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Hi

Can anybody recommend a good Zink supplement & when is a good time to take it, is it ok along with other supplements or best taken at a different time.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

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I take Lamberts Zinc 25mg (as Citrate). I take 1 a day with most of my other supplements.

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PassionFruit-xxx in reply toAnthea55

Hi Anthea, thank you for your response, that gives me something to go on & I’ve just realised I spelt zinc with a k 🤦‍♀️

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Zinc picolinate is the better form of zinc to take as it is the bio-available form. I take the Pure Encapsulations (Isabella Wentz) 30mg and it’s a nice small capsule which is easy to take. Available from Amazon.

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PassionFruit-xxx in reply toZephyrbear

Hi zephybear, thank you, I did do a bit of research & found out that picolinate was the one recommended for Hashi. So I think I will go for Zinc piclinate, I’m not really sure of the recommended dosage though but I’m assuming anything between 30-50mg.

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I take this one, from Amazon 50mg is 2 tablets I did that to get mine in range and now take 1 a day with my B Complex or B1: and folate combo around 10am

Citrate gave me an upset stomach.

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PassionFruit-xxx in reply toRegenallotment

Thank you Regenallotment, I will take it more or less the same as you, I also take B12 alongside B complex & Biotin, do you think this is still ok to do, with the Zinc I mean?

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RegenallotmentAmbassador in reply toPassionFruit-xxx

I’ve not had any ill effects and my zinc has finally risen just into range. 🌱

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PassionFruit-xxx

ok thanks, can I ask, did you suffer hair loss when you were low in Zinc?

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humanbean in reply toPassionFruit-xxx

This paper about nutrient deficiencies in hair loss does mention zinc, amongst many others :

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

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PassionFruit-xxx in reply tohumanbean

Oh wow, thank you humanbean, I will have a read through that.

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