zinc and vitamin c
Walterj
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I have a sore throat, I hear taking zinc supplements with Vitamin C cancel each other out. I know its not a diet question, but I need to feel better to track calories again
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I did a quick google- the only reference I could find to them cancelling out was in snopes.
I take zinc anytime I feel I'm coming down with something, as it boosts immunity.0 -
whats snopes?0
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A website that debunks popular myths. If something sounds a bit weird or fanciful, it's always a good place to check.
If zinc and vitamin C will make you feel better, then go ahead and take them both.0 -
No, that's not correct (as snopes said). But, if you take zinc regularly it should be correctly balanced with copper.0
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If they cancelled one another out we'd have to stop eating any vitamin C rich foods with zinc rich foods or end up with scurvy! Your immune system needs far more than just vitamin C and zinc to function optimally - it needs the full complement of nutrients including many vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and amino acids (protein). Micronutrients work synergistically and in opposition, randomly supplementing one or a small group can actually do more harm than good. If you are confident your diet is deficient in zinc or vitamin C fix your diet. If you want to take a complete multivitamin/ mineral as an insurance policy go ahead.0
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When i get the first sign that i maybe coming down with something, I take echinacea, emergen c powder and vitamin d3. The vitamin d3 should be an all the time thing to boost immunity but better late than never. I have done this combo on about 4 different occasions and I never got full blown sick. Ive never done them seperately so i dont know if its the combo or one of these items that makes the difference. Since it worked I didnt change it.
I did however try the zinc by itself and it didnt work for me, I continued to get worse and became full on sick.0 -
thanks i hate being sick0
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No, that's not correct (as snopes said). But, if you take zinc regularly it should be correctly balanced with copper.
that's a joke right? copper?0 -
No, that's not correct (as snopes said). But, if you take zinc regularly it should be correctly balanced with copper.
that's a joke right? copper?
No, it's not a joke. I don't really know how important it is, really (since I never actually hear about it being a problem). But, from what I understand taking zinc can sometimes cause a copper deficiency. I take zinc that is balanced in the correct ratio with copper. I guess most people don't usually think about copper (I can see why you would think that was a joke). If you have a multivitamin with zinc it probably has copper in it, too (you could check to see).0 -
I looked in the fridge about half an hour ago as I wanted some nuts but didn't know what I wanted. Left with some pecans and orange juice.
If zinc and vitamin C didn't go together, pecans wouldn't contain both nor would those fizzy tablets you drop in water that have words like "colds" and "immune system" on the packaging.0
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