copper/zinc imbalance

[quan_daniel]

Please read the part about puberty.

I wonder if kids wax during puberty because of low level of zinc..

Thanks

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http://www.hriptc.org/metal_metabolism.html

 

by William J. Walsh

 

Pfeiffer Treatment Center

 

Copper/Zinc Imbalance

 

Genetic errors and environmental insults can result in abnormal metal levels and cause problems ranging from poor immune function to mental illness. The large HRI database suggests that copper overload and zinc depletion are the most common metal-metabolism abnormalities in behavior, ADHD, autism, depression, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia.

 

Zinc and copper are present in high concentrations in brain hippocampus which is involved in mood regulation, short-term memory, and behavior control. In most cases, this chemical imbalance appears to be genetic in nature and related to MT disfunction. This condition may be seriously aggravated by a poor diet, malabsorption, emotional stress, physical injury, or exposure to environmental sources of copper or toxic heavy metals.

 

Most children with elevated Cu/Zn ratios exhibit hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, and/or poor behavior control. In addition they are unusually sensitive to lead, cadmium, mercury and other toxic metals which they tend to accumulate rather than eliminate. Puberty is an especially difficult time for children with Cu/Zn imbalance since (a) copper levels are sensitive to estrogen levels which increase during puberty, and ( zinc is depleted by the rapid cell divisions which occur during the puberty growth spurt.

 

Many adult males with Cu/Zn imbalance become "late bloomers" who surprise friends and relatives with striking improvements in intellectual capability and behavior control after the age of 20. This may be due to the fact that they have stopped growing, in effect reducing the severity of the Cu/Zn imbalance.

 

Adult females with Cu/Zn imbalances benefit from the cessation of growth but are prone to severe depression and irritability if estrogen levels become elevated. Their depression can be aggravated by (a) estrogen medications, ( birth of a child, © a hysterectomy, (d) menopause, or (e) environmental exposures to copper. A Cu/Zn elevation is associated with many cases of PMS.