Timing Protocol
What researchers say about when, how and with what to take zinc, and how strong the evidence is.
The verdict on Zinc overall
Leaning for
Zinc supplements are worth taking.
6 sources: 2 positive, 4 partly
Short answer
Take it with meals to reduce nausea and help absorption. Keep it apart from high-dose iron or calcium, which compete with it. If you take high-dose zinc (90-100mg) for a cold, stop after 1-2 weeks to protect your copper.
One verdict, worked out from every counted mention. One dot is one source: a researcher or a study. Tap a dot to see its receipt.
positive partly neutral negative Each researcher and each study counts once per claim, however often they come up.
Taking 90 to 100 mg of zinc for longer than 1 to 2 weeks depletes copper.
No counted mention yet.
Built from every credited researcher and cited study on each claim.
Zinc supplements are worth taking.
Paolo Torlione, on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 56:15
Positive Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 56:15 →“important and adding to zinc and vitamin D I believe very much in quarter team”
Dr. Paolo Tordiglione, on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 00:21
Positive Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 00:21 →“supplements is so important especially in the in the preliminary uh preventing approach which is um which is important and adding to zinc”
Mark Hyman, 17 mentions on this claim
Partly Video
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 07:51 · positive
“there's certain supplements can be helpful evening primrose oil maybe a thousand to 1500 milligrams a day zinc about 30 milligrams a day”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 01:30 · positive
“take zinc I take vitamin C I take herbs I take Chinese mushrooms like Mitaki shitaki RI these are all great cocktails you can use”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 05:19 · positive
“take zinc I take vitamin C I take herbs I take Chinese mushrooms like Mitaki shitaki Rishi these are all great cocktails you can use”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 51:54 · positive
“you might want to take a little extra zinc a little extra vitamin C omega-3 fats”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 03:27 · positive
“vitamin A glutamine zinc these are all helpful in repairing the gut lining”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 18:56 · positive
“i'll often recommend eating promozoil fish oil zinc vitamin a um and that can be really really helpful”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 03:30 · partly
“I also recommend you add a number of supplements that can help support your adrenals vitamins and minerals just a good multivitamin vitamin C zinc”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 05:48 · partly
“use gut healing nutrients like glutamine and zinc which can help repair your gut lining”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 04:51 · partly
“take gut healing nutrients things like zinc and glutamine that can help to repair the gut lining”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 06:52 · partly
“you can have something called zinc carnosine carnosine is really important also in helping the digestive function”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 02:52 · partly
“use other gut healing nutrients like glutamine and zinc and fish oil”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 21:50 · partly
“you might need certain supplements as well things like zinc”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 27:14 · partly
“you can get high take zinc supplements that actually can correct copper excess”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 06:49 · partly
“things like glutamine and omega-3 fats and vitamin A and zinc these all help repair the gut lining”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 07:36 · partly
“we repair the gut with the right nutrients vitamin A and zinc and fish oil and glutamine”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 08:50 · partly
“zinc uh if zinc is low for example it can contribute to eczema acne and other rashes”
on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 02:45 · partly
“Fu little nutrients fish oil vitamin C zinc a few simple things helped her body restore and rebalance”
Dr. Roger Seheult, on FoundMyFitness, at 1:58:32
Partly Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 1:58:32 →“I'm also taking zinc, but you want to make sure that you don't take too much zinc.”
Dr. Mindy Pelz, on The Diary Of A CEO, at 1:39:25
Partly Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 1:39:25 →“for men I would say the most important supplement I mean there's a lot of them um but for hormones zinc because zinc makes testosterone”
Elizabeth Boham, on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 42:42
Partly Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 42:42 →“things to help with healing the digestive system zinc and glutamine”
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