Zinc and copper supplements - B Better

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Raahema

October 20, 2025 at 9:23 am

Zinc and copper supplements

Hi Daniel and Bernadette

I’d love to know what your opinions are on taking a supplement that contains both zinc and copper.

Since we know that taking too much zinc can put copper out of balance.

Sharing the ingredients of a local supplement that I found in my country.

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Bernadette_Abraham
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 pm

@Raahema – 2 issues with this particular supplement. It’s a very high dose of zinc, and while it may be appropriate for circumstances of correcting a known zinc deficiency, this is certainly not a maintenance dose.

Also, as you mentioned, zinc and copper compete with one another, therefore the idea ratio is minimum 15:1 zinc/copper blends. This formula would therefore likely deplete copper levels if not appropriately handled.

Please watch this lesson on correcting a zinc deficiency from the Mineral Balance course for more information and options.

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