Comment · Tue, February 23, 2021 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
zinc supplements WARNING.
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DirectorFragrant · 209 points
So it's probably not too shocking what I'm about to say but please be aware zinc is a heavy metal and it has to be taken with awareness.
I've been taking zinc for a couple of months since its generally good for male health and mood but I started noticing weakness and basically symptoms of copper deficiency. at the time I wasn't aware I could be depleting my copper but I was. I started researching the causes and I was always excluding that zinc was the culprit as surely zinc is "good for you" but anything in excess is toxic I guess.
I had a hair mineral analysis and it showed I'm low on copper.
luckily my symptoms improved and diminished after taking about 20g of pure cocoa for a month(good source of copper) and I had to stop the zinc too.
people see copper as the enemy but copper is vital for brain health as it's involved in myelination and can present itself as b12 deficiency (which is greatly did for me); I'm only 20 and this was truly a scary experience.
was taking 15-50mg a day of elemental zinc daily for about 2 months.
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AforAnonymous · 3 points
1. Thanks for the extensive investigation & reply
2. Paging /u/flaminglasrswrd for a retort
3. How about a Sucrasomal wrapping for Zinc-L-Carnosine (aka PepZin GI™, which btw. doesn't [typically] trigger the nausea normally associated with foolishly taking typical zinc supplements on an empty stomach. See https://examine.com/supplements/zinc/research/#sources-and-biological-significance_formulations-and-variants if unfamiliar with Zinc-L-Carnosine.)? I suspect that might double bypass all of these potential issues, and then some. Not sure if it'd even be possible tho, or sensible.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
PepZin GI™ dissociates in the stomach at a slow rate.
It seems the reason for PepZin GI is just a slow dissociation in the GI tract. This would indicate it is acting like normal Zn2+ in intestinal mucosa, which would lead to increases in metallothioneins. It seems they are marketing that specifically for gastric healing, not increasing serum zinc levels. I am not sure, though. I have not really researched that one.