what things will work best in the real world. I

Comment · Mon, March 2, 2020 · 3 pts

You don't have to worry about copper depletion with our Microzinc. The sucrose ester that surrounds the zinc prevents that mechanism from happening in the mucous membranes in the GI tract. Zinc doesn't actually deplete c

Comment · Mon, March 2, 2020 · 2 pts

Not looking at Microzinc specifically, but the mechanisms behind why ionic zinc affects copper absorption. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1726403 >Copper and zinc interact at the intestinal mucosal level, affectin

Comment · Mon, March 2, 2020 · 2 pts

Yes, magnesium readily passes the BBB. So as long as you get your plasma levels high, it will reach the brain.

Comment · Mon, March 2, 2020 · 1 pts

I take our Micromag. One capsule and that's all you need. Plus, I don't have to get any of the effects of the threonic acid, which does seem like it has some slight rebound effects that I have not figured out yet.

Comment · Thu, March 5, 2020 · 1 pts

Not really, as there are way too many glucose transporters to overwhelm. They do absorb through the same pathway, though.

Comment · Thu, March 5, 2020 · 2 pts

Yes, the biggest benefit of Microzinc, other than better bioavailability, is no GI upset. That's a common effect that many people report, even ones that always get bad stomach upset from other zinc forms.

Comment · Sat, March 7, 2020 · 1 pts

Correct, it does not compete with copper. It should work sublingually, but I have not personally tried it.

Comment · Fri, March 27, 2020 · 1 pts

You certainly can. I take them on an empty stomach. They should absorb well that way.