For those taking Zinc

Couple of questions for those taking Zinc - I usually take 50 mg of zinc gluconate / daily. My question is, is zinc gluconate better than zinc sulphate? I remember reading that ZO is more readily absorbed in the body. I researched a bit but couldn't find anything definitive.

I've also noticed a lot of people (commenting on the Zinc reviews, under the treatment reviews portion of the site) take 100 mg daily of zinc. I was always under the impression that taking >50 mg zinc was a bit dangerous.


Thanks for the help!

acne/hair loss link

having had acne, oily skin, and oily hair for so long, i've been doing research over the past while into how to get rid of it. my acne isn't so bad anymore, but the oily skin and oily hair piss me off lol. i've also noticed that my hair has thinned quite a bit...there is no occurence of this on either side of my family at such a young age. my theory is that my androgens are whack, too much testosterone converted to DHT...the cause for both the oily skin and the hair thinning. i found this website that is pretty useful. it has a lot of information that we already know, but is organized in a convenient way so i figured i would post it for everyone to benefit. the link below is to an "anti inflammatory diet" which lists a bunch of things people should include in what they eat.


http://www.hairloss-reversible.com/articles/hn23.htm

Low glycemic load, acne research

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1849681...Pubmed_RVDocSum

found this on Pubmed

not sure if this was posted here arleady but it cud have been. basically suggests that low sugar intake coudl mean low acne...so basically what some posters here already know.

one thing interesting i found was that SHBG was found to be low in the high GI people. low shbg = acne..and, i'm a drinker of green tea (decaf) for acne purposes. apparently (tho ihave not found any studies in my very brief attempts at researching) green tea increases SHBG. which could be the reasoning behind green tea preventing acne.

shbg binds to androgens and inhibits them from functioning, i believe.



edit: never mind this is like the first link posted in the clinical studies topic pinned at the top hahaha

i got excited

anyway...why are some docs out there still telling us that acne is not linked to diet? roaaaar

New Nivea Products

hi guys
i'm curious to see what you guys think and if you have have tried out any of these new nivea products:

http://www.nivea.com/products/show/18617

some specific ones im wondering about are:

in "young care" - the control shine! gel cream

in mixed to oily skin --> essential care --> mattying day gel or w.e lol


i have pretty oily skin..bu have stopped my breakouts for the most part. i've used a product by garnier that did something similar in the past but it did not work for too long of a time on my face and i think caused me to break out as well.

Flaxseed Oil

For those of you that drink flaxseed oil for acne...I started using this a while ago and I'm pretty sure its working for me. But I find that if I take too much at once, or if I tkae it on an empty stomach...i feel tired/get headaches. I sleep a lot longer, and I have dreasm that feel a lot more realistic/memorable.

Anyway..i'm wondering. how much do u guys take/how do u take it? my flaxseed oil has 2.5 grams of omega 3 in 5 ml.

I'm planning on taking 3 dosages of 5 ml (total 7.5 grams omega 3), spread throughout the day. or maybe 4 dosages. thoughts/advice?