We would like to point out that people shouldn't just blindly supplement with Zinc. It important to balance minerals and there's a lot of reasons behind it. So always get advice from your doctor on adding zinc and if so, how much.
I was taught that too much Zinc can make you feel a certain way. It's interesting because I had to space out how often I took it because I was feeling bad. But when I adjusted Zinc, I improved. I put info on that at bottom.
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Zinc part from Horowitz
"Finally, 18% of patients were deficient in zinc, by both serum, plasma, and RBC analysis. Zinc is necessary for not only decreasing the production of inflammatory cytokines <220>, but also acts as a cofactor in the enzyme, alcohol dehydrogenase <221>. Zinc deficiency may lead to aldehydes being formed from alcohol groups, and “oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, hyperglycemia-induced glycations, and environmental exposures increase the cellular concentrations of aldehydes” <222>, potentially increasing levels of chloral hydrate in the body. Chloral hydrate is an FDA-approved soporific agent used for resistant insomnia. Lyme patients with elevated levels of quinolinic acid <223>, a byproduct of the L-tryptophan pathway, combined with ammonia (due to methylation defects, mitochondrial urea/organic acid disorders, and/or an imbalance of ammonia producing bacteria in the gut) along with chloral hydrate are all potential factors that might result in a worsening of neurocognitive symptoms.
....."Ammonia levels can be decreased by reducing intestinal production (lactulose, rifaximin, diet), L-ornithine, prebiotic, and probiotic supplementation <227>, as well as by supplementation with zinc and L-carnosine <228>. Zinc deficiency was found in 18% of patients, which could have impacted cytokine and ammonia production, as well as the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. Zinc deficiency superimposed on oxidative stress may predispose the brain to damage mediated though blood-brain barrier disruption <229>. Future studies will need to evaluate these mineral deficiencies and their role in chronic illness."
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