High-dose zinc supplements found to speed recovery from colds and flu by 300% http://ift.tt/2tnLeJl High-dose zinc supplements found to speed recovery from colds and flu by 300% Thursday, July 06, 2017 by: Mike AdamsTags: Colds, Flu, influenza, lozenges, nutrition, prevention, recovery time, scientific study, zinc (Natural News) A new study conducted at the University of Helsinki and published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases found that simple, low-cost zinc supplementation greatly speeds recovery from colds and influenza infections. The study, authored by Harri Hemilä, James T. Fitzgerald, Edward J. Petrus and Ananda Prasad, pursued a meta-analysis tracking of the recovery progress in human patients given either zinc acetate lozenges or placebo. They found a 300% faster recovery time among those who took zinc lozenges containing 80 – 92 mg/day. Notably, this zinc dosage is almost 10 times higher than the U.S. government’s recommended daily intake of just 11 mg/day for men or 8 mg/day for women; a dosing level intentionally set to ensure that zinc deficiencies persist across the population. Achieving the accelerated recovery documented in this study requires three things: Us
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