I am taking a ZMA supplement that contains 30mg of Zinc every night before bed. Do I need to supplement with copper at 1-3mg?
ZMA....Do I need Copper
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canz
, Dec 10 2005 03:51 AM
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#1
Posted 10 December 2005 - 03:51 AM
I am taking a ZMA supplement that contains 30mg of Zinc every night before bed. Do I need to supplement with copper at 1-3mg?
#2
Posted 10 December 2005 - 04:55 AM
If you have no other copper sources, then yes, because these two minerals are competing against each other. "Ideally" an 8:1 Zinc-Copper ratio is suggested. You may have gotten copper intake from your shower, though, just be sure.
If I were you, I'd buy some prunes, mushrooms and lima beans, then a high grade copper supplement.
If I were you, I'd buy some prunes, mushrooms and lima beans, then a high grade copper supplement.
#3
Posted 11 December 2005 - 05:08 PM
I bought a chelated copper supplement and will be taking 2mg per day. Sound about right?
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