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i have been on paleo for 3 months. i had about 20% acne left over. i have been on 30mg chelated zinc for 8 months. then i looked up zinc and it said it inhibits dht which is what causes more sebum. i started taking more zinc as an experiment. 60mg is too much for me because it makes me sick but i can tolerate 45mg. i took it and within 3 days i went from 80% clear to 95% clear. i think that for some of you who can tolerate more zinc you might not even have to use the paleo diet. just avoid unneccesary sugar and take chelated zinc. it must be chelated. the other zincs like zinc gluconate only have a small percentage of elemental zinc (i read this online so it may or may not be true. anyway, i tried a different zinc called zinc methiononine and it did not work . only chelated has worked for me and the more i use the more clear i get. everyone must try it.
then i looked up zinc again. one study says it increases dht. so no one is sure if it increases or decreases dht. so it might not work for that reason. all i know is that it works.
Sources:
Zinc inhibits dht: http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Dihydrotestosterone
dht causes more sebum:
ok wow! it used to say on wiki that sebum was caused by dht. but someone deleted it! i am not sure who did but you never know.
just use chelated zinc.
Hi Ichance23, thank you for sharing your sucess.
I am currently taking 30 mg of zinc gluconate/ day, and I have noticed improvement (50%) After reading this post I am considering to up the doses to 45 mg as you did. Have you ever tried zinc gluconate? If so do you consider zinc chelated better?
And you say you have noticed a great improvement (from 80% to 95%) when you started taking 45mg instead of 30 mg in three days. Do you still notice that improvement after months?
Hi Ichance23, thank you for sharing your sucess.
I am currently taking 30 mg of zinc gluconate/ day, and I have noticed improvement (50%) After reading this post I am considering to up the doses to 45 mg as you did. Have you ever tried zinc gluconate? If so do you consider zinc chelated better?
And you say you have noticed a great improvement (from 80% to 95%) when you started taking 45mg instead of 30 mg in three days. Do you still notice that improvement after months?
overdose of zinc is bad.
do not over do it.
amount of elemental(please note elemental) zinc shouldnt exceed 25-30mg.
i take zevit capsules which has 41.4% of zinc sulphate which is equal to 15mg of elemental zinc.
take care