Posted by Meri-Tuuli on March 4, 2007, at 5:31:53
In reply to Re: What are some zinc rich foods?, posted by nolvas on March 4, 2007, at 4:32:14
Hey Nolvas!
Thanks very much for the info. I've actually ordered some online zinc citrate (no idea is thats a good form or not, but hey).
I just checked online:
And I have to say that chickpeas aren't *that* much loaded with zinc (1.5mg at best) for 100g. Still, I've discovered a source of hummus here (man, Finland is lacking good health food shops, or even just stuff in supermarkets which isn't milk, potatoes, or ham....) Anyway I can eat hummus by the bucket load, which isn't going to do any harm....
Wow thats interesting with the selenium and vit E. Hmmm. I've stopped eating nuts (again, there isn't much to chose from here) and I used to eat a fair amount of brazil nuts, which apparently contain alot of selenium. Perhaps there's a link?
Yeah its a pain, I'd love to find out what the root cause is too. I think it must be a mixture of hormones (cleared up with BC pills, but I'm never taking those again!) genetics and probably, nutrition and diet. I've always been acne prone. Although I have to say its been better when I've been on a 'healthy' phase, you know, eating tons of nuts and veggies and soups and things. Hmmm.
One thing I have noticed and I'll tell you, because I think you'll fully understand, is how my skin clears up when I'm away in the mountains outside doing fieldwork all day. Its like I need the extra grease to protect my skin from the lashing rain and wind! And I bet all that UV is doing a nice job of killing acne bacteria. Apparently acne is much more prevalent in industlrised countries, and I bet this shift from largely outdoor work to indoor work has something to do with it. And perhaps because industrilised countries tend to have an obsession with dairy produce too.
Oh well. I'll get buying some pumpkin seeds and brazil nuts then...... actually, you can get pumpkin seed butter...but its quite expensive.
Kind regards
Meri
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