Zinc Carnosine
Zinc carnosine is formed from the combination of zinc and the amino acid carnosine.
This compound shares benefits of elemental zinc and l-carnosine, yet has a number of unique benefits, especially when it comes to gut health.
Zinc l carnosine can help to heal the lining of the stomach and intestine, and can be a support for a leaky gut or to support gastritis.
It may support immune health and promote stress resilience by boosting heat shock proteins - a finding which has been demonstrated recently in research.
It may also support the gut health of athletes as the stress of intense workouts can lead to an irritated gut lining.
Pepzin GI
My favorite source of Zinc Carnosine in the licensed Pepzin GI form is Zinc Carnosine Integrative Therapeutics.
I also like it in the gut-healing shake product known as GI Benefits Davinci which combines zinc carnosine with L-glutamine and other herbal extracts known to support gut health naturally.
Intake of zinc carnosine may range from 75-150mg twice a day. 75mg of zinc carnosine yields roughly 16mg of elemental zinc.
If zinc carnosine makes you feel nauseous, it may be a sign that you need to balance the zinc intake with copper.
We use Copper Glycinate by Pure Encapsulations to support copper levels when supplementing with zinc carnosine. The most common ratio is 15mg zinc to 1mg copper. If taking zinc carnosine 75mg twice a day, this yields 32mg of elemental zinc (plus any zinc in other supplments), 2mg of copper glycinate in 1 capsule would support the 15mg:1mg ratio very closely.
I also like it in the gut-healing shake product known as GI Benefits Davinci which combines zinc carnosine with L-glutamine and other herbal extracts known to support gut health naturally.
Intake of zinc carnosine may range from 75-150mg twice a day. 75mg of zinc carnosine yields roughly 16mg of elemental zinc.
If zinc carnosine makes you feel nauseous, it may be a sign that you need to balance the zinc intake with copper.
We use Copper Glycinate by Pure Encapsulations to support copper levels when supplementing with zinc carnosine. The most common ratio is 15mg zinc to 1mg copper. If taking zinc carnosine 75mg twice a day, this yields 32mg of elemental zinc (plus any zinc in other supplments), 2mg of copper glycinate in 1 capsule would support the 15mg:1mg ratio very closely.
When supplementing with zinc on its own, I use Zinc Copper Balance.
