Posted by tea on January 20, 2010, at 15:49:56
In reply to Re: That's it then, posted by alchemy on January 19, 2010, at 18:09:54
> Weird. Most of the studies I've read indicate that those with depression have lower levels of zinc. And for some increasing zinc has a positive effect.
A inherent "failing" with studies in general. They can only be feasibly designed to look at "part" of the picture- usually ONLY one thing at a time, due to time and cost restraints as well as complications of separating out the various components.
Yes, most people do benefit from adding in zinc as "most" people are lowish on it , and so given a random sample population that would be an EXPECTED result :)
However as an individual we each must check if We ourselves are low on it. A quick check is to look at your fingernails. In everyone I know (including all family members) where spots on fingernails occurred as a indicator of zinc deficiency. It does in everyone I know of, but this does not mean it will in everyone. My zinc deficiency stopped when I went onto thryoid meds though, as did the fingernail "spots", except occasionally when I am short of minerals. I don't need to top up a lot in zinc anymore, except perhaps occasionally in a multi.
The above poster was "highish on thryoid hormones(the low TSH) so needs to lean towards a higher ratio of copper oin her mineral topup.
Her water supply is filtered so the usual supply of minerals she gets from drinking water is not obtained.
Some poeple drink very little water and get minerals via fruits and veges. The food we eat has minerals from the soil(although often depleted), the water we drink used to have minerals from the soil as well.
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