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Dr. Dennis Walker

1 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read

Our body does not naturally digest zinc easily. To make it more bioavailable, zinc needs to be attached to another substance. Often zinc is "chelated" to organic and amino acids to increase its bioavailability.
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The more easily absorbed types of zinc supplements include:
•zinc picolinate
•zinc citrate
•zinc acetate
•zinc gluconate
•Orotate
•Sulfate
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Some zinc supplements contain cadmium, which is chemically similar to zinc. High levels of cadmium can lead to kidney failure. Zinc gluconate contains the lowest cadmium levels of any zinc supplements. Zinc gluconate, 14.3% zinc, 100 mg = 14 mg elemental.

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Stay away from zinc oxide, it’s poorly absorbed.

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23 Dec 21

Quercetin should be taken with zinc. QUERCETIN itself has strong anti-viral properties. The major benefit of taking quercetin with zinc is that the quercetin will push the zinc into the center of the cell where the zinc can stop the virus from reproducing.

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Quercetin is one of the most common flavonoids. Can be found in red wine, black tea, &green tea. Also abundant in apples, raspberries, onions, red grapes, cherries, citrus fruits, &green leafy vegetables. Among vegetables& fruits, quercetin content is highest in onions
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Quercetin is a plant pigment (flavonoid). It is found in many plants and foods, such as red wine, onions, green tea, apples, berries, Ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort, American elder, and others. Buckwheat tea has a large amount of quercetin. Some people use quercetin as a medicine

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