ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

"Zinc supplementation is absolutely vital for pregnant women."

By Sarah C. Corriher

"According to many pharmacists, zinc is the single greatest dietary supplement. Chemists, pharmacists and doctors alike glorify zinc supplementation. Some of them maintain that zinc will ward off all sickness. While this is not entirely true, zinc does nonetheless fight the rhinovirus, which is responsible for about a third of the common colds in adults, along with many other illnesses which exhibit flu-like symptoms. Zinc boosts the overall immune system to fight infections and speed recovery times. It is, therefore, a useful supplement for almost everyone. Deficiencies of zinc have been shown in studies to lead to decreased thyroid hormone levels, and hypothyroidism. Zinc supplementation is absolutely vital for pregnant women. If zinc was given to every mother-to-be, then a large portion of birth abnormalities, pre-eclampsia occurrences, and deformations could be avoided. Give zinc the same respect that you would give to folate (the superior version of folic acid) and calcium during pregnancy."

Okay, so zinc is excellent for the immune system.  But which is the best form of zinc to take?

BEST FORM OF ZINC
"Zinc sulfate and zinc oxide are among the most popular types of zinc [. . . ], but they are definitely not the best . . . . Zinc orotate is a chelated form of zinc that is more readily absorbed by the body than any other zinc supplement available. Manufacturers of it will usually boast about having this type, because they have good reason to. Zinc orotate passes through the membranes of cells easily, and it pulls the highest amounts of accompanying minerals into the cells, which leads to higher tissue concentrations of zinc and other beneficial nutrients." 

BEST FOOD SOURCES OF ZINC  

"Excellent food sources of zinc include cashews, almonds, kidney beans, flounder, and eggs." 

ZINC'S CONNECTION TO COPPER
Corriher explains that zinc works best in the presence of copper.  But avoid straight copper supplements she says.  Instead, use chlorophyll.
  

ChlorOxygen, recommended by Sarah
Corriher.

"The human body needs copper to properly utilize zinc, so zinc supplementation will yield poor results during a time of copper deficiency. Unfortunately, it is unsafe to supplement with copper directly. It is far too easy to overdose and to cause serious liver problems with direct copper consumption. There are unscrupulous individuals who sell colloidal copper for internal consumption on the Internet, but we warn you to beware of such scoundrels. You will find them astroturfing Internet forums with miraculous stories, and stories are just what they are. The safe way to supplement with copper is to get it indirectly through chlorophyll supplements. Chlorophyll contains enough copper to make a huge difference, and it includes compounds that work with the copper for its best utilization. It is virtually impossible to get an overdose through chlorophyll, and it helps health in many other ways."

ZINC OROTATE: IN WHAT DOSES?
Healthwyze recommends just using zinc orotate. Around 50mg each day should be an ideal amount. Be sure to get plenty of iron from dietary sources too.  

I recommend Optizinc.  Be sure to read the real benefits of zinc here.  You'll need supplementation.  

UPDATE . . . Monday, July 9, 2018.  When using the word "best" to describe any vitamin supplement what that refers to is absorbability.  For that IS the very reason for taking vitamins in the first place.  We take vitamins because we don't get enough or therapeutic levels of a certain nutrient to repair and restore, that, in fact, we are operating on low-level nutritional status.  What nutritional journalists refer to as deficiencies.  For zinc, there are two great forms: Zinc Acetate, which usually comes in those cold lozenges, and OptiZinc, which is methionine-bound zinc.  iHerb explains that " L-OptiZinc is a form of methionine-bound zinc that increases the bioavailability of zinc."

L-OptiZinc is the only high-potency zinc supplement FDA approved safe for human nutrition. L-OptiZinc is also an approved form of zinc for use in the EU in food supplements. In general, zinc is an essential mineral involved in regulating a large [number] of enzymes in the body. It is known as an antioxidant and immune boosting supplement and is most commonly supplemented to reduce the frequency of sickness and to support optimal testosterone levels. Zinc is highly involved in many enzyme systems in the body. Keeping normal zinc levels helps with the maintenance of these enzyme systems and acts as a hormonal and immune system aid. High dose zinc in response to the common cold (not taken preventatively, but only at the onset of sickness) appears to be effective in reducing the duration and severity of sickness. Zinc is also known to be circulating at lower levels in persons with acne relative to those without, and it is thought to be therapeutic by reducing the migration of immune cells to the skin and possibly reducing the effects of androgens on the skin. A number of trials using zinc for acne control note that standard to high supplemental dosages have a modest protective effect. L-OptiZinc is a form of methionine-bound zinc that increases the bioavailability of zinc. Methionine is the amino acid best absorbed by the body. L-OptiZinc is standardized to 20% zinc, consists of zinc bound to the more bioavailable "L" form of methionine. Some preclinical studies show that L-OptiZinc is absorbed better, retained longer and are more effective than other zinc supplements tested. Taking everything into account, I highly recommend this high-quality product manufactured by Now Foods with the reasonable price offered by iHerb. A single dose per day is what you need. I hope you'll find my review helpful to you. I am a strong advocate for scientific medical research and evidence-based information, and constantly want to differentiate between marketing hyperbole and real-world effects. If you like my review, please kindly click ‘Yes’. And also, please feel free to check out my page for more reviews by clicking my name 3827GreenWood at the top of this review. Best wishes and good health to everyone!  

Just make sure that OptiZinc is part of your daily multivitamin.

"A serving of organic spinach would be significantly more effective and safer than an aspirin a day."

This was interesting.  I, too, for years heard that aspirin was beneficial for circulation.  The last time I took aspirin was several years ago on a recommendation from Dr. Barry Sears, who recommended taking half a baby aspirin with fish oils to achieve excellent pain relief.  And it did.  I have had the best pain relief from this combination, and have never since taken any adult aspirin. 

But C. Thomas Corriher at Healthwyze.com says that aspirin is not good. He writes:

For years, we have been told that an aspirin a day keeps the heart attacks away. The poor science behind this belief is seriously flawed. 

Nevertheless, Bayer pharmaceuticals has had a heyday marketing aspirin to doctors and the public for preventative medicine. As a result of this marketing which twisted the results of otherwise valid studies, virtually every orthodox doctor in the United States now recommends aspirin to customers who have experienced heart problems. Millions of people ridiculously believe that heart attacks are caused by an aspirin deficiency.

Cashews are a rich source of magnesium.

The original studies from 1974 through 1988 showed that aspirin was not helpful for cardiovascular diseases. Then in 1989, another study was done, which tested aspirin that was buffered with magnesium (Bufferin brand). This type of aspirin, which acted as a magnesium supplement, reduced heart attacks by 44%. Since then, aspirin (not magnesium) has been recommended for those who have an increased risk of heart attacks. The magnesium content of the buffered aspirin that was used in the paradigm-shifting study was completely ignored; since after all, only a pharmaceutical could benefit health. Magnesium was institutionally ignored, even though it was the only differing ingredient in the aspirin that actually worked.

While some heart attacks can be prevented by the magnesium in buffered aspirin, the number of aneurysms and other internal bleeding issues rise proportionally because of the aspirin itself, to make the overall death rate about the same as those not 'supplementing' with aspirin. In other words, by recommending aspirin instead of magnesium, the establishment kills about as many people as they save; because they are going to great lengths to avoid promoting competing nutritional medicine.

Spinach is a rich source of magnesium.

A serving of organic spinach would be significantly more effective and safer than an aspirin a day. Magnesium is necessary for healthy heart function, and it is lacking in Western diets. Multiple studies have shown that magnesium reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and balances the heart rhythm.

"Vitamin A is the single most important vitamin for good vision, and eye development."

C. Thomas Corriher writes:

Beef contains vitamin A and Iron in readily absorbable organic formats.  Vitamin A is the single most important vitamin for good vision, and eye development.  While most people think of carrots as our primary source, there is tremendously more vitamin A to be found inside red meat, and vitamin A is not well absorbed from vegetable sources.  The type of vitamin A that is found in vegetables (beta-carotene) must first be converted to another form by the liver before it can be used by the body.  It is this type of vitamin A and the type found in dietary supplements, which results in vitamin A poisoning with large doses.  Just like in the case of non-organic iron, too much vegetable beta-carotene (vitamin A) can cause serious health problems, and can eventually prove fatal due to the burden on the liver.

However, retinol, the form of vitamin A which is found inside meat, particularly beef, has never been linked to overdoses.  The massive amounts of vitamin A that are found in beef should theoretically be capable of killing or causing serious symptoms (hair loss, disorientation, dizziness, peeling of the skin, jaundice, and etc.) if it were present as beta-carotene.  Yet no person has ever died from a steak overdose.  That is because organic protein-based retinol is easily absorbed and effectively utilized by the body, and any excess is easily flushed out.

The hysteria surrounding the dangers of iron has been ongoing for decades, due to children who ate iron supplements and died, or became seriously ill.  Men cannot eliminate iron properly, which is believed to be one of the main reasons for their shorter life expectancies.  However, iron remains a vital mineral, and is used by the body to carry oxygen to the cells.

Like with vitamin A, iron is poorly absorbed from vegetables, and a deficiency can result in anemia; which causes fatigue, dizziness, headaches, and cold sensitivities.  On a side note, the ability of iron to move oxygen throughout the cells explains why severe anemic patients have an increased risk of cancer, due to oxygen starvation and the acidosis it causes.  Nobel Prize winner Dr. Otto Warburg hypothesized that resveratrol (found in grapes, particularly muscadine) frees iron, enabling some men to live longer.  (This is the secret behind how red wines improve health.)  That relationship has now been proven again in modern studies.  Avoid drinking milk with meat (as forbidden by the Bible) for this prevents the absorption of iron.

Sylvia Onusic Reviews Barnard's Book . . . 

"Many researchers have linked low cholesterol levels to behavioral aberrations such as violent crime and suicide, as well as depression. Cholesterol is one of the body’s main building materials, in particular in the brain and nervous system, for building nerve cells. It is also the primary “stuff” from which hormones and bile are made. The specious high-cholesterol theory came out of misunderstood evidence from the famous Framingham Study. Yet when researchers examined the same subjects thirty years later they determined that high cholesterol was not a risk factor for older people, and more than twenty studies have in fact demonstrated that older people with higher cholesterol live the longest."

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Iron is absolutely necessary for human life. Without iron, cells will die. About one-half of iron in the body is contained in hemoglobin needed for oxygen transport. The body has mechanisms to tightly control iron usage in the body and to protect it from pathogenic bacteria. Iron is critical for the pregnant woman and her unborn child. Iron deficiency anemia is caused by lack of iron in the diet and absorption issues. Phytates in vegetables and tannins in black tea inhibit the absorption of iron.

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Although he mentions in passing the fatsoluble vitamins D (as a supplement) and K (only in its relationship to the blood-thinning drug warfarin), Bernard ignores the major roles of the fat-soluble vitamins in health and neglects to mention vitamin A at all. Not one reference to pre-formed vitamin A can be found in the book. Because these vitamins need fats to be utilized and are obviously found in animal foods, they do not conveniently fit into his ordained dietary paradigm and are therefore omitted or trivialized.

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New research shows that individuals with fasting blood sugar levels at the high end of normal are at risk for brain shrinkage and diabetes. It is well known that glucose control decreases and incidence of diabetes increases with aging. In fact, research strongly links high glucose levels to Alzheimer’s disease. It is high carbohydrate consumption that raises glucose levels in the blood. Alzheimer’s patients benefit from daily ingestion of coconut oil because it appears that their brains can no longer use glucose for fuel. This important finding is not mentioned in the book, perhaps because coconut oil contains saturated fat and does not fit into his model that “the brain runs on carbohydrates.”

One thing I did learn today that came out of this review is that there is a difference in the nutrient quality between fish oils and fish liver oils.  For example, I take the Zone Labs Fish Oils.  I get benefits from them.  I like their effect.  No complaints.  But I learned today that Cod Liver Oil, oil from that specific organ of the fish, has a lot of Vitamin A or Retinol, a fat-soluble vitamin that is very good for major organs that benefits people of all ages but particularly the elderly.  What does this mean?  It means that you will receive different nutritional benefits from cod liver oil versus fish oils.  Just a concluding note.  The Zone Labs fish oils is derived from mackerel, sardines, and anchovies, the smaller fish.

". . . Tooth decay . . . is often a symptom of a phosphorus deficiency."

Get your phosphorous from meats, fish, and dairy products.

from Healthwyze: Vitamin C when taken internally actually strengthens teeth, and the rest of the body. However, it should never be kept in direct contact with the teeth. We strongly recommend for those who are brushing their teeth with citrus formulas to discontinue immediately. Fluoride-free toothpastes which contain calcium carbonate are ideal for long-term dental health and for tooth whiteness. Toothpastes containing phosphorus (phosphates) are even better.

Tooth Nutrients

Those who suddenly start experiencing tooth decay should know that it is often a symptom of a phosphorus deficiency. It is a common problem for vegetarians. Phosphorus is best obtained through meats, fish, and dairy products. It is in seeds and some nuts, but not in sufficient quantities. Fructose causes a decrease in phosphorus, which is one reason why sugar seems to cause cavities. Technically, sugars and carbohydrates can be harmful too, but the greatest factor is the connection between phosphorus depletion and the intake of fructose.

Those suffering from periodontal diseases such as gingivitis should look in the direction of CoQ10. Gingivitis sufferers are invariably deficient in co-enzyme Q10. It has shown good success with topical application, so mouth rinses are now available with this ingredient. In addition, CoQ10 is created by the body during exercise. Chlorophyll can also reverse gum disease, and it was once an ingredient of popular toothpastes.

Ubiquinol is a more absorbent form of CoQ10.