Those who are interested in this topic and the broader topic os dietary
supplements may be interested in this site. The "Health Care Reality Check" has
a lot of useful information on its web site.
http://www.hcrc.org/faqs/zinc.html
Henry Tsao wrote:
> 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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