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Kitty4670
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25 Dec 2021, 11:44 pm

How can Zinc Picolinat help you?



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26 Dec 2021, 12:00 am

Isn't that the least absorbable? I know alot about vitamins. I know how it can help...maybe i shouldn't go into it though. Ok I will--if you are male, it supposedly boosts sperm count or something. If you are a female, i don't know. Fights of illness, immune boosting in general.


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26 Dec 2021, 12:02 am

Zinc isn't a vitamin; it's a mineral. You can have blood tests done to determine if you're low on it. Taking it when you don't need it can make you ill, although most people can handle a supplement at low doses.


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26 Dec 2021, 12:05 am

^ Ha Yeah my bad. Vitamins, Minerals, antioxidants, I kinda group them altogether. Under 'supplements,' in my mind.


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26 Dec 2021, 9:32 pm

Zinc supplementation, like all things you need "a little of" is only of benefit if you're deficient. If you eat a healthy variety of foods it's unlikely to happen to you.
People with low zinc levels can have issues with sight and smell, have cracks at the sides of their lips and may have fragile hair and fingernails.
If you're concerned there is a test you can take where you take a small amount of the fluid into your mouth and hold it there observing how it tastes.



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26 Dec 2021, 10:26 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:
Zinc isn't a vitamin; it's a mineral. You can have blood tests done to determine if you're low on it. Taking it when you don't need it can make you ill, although most people can handle a supplement at low doses.


A zinc supplement once a week should be enough for just about anyone. As you say, too much is not good.