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| | From:  JamieDH4 (Original Message) | Sent: 6/4/2007 9:08 PM |
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I have tried extensively to find information on vitamins and minerals that might affect on another's absorption, but have come across with very little.
I know that Zinc and Copper both affect each other's absorption, so I take them both at different times. But could you look at my list of supplements and tell me if I shouldn't take any of them with any of the others.
1) Zinc 50mg 1x a day (morning)
2) Copper 2mg 1x a day (night)
3) Selenium 200mcg 1x a day (morning)
4) Vitamin E 400 I.U 1x a day (night)
5) Magnesium 200mg 1x a day (night) |
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What I do now is to take very small amounts of these things, except magnesium citrate, calcium citrate, and potassium chloride. I also use nutritional yeast in very small amounts. I advise the chelated forms of zinc, selenium, and copper. I take copper in the first or second meal of the day and zinc after the last meal. I don't take selenium every day but when I do, I take that in the middle of meals, and I alternate when I take it (sometimes with zinc, sometimes with copper, sometimes with neither one).
Because I try to limit stress to the absolute minimum, I don't think I need as much vitamins or minerals as most people, and my guess is that it is best to experiment to see what works for you, but without going beyond the RDA. What's more important is to take the right forms, not more than is recommended. You might need more than the RDA if you are doing certain stressful things, but there is no way I could determine that for you. Those on a PUFA-rich diet might need more vitamin E, for example, but I haven't taken any E supplement in years now, since this is not an issue for me (E is mostly for dealing with lipid peroxidation). I do take small amounts of D because I don't get much sunlight. The milk I use has A in it, so I don't bother taking A, and I do take tiny amounts of a B complex powder now and then. |
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