clear info on the magnesium citrate problem (thieving gutbuggers use it as inorganic fertalizers)

From compendium on zinc and minerals bound with citrates :

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an email exchange (26th july 04) on forms of zinc.


What are your thoughts on zinc picolinate? I read a paper that said it is quite bioavailable. Also, are ALL the mineral citrates yeast feeders? I give my daughter optizinc now but wondered about other options. C.


my reply:


i think the issue with zinc picolinate is it preserves very long chain fatty acids which contribute to demyelination which is the ald (adrenoleukodystrophy) lorenzo oil thing. nothing is better absorbed than zinc methionine but i do worry about having too much of one form of zinc.

however demyelination is a general issue with zinc and this is why copper sebacate is important to re-promote myelination. you can need a suprising amount of copper sebacate.

it maybe that zinc picolinate goes preferentially to the brain and so unbalances the copper there contributing to demyelination? is copper an essential mineral in an enzyme that breaks down very long chain fatty acids? would copper sebacate rectify this and make it ok to take zinc picolinate?

the ratio of 1 to 10 copper to zinc that you mentioned before seems about right.

yeah all the mineral citrates are yeast feeders, its to do with the citrates being easily metabolised by stomach flora and hence the mineral also becomes very available to the flora.

i tried the now 50 mg zinc gluconate yesterday cutting the tablet down to the same dose as the optizinc or maybe a tad more and it goes well occasionally in place of the optizinc

"" -- Andrew http://mueller_ranges.tripod.com/links/compendium/copperandzinc.html#diabetes Tweet