Zinc status is associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, lipid, and glucose metabolism

The Journal of Physiological Sciences ^ | 9/30/2017 (old-ish) | Olechnowicz et al

[Taffini]

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[Myrddin]

Zinc is important. Increased intake of zinc has the side effect of stripping copper, so plan on supplementing copper in a dose that is taken at a different time (hours apart).

My favorite source of zinc is a liquid supplement that includes quercetin. That pairing helps drive zinc into cells making them a hostile environment for replication of SARS-CoV-2.

[Varda]

As usual the recommendation to overdose. Hubby didn't do any research either and overdosed (50mg day for a couple years) and is now copper deficient along with other symptoms. He's off the zinc supplement.
I suspect if he'd taken a lower dose (half or less) supplement he might have been fine.

[waterhill]

Probably the best way. That or venison.

[waterhill]

Goodnight! That’s a lot!

[SaxxonWoods]

I take it every day.

[waterhill]

My BP and heart meds are way less than that! Smack him in the head for me! Just kidding.

[dennisw]

ping

[Magnum44]

[Carriage Hill]

Most common bottled dose is 50mg, but 30mg is available by some mfgrs. I’ve not seen a 40mg so far. I take the 50mg caps.

[SaxxonWoods]

Thanks, I’m going keep taking it but cut my average daily intake!

[steve86]

Yes, my supplement is 25 mg zinc picolinate + 1 mg copper.

[Tommy Revolts]

Zinc has the ability to inhibit viral replication. Think covid-19, influenza.

[steve86]

“My favorite source of zinc is a liquid supplement that includes quercetin. That pairing helps drive zinc into cells making them a hostile environment for replication of SARS-CoV-2.”

I haven’t been totally convinced that the posited ionophore activity is meaningfully real and not merely theoretical. Despite taking all those I had covid four times and possibly five. But it’s true I stayed out of hospital so who knows..

[AnglePark]

Ping.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

My wife has to avoid any multivitamins and other supplements that contain extra zinc. Gives her nasty headaches.

[aculeus]

I’ll read it later, I zinc.

[Political Junkie Too]

Zinc has the ability to inhibit viral replication. Think covid-19, influenza.

Yes, but only when zinc passes through the cell membrane and enters the cell.

Fortunately, zinc require a zinc ionophore to do this, so regular zinc supplemental use would not enter the cells unless one takes an ionophore like quercetin or hydroxychloroquine along with the zinc.

-PJ

[steve86]

Go sit in the corner.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

When I get the very first symptoms of a cold (usually a sore throat), I’ll take up to 2,000 mg of vitamin C and 100 mg of zinc daily for a few days. Seems to help lessen the severity. I haven’t had a cold (or Covid) since retiring in 2020, probably because I’m not around that many people now.