Robert,
The only reason I wrote this up for people to look at is to see if anybody
could give me more suggestions or insight into zinc and other nutritional
facts. I don't give my patients zinc, and have never heard of this, so I am
the last person to ask about nutrition. However, if it helps my patients, I
am willing to give it a try - so it would help if people were more helpful
rather than critical.
What I am trying to say is that if you have ANY ONE OF THESE SIGNS, it "MAY
BE" due to zinc deficiency, and this is what I am suggesting. I actually got
this off the metagenics magazine, and the references are 2 that I have
looked up. I didn't get these references from the internet - I got them from
the library.
Try and ask your patients whether they have these signs, and if you want,
get what is called a "zinc tally" which will help to test zinc via a taste
test. This could also be a very important factor in why patients don't
achieve the same results from similar treatments - surely if the patient
lacks vital nutrition, he/she will not heal and hence will still suffer from
pain/stiffness.
If anybody has any other comments on zinc and other nutritional supplements
that they suggest to their patients, please let me know. This is an
interesting field, but back at uni, we only had 1 lecture on nutrition (!!)
and I believe as physiotherapists, this field is often ignored, yet is vital
to our line of work.
Henry***
>From: "Robert Treharne Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: zinc and nutrition
>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 22:35:38 +0100
>
>Does this data come from these papers? I can't find these references on the
>Web. Are you suggesting that 67% of men and 85% of women in Australia are
>walking around with:
>
>- afternoon fatigue
>- usually dry skin and hair
>- brittle nails
>- sugar or chocolate cravings
>- a sensitivity to light
>- depression
>- vertical ridges on nails
>- white spots in nails
>
>I can't help feeling that someone might have noticed if this was the case.
>
>Robert
>
>----- Original Message -----
> > 67% of men and 85% of women in Australia do not have enough zinc in the
>body
> >
> > 1. Sanstead, H.H., "Zinc Deficiency. A Public Health Problem" AJDC Vol
>145,
> > Aug, 1991.
> > 2. Prassad, A.S., "Discovery of Human Zinc Deficiency and Studies in an
> > experimental Human Model." Am J Clin Nutr (1991), 53:403-12
> >
> >
> > Henry***
> >
> > >From: "Mart" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Subject: Re: zinc and nutrition
> > >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:02:00 +0200
> > >
> > >Dear Henry,
> > >Collagen is not made of Zinc. Collagen is composed primarily out of
> > >aminoacids of whom Lysine, Proline and Glycine are the most important
>ones
> > >(youŽll find the chemical structures in the attachment). The
> > >Glycoaminoglycins in collagen also do not contain Zinc (chemical
>structures
> > >also in the attachment). It is true however that Zinc plays an
>important
> > >role in healing processes. Low on Zinc not only means reduced
>woundhealing,
> > >it also might mean reduced growth and increased susceptibility to
> > >infections.
> > >As far as I know, there is no connection between reduced Vit. B6 and
> > >reduced
> > >Zinc. The combination however, may be one of the causes for chronic
> > >liverdiseases (Zirrhosis) and that may be the reason that zinc liquid
> > >contains both Vit B6 and Zinc. I have no explanation why Vit. B12
>should
>be
> > >in there as well.
> > >If you would like to increase collagenhealing, you should at least have
> > >your
> > >patient take antioxidants; Vit A,C,E Omega3 Fatty Acids, CoEnzymQ10,
> > >Selenium (and lots of other possibilities). You might want to increase
>the
> > >aminoacidlevels by supplementing lysine, proline etc (although seldomly
> > >necessary).
> > >and GAG (chondroitin-S for instance).
> > >And off course, have your patient exercise.
> > >
> > >I completely agree with physiotherapy lecturer; You just cannot
>exercise
>a
> > >depleted or toxicated body.
> > >Cheers,
> > >Mart de Kruijff
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Henry Tsao <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:30 PM
> > >Subject: zinc and nutrition
> > >
> > >
> > > > To all:
> > > >
> > > > I heard the other day that the main constituent of soft tissue in
>the
> > >body
> > > > is collagen, which is primarily made from zinc. I know a few
> > > > physiotherapists who test zinc in patients. When a person's zinc is
>low,
> > >it
> > > > is said that they will not heal as fast as those who have high zinc.
> > >Some
> > > > Physiotherapists prescribe zine liquid with a combination of
>vitamine
>B6
> > >and
> > > > B12, for the purpose of speeding up the process of soft tissue
>healing
> > >in
> > > > the body. My question is this:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Is there anyone out there who also gives zinc, and if so, is
>there
> > >any
> > > > research behind this??
> > > >
> > > > 2. Does anyone also suggest other nutritional products to patients
>who
> > >have
> > > > soft tissue injury??
> > > >
> > > > A Physiotherapy Lecturer in Taiwan told me that we as
>Physiotherapists
> > > > should deal with nutrition, because it is a vital part of the human
> > >body.
> > > > Since Physiotherapists assist the body healing response during
>injury,
> > > > therefore we should make sure the body has adquate supply for
>healing.
> > >Any
> > > > thoughts on this??
> > > >
> > > > Henry***
> > > >
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