11/02/2024
🛑 Stop #4 - Stop taking zinc supplements
➡️ Zinc is involved in many important functions in the body and is frequently prescribed for immune system support, even though copper plays a much more important role in immune system function. It is often suggested for those who are labeled “copper toxic”, when the reality is that they may have plenty of copper but lack the nutrients necessary to turn the copper into its functional/bioavailable form, ceruloplasmin.
➡️ Low bioavailable copper translates to iron dysregulation, which causes oxidative stress and inflammation. In addition, iron and zinc share an absorption pathway, so when excess unbound iron is high, zinc will be low.
➡️ Rather than addressing the root cause of the stress that led to the zinc deficiency, many practitioners prescribe mega doses of zinc to reduce the copper. However, zinc supplements trigger the production of metallothionein, which binds up copper and shuts down the body’s ability to make ceruloplasmin in the liver and prevents the ferroxidase enzyme function which is vital for managing iron. Taking zinc essentially depletes the very copper that the body needs to manage iron and reduce the stress that initiated the cycle of dysfunction.
🎯 FACT: ALL facets of iron metabolism require bioavailable copper…
🎯 FACT: Efficient production of red blood cells requires bioavailable copper…
🎯 FACT: Inefficient red blood cell production creates kryptopyrroles that affect zinc and B6 status…
🎯 FACT: Zinc supplements block copper absorption…
➡️ Supplementing with zinc does nothing to correct the underlying physiology, nor does it address the true mineral deficiency. In looking at the interplay between minerals, rather than at isolated minerals such as zinc, the RCP seeks to support the body to produce more bioavailable copper in order to manage iron and eliminate iron-induced stress in order to promote a healthy metabolism. When the copperiron balance is restored, zinc will also regain its balance naturally.
Check out all of the resources below that we have linked for you to continue your own research!
February 2020 webinar -’‘RCP Stops: Calcium, Zinc and Molybdenum’: https://thercp.kartra.com/page/stops2-replay-signup?_gl=1*1xmt48b*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MDAwNzY2NzAuQ2p3S0NBaUE5ZEdxQmhBcUVpd0FtUnBUQ3lucGhXaHduYVlNVjBsNmZ0cDFQaTNNaXhBSGJZVTZ5T1ZCU2VVYjhsck1sREVPYVFGRnJob0NtTFlRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTcxMjQwNDI0Mi4xNzAzOTc1Mjk3LjM5NDM5NDEwNC4xNzA2OTE1MzYxLjE3MDY5MTUzNjE.
Podcast on Morley Robbins and Anna from 4Health by Anna Sparre ( #221 – Zinc, Copper, Selenium, the Thyroid and Stress): https://therootcauseprotocol.com/4health-09252019/
RCP Premium Community Q and A 13-14th May 2019 (you will need to be a Premium Community member and logged in to view. To Join the Premium Community, please go here: https://therootcauseprotocol.com/join-community/