Starting Zinc Picolate

[trintiybella]

Do you know if there will be die-off with starting zinc? Also, what is best time of day to give it?

Thank You

[sf_mom]

We did experience a die-off response or increase in symptoms when we started higher doses of Zinc.

 

We also had high copper levels/low zinc when we started supplementing with Zinc. Depending on child... they take 90 m.g. of Zinc or more per day. We monitor Zinc/Copper ratios based on SpectraCell results. If you are supplementing Zinc you should be supplementing Copper at 8 to 1 ratio. For example: 30 m.g. of Zinc = approximately 3 m.g. of Copper.

 

Here is great write up on Zinc/Copper relationship and symptoms you might see depending on if you have high copper/low zinc. What is stated in the article was very true for our kids down to the foods they craved at the time.

 

http://www.tvernonlac.com/copper-toxicity.html