ok. so, I heard this myth about if you take Zinc, your brain will react to it, thus making the brain smarter, and think faster, etc. Is this true? I saw this on Kron 4 News, but I didn't see the whole thing, so I don't know the details to it. But I know that they said Zinc helps your brain a lot. Is it true that if you take zinc pills you get smarter?
2007-02-13 17:54:43 · 12 answers · asked by bourbon91c 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
I dont know about smarter but the rumor I heard about zinc is that you never catch a cold if your are a zinc user.
So maybe youd get smart and never catch a cold?
2007-02-13 18:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A study was done recently that showed that performance was improved for the test group versus the group that did not get a zinc supplement. This is not really surprising since zinc has been used for some time now for people that suffer from Alzheimer's disease, and it is well known that zinc boosts many enzyme systems. But don't expect much of an IQ boost. Mostly it will make your thinking a little clearer, and you may feel your mind is a little sharper. By the way it seems to work for all ages. Best dose appears to be about 25mg Zinc per day with 1mg Copper per day.
2007-02-14 03:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by BCC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zinc is called the "growth" mineral - but that doesn't mean it's just for kids. Zinc is essential at every state of life for growth and development.
Zinc works with at least 70 different enzymes which perform a wide variety of essential functions throughout the body
Zinc is also necessary to form tissues such as skin, organs and bones. Zinc promotes taste
Zinc plays and important role in the health of the skin. Associated with wound-healing, zinc is most critical in the latter part of the healing process when the epidermal layers are healing.
2007-02-13 18:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by §§ André §§ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quite possibly!
There is a severe vitamin & mineral deficiency, called Pyroluria, that requires MEGA-doses of the vitamins B6, Zinc, and the Essential Fatty Acid (Omega-6).
Once the individual is no longer DEFICIENT in these "key" vitamins & minerals, the body has a better chance to focus and less stress is being placed on the body.
ADHD, amongst many other neurological disorders, is simply a SYMPTOM of the underlying DEFICIENCIES.
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To find out more about Pyroluria, see the following website:
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroluria
Hope this has helped! ♥
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2007-02-13 19:02:28 · answer #4 · answered by LovesMath 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is a pill to make anyone smarter. You get smarter by learning--plain and simple. Apply your brain power.
2007-02-13 18:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by Call Me Babs 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Go to the drugstore, buy some zinc pills, and you're on your way to the Nobel prize! Oh yeah--don't forget some green tea so you can lose all that bodyfat too!
2007-02-13 18:04:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/130/2/496S
2007-02-13 18:00:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it also says it will make your little head bigger, maybe it will make your big head smarter. but what are you going to do with it??
2007-02-13 18:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, try ginko
2007-02-13 17:58:27 · answer #9 · answered by Sharon M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah its true
2007-02-13 17:59:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋