Zinc

[sportsfan8724]

Do you guys generally take copper with zinc?

 

[Systemlord]

The only supplement I take is vitamin D.

 

[Guided_by_Voices]

Do you guys generally take copper with zinc?

I believe they interfere with each other (one blocks the absorption of the other) so it is best to take them separately. That said, I only supplement zinc when I am fighting a cold (which is hardly ever) because zinc can block aromatase and I have very low estrogen. I also eat beef at least three times a week, which has lots of zinc. Zinc lozenges are what I use for a cold to specifically target the oral area.

 

[Vince]

I use Jarrow zinc balance, it's 15 to 1

Zinc Balance is a synergistic combination of Zinc Monomethionate and Copper Gluconate in a 15:1 ratio, because supplementing with zinc without including copper may cause a copper deficiency. * The amino acid Methionine facilitates absorption and transport of zinc in the human body.