I just want to reinforce pj's comment on zinc and the sense of smell. >From my old nutrition classes, bits and pieces stored in the brain, one of the attributes of zinc definitly is restoring a lost sense of smell---also taste. It is also needed for unexplained body odor in a person who has excellent washing habits! And even though it's not *the* prime factor perhaps, zinc certainly has a role in maintaining a healthy immune system.
Sharon From: "Shirley Reed" <[email protected]> > I think it is that zinc is essential to the > sense of smell and taste both. It is supposed to > take several months(6) of zinc supplementation to > restore these 2 senses, but I know a woman > personally whose sense of taste (which was going) > was restored and sense of smell was improving > after only 3 months. Smell was totally gone at > the beginning. She had an especially good diet > though. Best wishes. pj -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
