What is the role of zinc in my TM treatment?
Studies at the University of Michigan showed that maintaining zinc at 140-150 micrograms in the blood helped to decrease copper. The ideal copper to zinc ratio is 1:3, i.e. your zinc level should be three times your copper level. A direct correlation between cancer and zinc deficiency has been shown. On the other hand, too much or too little zinc can be immunosuppressive. The Copper Reduction Protocol uses zinc at 50 mg with 30 mg of vitamin B6 per capsule (three per day) that helps assimilate the zinc. We usually recommend that you take 60 mg of zinc specifically in the form of zinc citrate at night before you go to bed on an empty stomach. Since zinc can sometimes cause gastric irritation, you may take it with a couple of rice crackers if that is the case. NOTE THAT RAISING ZINC LEVELS MAY SOMETIMES GIVE A FALSE HIGH PSA (prostate specific antigen) READING.
