I need more calcium, zinc, magnesium, vit D & E

[Nestof3]

I am consistently low in these. I am trying to lose weight, so keep in mind the calories when recommending.

 

How can I get more? I use almond milk instead of cow milk.

 

I am attaching my day's intake excluding my nighttime snack. I walked two times today at 50 minutes each, so I am a little hungry. LOL

 

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/2686561/printable-nutrition-report-pdf-march-22-2011-9-22-pm-210k?da=y

 

Or, should I just take individual supplements?

 

PS -- I normally have two cups of coffee. My husband surprised me with one, and I couldn't refuse him. :)

[all4them]

I take one pill that has mag zinc and calc in it if I'm feeling low(muscle spasms). It helps. I would take supliments.

[Rosie_0801]

You have a salad deficiency! Green leafies, avocado and good quality salad oil is what you need!

 

Rosie

[Nestof3]

You have a salad deficiency! Green leafies, avocado and good quality salad oil is what you need!

 

Rosie

:confused:

 

I ate three cups of spinach for lunch and had spinach and romaine for dinner. I was out of avocados, but I plan to buy some the next time I go to the store.

 

What do you recommend for salad oil?

[Guest momk2000]

I developed an intolerance for milk products within the past 2 yrs, and used to be a heavy milk drinker. I now take a supplement from Nature Made that has Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, and D. It has made a huge difference in the way I feel since I had to stop drinking milk. :)

[jplain]

Vitamin D is supposed to come from sunshine, not from food. So if you can't get enough sunshine, and most of us can't, it is perfectly reasonable to take it as a supplement. Do not take it in a combination pill, because vitamin D is very poorly absorbed in that form. Take it as an oil-based gel cap, preferably with a meal that contains significant fat. How low are you? Unless you are severely deficient, 2,000IU per day would probably be a good place to start.

 

I wouldn't take vitamin E as a supplement, as long term studies have actually shown it may harm your health.

 

Calcium levels may come into line once your magnesium and vitamin D are taken care of. (Vitamin K too, though that probably wasn't measured.) Like vitamin E, calcium supplements may actually be harmful when taken long term.

 

Vegetables are much less rich in magnesium than they used to be, because our soil has become depleted. For that reason I do take a mag supplement. Try 250mg to start with, taken with food. Be careful about increasing it though, as many people's intestines are pretty sensitive to magnesium (diarrhea). There's lots of debate about which form of magnesium is best, and I won't attempt to discuss that here. Read a whole bunch of people's opinions, and then make a choice.

[Nestof3]

Thanks! I had my Vit D levels checked through the doctor, and I was fine. I was also told I'm definitely not anemic, though my iron intake according to Sparkpeople is low.

 

These are all levels based on what I am eating and the recommended amount. I have not been tested for any other vitamin/mineral deficiencies.

 

I also have very fair skin.

 

Vitamin D is supposed to come from sunshine, not from food. So if you can't get enough sunshine, and most of us can't, it is perfectly reasonable to take it as a supplement. Do not take it in a combination pill, because vitamin D is very poorly absorbed in that form. Take it as an oil-based gel cap, preferably with a meal that contains significant fat. How low are you? Unless you are severely deficient, 2,000IU per day would probably be a good place to start.

 

I wouldn't take vitamin E as a supplement, as long term studies have actually shown it may harm your health.

 

Calcium levels may come into line once your magnesium and vitamin D are taken care of. (Vitamin K too, though that probably wasn't measured.) Like vitamin E, calcium supplements may actually be harmful when taken long term.

 

Vegetables are much less rich in magnesium than they used to be, because our soil has become depleted. For that reason I do take a mag supplement. Try 250mg to start with, taken with food. Be careful about increasing it though, as many people's intestines are pretty sensitive to magnesium (diarrhea). There's lots of debate about which form of magnesium is best, and I won't attempt to discuss that here. Read a whole bunch of people's opinions, and then make a choice.

[Negin]

CALCIUM

 

Our bones need more than just calcium. The way we eat – along with our lifestyle choices and stress levels – can actually contribute to bone depletion, no matter how many calcium supplements we take or glasses of milk we drink.

Calcium is an essential mineral necessary for good health [a calcium deficiency can exacerbate migraine symptoms, for example]; but bone health doesn’t depend on taking lots of calcium.

 

PROBLEMS WITH TOO MUCH CALCIUM

While for years doctors have been recommending dietary calcium as the best way to ward off osteoporosis, many studies cast doubt on this idea. For example, a 2003 Harvard study looked at diet and hip fractures among 72,337 older women for 18 years and concluded that "Neither milk nor a high-calcium diet appears to reduce (fracture) risk." A more recent Harvard study, this one from 2007, analyzed seven trials that followed a total of 170,991 women for several years and found no association between total calcium intake and hip fracture risk.

The truth is that calcium isn't all it's cracked up to be when it comes to bone health. After all, in Africa and Asia, where people generally don't take calcium supplements and they consume little or no dairy (except for breastfed infants), fracture rates are 50 to 70 percent lower than they are in the US. Statistics show that most industrially advanced countries have the highest fracture rates, although they consume more dairy products than other countries.

 

Excessive amounts of calcium from supplementation and/or dairy intake can suppress the thyroid gland.

 

Without enough magnesium, the calcium you take will not be absorbed. Unabsorbed calcium that is not excreted (and most isn’t) gets into your joints where it becomes arthritis or in your arteries where it becomes atherosclerosis. Taking more magnesium can prevent your blood vessels from calcifying and developing into atherosclerosis.

More illnesses are caused by a need for magnesium than for calcium.

Arthritis and joint pain are caused by excessive calcium and insufficient magnesium.

Too much calcium and not enough magnesium contributes to arthritis. It causes stiffness, because calcium causes muscles to contract.

Magnesium, on the other hand, causes muscles to relax. Most supplements already contain more calcium than magnesium. When you take additional calcium supplementation, you upset the calcium/magnesium balance even more. This causes more contraction than relaxation.

Magnesium helps calcium get into your bones. Unabsorbed calcium doesn’t just “go away. “ It gets stores in joints and becomes arthritis, or in arteries where it contributes to atherosclerosis. If you have arthritis, don’t overdo calcium either in supplements or in your diet.

 

Some people with chronic fatigue have diets that are very high in calcium and low in magnesium. Once they increase their magnesium (beans, whole grains, green vegetables) and eliminate dairy products (worth trying for at least 2 weeks), their symptoms are greatly lessened. You may very well need more magnesium.

Magnesium is one of the best nutrients – if not, the best – both for energy production and pain control. Everyone who has CFIDS or fibromyalgia – or even general fatigue – should try increasing their magnesium before turning to more expensive remedies.

While magnesium won’t eliminate fibromyalgia completely, it often plays a major role in improving energy, reducing pain, and lessening other symptoms.

 

RIGHT KIND OF CALCIUM – DIETARY SOURCES

Your body does need calcium, but you must supply it with the right kind of calcium – which does not come from dairy products – along with plenty of other vitamins and minerals.

With the exception of yogurt and unpasteurized milk, dairy products are acid-forming in the body and may therefore cause alkaline calcium to be leached out of bones, in order to "buffer" the acid in the blood. The calcium in milk is also not particularly well absorbed by the body. The calcium in yogurt and cheese is more available to the body, due the actions of bacteria used to ferment these products.

Alternative sources of calcium are:

Green vegetables like romaine lettuce, and kale

Kelp

Fish with soft bones (salmon, sardines)

Nuts

Tofu

Kelp

Molasses

Various fruits like strawberries

Yogurt is one of the most easily assimilated sources of calcium. It’s easily digested, less likely to cause allergic reactions than other dairy foods, and rich in probiotics, beneficial bacteria vital to healthy digestive and immune systems. Yogurt is also an unexpected source of iodine, helping to promote better thyroid function. My favorite is creamy Greek-style yogurt.

Unpasteurized Milk

Cheese, particularly goat cheese

These should be eaten with sources of vitamin D :

Eggs

Liver

Moderate amounts of sunlight

and magnesium

Kelp

Whole grains

Nuts

Molasses

in order for the calcium to be absorbed into the bones

[Negin]

Building Bone Vitality: a Revolutionary Diet Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis (McGraw-Hill, 2009) by Amy Lanou and Michael Castleman

In this book, of the 136 trials they found that examined the effects of dietary calcium on osteoporotic fracture risk, two-thirds of them showed that a high calcium intake does not reduce the number of fractures--even in those who took calcium (with vitamin D) during childhood. They also found that eating fruits and vegetables improved bone density in a whopping 85 percent of studies that looked at the effects of such foods. The key to preventing osteoporosis, they determined, is eating a low-acid diet.

 

The bottom line: For healthy bones, your blood needs to maintain a slightly alkaline pH level (a measure of relative acidity or alkalinity), which you can achieve by eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables for every one serving of red meat, chicken or fish. Another good idea is to eat vegan--no meat or dairy--one day a week, which is very easy given the wide availability of beans, tofu and other protein these days.

 

CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION – ALONG WITH MAGNESIUM

Balancing calcium with magnesium is very important. Magnesium has been found to suppress bone turnover. Take twice as much magnesium as calcium. Use bowel tolerance to find your own balance.

A diet low in magnesium, the norm for the standard American diet, and relatively high in calcium actually contributes to osteoporosis. Though blood levels of magnesium are often normal, this is misleading. A more accurate test is red blood cell magnesium, which is often low in cases of depression and fatigue. Overconsumption of processed food is usually the culprit in magnesium deficiency. This nutrient is found in organically grown vegetables, whole grains, sea vegetables and meats such as turkey. Most women need a magnesium supplement daily at a dose of 400 to 800 mg per day, depending upon the quality of diet.

Magnesium and many other minerals are best absorbed when they are bound to an acidic carrier such as citrate, aspartate, picolinate, or amino acid chelate. Minerals need an acidic base to break down and get used. Magnesium oxide is the poorest absorbed forms of this mineral. You’ll find them in a lot of supplements because they’re inexpensive.

 

Take equal amounts of calcium and magnesium. For most people on a healthy diet, 500 mg of each supplement should be enough. You’ll get more calcium and magnesium in your diet from whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, and dark green leafy vegetables.

 

I think there is a very big difference not only in the brand but the type of calcium you use.

The major types of calcium are: Carbonate, Citrate and Bone Meal.

1. Calcium carbonate (also found in coral calcium) is the hardest calcium compound for the human body to break down and absorb. You’ll find it in a lot of supplements because it’s inexpensive. The Carbonate (like Tums) is basically like taking chalk board chalk. It may alkalize your body, but it does almost nothing for your bones.

2. Calcium citrate is slightly better than calcium carbonate, since minerals need an acidic base to break down and get used. It is a little bit more bio-available, but still not the best.

3. Bone Meal is the best source for bones and has one of the highest bio-availabilities. Just make sure it's from a clean source, and the animals it came from weren't given hormones or antibiotics. KAL from New Zealand is good and I get it from vitacost or amazon.

4. You can also get an herbal calcium source that is also bio-available and easily absorbed.

[Negin]

Magnesium is a key mineral that many are deficient in.

Anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, and stiff -- whether it is a body part or an even a mood -- is a sign of magnesium deficiency.

 

Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency:

Anal spasms

Angina

Anxiety

Arthritis

Asthma

Autism

ADD

Blood Clots

Bowel Disease

Cardiac Arrhytmias (rapid heartbeat)

Chronic fatigue

Constipation

Craving for Chocolate (interestingly, chocolate is highest in magnesium of all foods)

Cystitis

Depression

Diabetes

Fatigue

Fibromyalgia

GERD - Magnesium deficiency is one of the causes of reflux because magnesium helps the sphincter at the bottom of the stomach relax, allowing the food to go down.

Headaches - anything that feels tight or cramp-like

Heart Attacks

High Blood Pressure

Hypoglycemia

Inflammation in the body and higher CRP levels

Insomnia

Irregular, Rapid Heartbeat

Irritable bladder

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritability

Joint Pain

Kidney Disease

Kidney stones

Leg Cramps

Menstrual cramps

Menopausal Disorders

Migraines

Muscle cramps or twitching or spasms

Nervousness

Obesity

Osteoporosis

Palpitations

PMS

Raynaud’s Syndrome

Reflux - Magnesium deficiency is one of the causes of reflux because magnesium helps the sphincter at the bottom of the stomach relax, allowing the food to go down.

Restless Legs

Sensitivity to loud noises

Sleep Disorders

Spasms

Stress

Tooth Decay

Tremors

Trouble swallowing

Unexpected Cardiac Death

[Negin]

BENEFITS OF MAGNESIUM INCLUDING ABOVE

BONE HEALTH

Bone density and overall bone health

Magnesium is key to good bone health, balancing calcium and converting vitamin D for better calcium absorption. Without enough magnesium, the calcium you take will not be absorbed. Unabsorbed calcium that is not excreted (and most isn’t) gets into your joints where it becomes arthritis or in your arteries where it becomes atherosclerosis. Taking more magnesium can prevent your blood vessels from calcifying and developing into atherosclerosis.

 

IMPROVES SLEEP

Think of magnesium as the relaxation mineral.

Helps maintain healthy melatonin levels

Marvelous for just about everything including periodic nocturnal awakenings when it can coax you gently back to sleep

 

HEART HEALTH

Magnesium deficiency is common in those with heart disease.

Helps muscles, including the heart, relax

Lowers total and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, while raising HDL (good) cholesterol

Appears to reduce high blood pressure, cutting the risk of heart attack and stroke

Lessens the risk of heart arrhythmia and limits the complications of congestive heart failure

Magnesium, a natural calcium channel blocker, is an effective treatment for heart attacks and cardiac arrhythmias. An astounding number of studies have documented the effectiveness of IV magnesium in helping prevent cardiac damage and even death following a heart attack. The reason for this is that 40 to 60 percent of sudden deaths from heart attack are the result of spasm in the arteries, not blockage from clots or arrhythmias!

Without adequate magnesium, blood vessels constrict and blood pressure increases.

Magnesium keeps excessive sodium out of your heart. Sodium attracts water, so a magnesium deficiency can contribute to edema (swelling) in your heart or lungs.

 

KIDNEY STONES

Helps prevent formation of those painful kidney stones (calcium oxalate crystals)

 

DETOXIFICATION

Helps the liver do its all-important job of detoxification by acting as an escort to toxins—including estrogens—as they leave the body

 

CONSTIPATION

Magnesium helps keep bowels regular by maintaining normal bowel muscle function. Milk of magnesia has been used for decades to help constipation.

Magnesium helps restore good bowel tone and normal peristalsis – that alternating muscle relaxation and contraction in the intestines.

 

HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES

Helps occasional headaches that can come with caffeine withdrawal

Magnesium helps eliminate peripheral nerve disturbances that can lead to migraines

There’s a strong correlation between migraines and hormonal fluctuations. Estrogen hormones (right before, during, or immediately after your period) can block the body’s absorption of magnesium, leading to low blood levels of this mineral.

A number of scientific studies found low levels of magnesium in people with migraines. Many women with monthly migraines have low blood levels of magnesium.

Remember that the more calcium you take, the more magnesium you need. Try cutting back on calcium while you increase your magnesium and see how this change affects your migraines.

 

RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME

Is a natural muscle and nerve relaxant that calms the involuntary spasms and creepy-crawly sensations of RLS (restless legs syndrome)

 

SKIN HEALTH

Keeps skin fresh and moist

 

ANXIETY, PANIC ATTACKS, AND DEPRESSION

Magnesium helps keep adrenal stress hormones under control and also helps maintain normal brain function.

Crucial for the synthesis of serotonin and other neurotransmitters Magnesium is usually lacking in those with depression. In fact, one study reported “rapid recovery from major depression” after treatment with magnesium, and found that magnesium helped relieve the anxiety and insomnia often associated with depression.

Many women have an undiagnosed magnesium deficiency, which can contribute to anxiety

 

ASTHMA

Magnesium helps relax the muscles of the bronchioles in the lungs.

 

INFERTILITY

Magnesium can relax spasms in fallopian tubes that prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus.

 

NERVE PROBLEMS AND MUSCLE SPASMS

Magnesium helps eliminate peripheral nerve disturbances that can lead to migraines, leg and foot cramps, gastrointestinal cramps, and other muscle aches and pains.

 

PMS RELIEF AND MENSTRUAL PAIN RELIEF

 

RELIEVES CHRONIC FATIGUE AND FIBROMYALGIA

Some people with chronic fatigue have diets that are very high in calcium and low in magnesium. Once they increase their magnesium (beans, whole grains, green vegetables) and eliminate dairy products (worth trying for at least 2 weeks), their symptoms are greatly lessened. You may very well need more magnesium.

Magnesium is one of the best nutrients – if not, the best – both for energy production and pain control. Everyone who has CFIDS or fibromyalgia – or even general fatigue – should try increasing their magnesium before turning to more expensive remedies.

While magnesium won’t eliminate fibromyalgia completely, it often plays a major role in improving energy, reducing pain, and lessening other symptoms.

Malic acid is an acid found in apples and other fruits. It reduces fibromyalgia pain. When you add malic acid to magnesium, you have a powerful supplement that can reduce fatigue in a few weeks, and reduce your pain in a few days.

 

CHOCOLATE CRAVINGS

Craving chocolate can be a sign of a calcium/magnesium imbalance. It could mean that you’re getting too much calcium and not enough magnesium. Most women need 500-600 mg a day each of supplemental calcium and magnesium. The rest we get from a healthy diet. But we’re being told to take 1500 mg calcium and half as much magnesium. This isn’t enough magnesium and our chocolate craving tells us so.

Magnesium is excreted in higher-than-usual quantities when you’re under stress. This is why so many women crave chocolate before menstruation, a time when magnesium levels are lower from physiological stress. When magnesium is increased, chocolate cravings decrease.

 

HELPS INSULIN RESISTANCE AND DIABETES

Low magnesium leads to increased insulin resistance. When this happens, blood sugar levels rise and remain high. This can contribute to diabetes. Magnesium’s role in insulin resistance translates into low energy. Too much or too little glucose in your blood causes fatigue. If low blood sugar is contributing to your fatigue, be sure to eat a diet low in refined sugars and starches. And get plenty of magnesium.

 

CANCER

Increasing the amount of magnesium may decrease your risk of cancer. Magnesium helps DNA repair itself, which is crucial for preventing cells from mutating and becoming cancerous

[Rosie_0801]

What do you recommend for salad oil?

 

Pumpkin seeds are high in zinc. Can you get pumpkin seed oil? Or just put pumpkin seeds in your salad, lol.

 

Rosie

[Negin]

HOW MUCH TO TAKE

For most people on a healthy diet, 400 mg of Magnesium daily should be sufficient. But for those who have symptoms of deficiency (as previously listed), I would recommend more, but probably no more than 1200 mg. Add in more magnesium gradually. Your body knows how much it can handle according to how much your bowels can tolerate. The stools should feel soft, but not excessively loose.

Take in divided doses and with meals to ensure optimal absorption – preferably more at night

I have read that it’s preferable to not take magnesium at the same time as calcium. Others say that it’s fine. This is where I am confused. I think the former makes more sense.

The most absorbable forms are:

Magnesium Citrate

Magnesium Glycinate

Magnesium Taurate

Magnesium Aspartate

Magnesium Malate

Magnesium Succinate

Magnesium Fumirate

 

Avoid:

Magnesium Oxide

Magnesium Carbonate

Magnesium Gluconate

Magnesium Sulfate

These are not absorbed well and are the cheapest forms

 

Side effects from too much magnesium include diarrhea, which can be avoided if you switch to Magnesium Glycinate.

People with kidney disease or severe heart disease should take magnesium only under a doctor's supervision.

 

NATURAL SOURCES

Almonds

Avocado

Barley

Beans

Brazil nuts

Brown rice

Buckwheat

Dark Chocolate

Dates

Figs

Garlic

Greens (including Collard Greens and Dandelion Greens)

Kelp

Molasses

Millet

Parsley

Pecans

Rye

Sea vegetables (seaweed and kelp – but make sure they come from non-polluted waters and are high-quality)

Shrimp

Walnuts

Whole Grains

Wheat bran

Wheat germ

 

EPSOM SALTS BATH

Taking a bath or a foot soak with Epsom salts is one of the best ways to increase the body’s absorption of magnesium. Epsom Salts are Magnesium Sulfate and are easily absorbed by the body.

Take a hot bath with up to 2 cups of Epsom salts and 1 cup baking soda (optional) to help draw toxins out of the body. Try to do this once a week, but for no more than 20 minutes. A foot soak can also be very beneficial.

Epsom salts are so helpful in bringing relief to:

• Arthritis pain, stiffness, soreness, and tightness of joints

• Muscle aches, pains and tenderness

• Painful bruises, sprains and strains

• Pain from over exertion as a result of exercise

• Insomnia and Sleep Problems

• Stress

• Insect Bites and Splinters

[Negin]

D3

If you're under 50, take at least 2,000 IU per day.

If you're 50 or over, take at least 5,000 IU per day of vitamin D3.

Always take your vitamin D with a fat-containing meal to ensure absorption.

Your need for vitamin D3 is affected by age, skin color, and the severity of any deficiency

 

Don't be concerned that 2,000-5,000 IU will give you too much. With exposure to sunlight in the summer, the body can generate between 10,000 IU and 20,000 IU of vitamin D per hour with no ill effects. In addition, no adverse effects have been seen with supplemental vitamin D intakes up to 10,000 IU daily.

To this day, medical textbooks mention the risk of vitamin D toxicity. Yet, the scientific literature suggests that toxicity occurs only with very large intakes of vitamin D over prolonged periods (more than 10,000 IUs daily for longer than 6 months). Except in people with disorders known as granulomatosis (such as sarcoidosis or tuberculosis), little risk (if any) is associated with vitamin D supplementation.

 

WHO IS DEFICIENT IN D?

Most people are deficient!

• Body-mass index (BMI) and obesity

• Older people

• Dark-skinned people

• Strict vegetarians

• People with celiac, Crohn’s disease, and cystic fibrosis

• Heredity

• Certain medications

• Regular use of sunscreen

• Northern Latitudes (above that of Atlanta, Georgia)

[Negin]

Vitamin E

Keeps the heart young and improves heart function by protecting blood vessels from oxidized cholesterol and keeping blood fluid

Acts as an antioxidant that helps to lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels

Helps prevent blood platelets from clumping together

Lowers fibrinogen - a protein that is part of our blood’s clotting system and viscosity - People with higher fibrinogen had the most damage from stroke.

High levels of fibrinogen often contribute to dangerous blood clots that lead to heart attacks and stroke, as well as varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Thins your blood – keeping your blood from sticking to artery walls

 

Protects against many cancers, but especially those along the digestive tract, significantly lowers the risk of prostate cancer, as well as cancers of the colon, mouth, and throat

 

Protects breast tissue against fibrocystic breasts

 

Reduces mood swings, anxiety, and menstrual pain

 

May increase estrogen production and reestablish healthy menstrual cycles

 

Protects the eyes from the damage of free radicals

 

Promotes healthy skin - can combat the photoaging that leads to wrinkles, smoothing out fine lines, helps to reduce the sun’s harmful effects, and helps combat collagen breakdown

You can even break open a 400 IU capsule of natural vitamin E to smooth gently onto any lines or scars on your face.

 

Especially effective at preventing Alzheimer’s by up to 67%

 

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This vitamin does its best work when combined with other nutrients. Vitamins E, C, beta-carotene, and selenium appear to work as a team.

Consumption of vitamin-E rich foods is associated with a lower risk for cancers of the colon, stomach, mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, and breast.

Take 400 IU of vitamin E a day. Take d-alpha, NOT dl-alpha

Vitamin E is most effective when taken with selenium.

Vitamin E is usually deficient in even well-balanced diets.

Some recommend up to 800 IUs daily – but most suggest 400 IU

If you’re taking as much as 400 IU a day, you may want to stop taking it before surgery. If your multi contains 400 IU, ask the anesthetist or your doctor if this amount is safe for you to continue right up until surgery. The PDR for Nutritional Supplements suggests that people who are already on blood thinning medications should not take much more than 100 IU of vitamin E a day.

 

Consumption of vitamin-E rich foods is associated with a lower risk for cancers of the colon, stomach, mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, and breast.

Avocados, olive oil, almonds, nuts, and sunflower seeds are high in vitamin E.

[Negin]

Zinc is an antioxidant mineral that is essential for:

Ovulation – deficiencies have been linked to spontaneous abortion and toxemia in pregnancy

Enhances the action of vitamin D in preventing osteoporosis

Useful in fighting off colds and the flu

Women with PMS are low in zinc, and its deficiency may lower production of the hormone progesterone

Helping curb sugar cravings and blood sugar imbalances - As an insulin potentiator, zinc is useful in managing Type 2 diabetes.

Aiding digestion

Protecting the body from stress

Rejuvenating the powerhouse of the immune system, the thymus

Helps to halt and reverse cataract growth

 

25-50 mg per day

DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN 100 mg

Use zinc gluconate lozenges or OptiZinc for best absorption

 

Wheat germ, oysters, pumpkinseeds, chicken breast, eggs

 

Zinc is required by the brain in order to produce GABA, a compound that eases anxiety and irritability. Zinc is found in oysters, crab, turkey, lentils, barley, yogurt, and pumpkinseeds.

 

Without sufficient zinc, some antioxidants can’t respond and function normally.

Zinc is often low as we age because of reduced intake and absorption.

 

Zinc is a mineral essential to the very metabolic processes required for mercury elimination.

 

L-OptiZinc is a patented form of bio-available zinc – bio-available means best absorbed

[Nestof3]

Oh my! Thank you so much. I am going to print this all out and study it. :D

 

Zinc is an antioxidant mineral that is essential for:

Ovulation – deficiencies have been linked to spontaneous abortion and toxemia in pregnancy

Enhances the action of vitamin D in preventing osteoporosis

Useful in fighting off colds and the flu

Women with PMS are low in zinc, and its deficiency may lower production of the hormone progesterone

Helping curb sugar cravings and blood sugar imbalances - As an insulin potentiator, zinc is useful in managing Type 2 diabetes.

Aiding digestion

Protecting the body from stress

Rejuvenating the powerhouse of the immune system, the thymus

Helps to halt and reverse cataract growth

 

25-50 mg per day

DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN 100 mg

Use zinc gluconate lozenges or OptiZinc for best absorption

 

Wheat germ, oysters, pumpkinseeds, chicken breast, eggs

 

Zinc is required by the brain in order to produce GABA, a compound that eases anxiety and irritability. Zinc is found in oysters, crab, turkey, lentils, barley, yogurt, and pumpkinseeds.

 

Without sufficient zinc, some antioxidants can’t respond and function normally.

Zinc is often low as we age because of reduced intake and absorption.

 

Zinc is a mineral essential to the very metabolic processes required for mercury elimination.

 

L-OptiZinc is a patented form of bio-available zinc – bio-available means best absorbed

[Guest Palmer]

It is a very good note which is providing such well-bred information about calcium. It is known that calcium is one of the most important and active nutrients that are needed by our body in order to maintain proper health.

[Guest momk2000]

I take Nature Made Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc with D - It has made a huge difference for me. I suddenly developed an intolerance to milk a few years ago, and had to stop drinking it (I was always a big milk drinker). I also had low D levels. This one supplement has helped a great deal. :)