GTF Chromium and Silica

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Duane -

When it states that:

Zinc competes with chromium for absorption and therefore it is generally recommended that GTF be taken with no food or other supplementations.

It means that GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor) chromium is best not taken at the same time you take supplemental zinc and generally not at the same time as food and other supplements. That does not mean you cannot take zinc and chromium any more than it means you have to stop eating while you take zinc (lol), just that you should not take them at the same exact time. Since GTF chromium works with silica, which in turn works with calcium, it would be a good idea to take those three at the same time, in my opinion.

Much the same is true for many supplements which recommend taking them either with meals or apart from meals and with or separate from other supplements. For example, Inositol/IP6 should not be taken at the same time as colloidal silver or colloidal gold and generally not at the same time as other supplements because it tends to chelate metals and certain minerals.

Similarly, calcium interferes with the absorption of zinc and magnesium and many recommend not taking it as the same time with those two.

As mentioned in the same reference you gave:

GTF is an essential micronutrient but can not be classified as either a trace element or a vitamin.

I take that word essential at face value! And I note also that it states:

While glucose tolerance factor chromium is found naturally in our foods: beef, beer, black pepper, brewer's yeast, calves' liver, cheese, clams, fresh fruits, lobsters, mushrooms, potatoes, scallops, thyme, whole grains, wines, research studies at the United States Department of Agriculture have estimated that as many as nine out of ten American diets are deficient in this important nutrient. Not only do most of us not get enough GTF chromium, the simple sugars in our diets, stress, and the simple act of aging all reduce the chromium supplies our bodies may have.

Sounds to me like GTF chromium is a good idea for just about everyone. Though when it says that it is found in beer and wine, I am not sure that I personally may be deficient.

Silica has benefits for bones, skin, hair, teeth and nails - as well as a great many other things. Quite simply without silica there would be no life and it's absence or deficiency can lead to a great many problems including skelatal deformalities.

For an excellent article on silica, I recommend everyone read:

Silica - Without Silica There is No Life

My favorite source of silica and GTF chromium is none other than our friends at Utopia Silver. The silica comes from shavegrass and horsetail and the GTF chromium from fermenting nutritional yeast with chromium. Both products are very inexpensive and you can get an additional 15% off (provided they are not on sale at the time) with our group discount code of LR001.

Yeah, that is a plug and I AM an affiliate of the company owned by my lifelong friend, but I might mention that both myself and a good friend (Dr. Ken O'Neal) who is an MD with 30 years medical practice and 20 plus years of naturopathic practice both serve as consultants for Utopia Silver. Over the past two years we have had a lot of input as to the supplements that they carry and both the silica and GTF are examples of that input.

oleander soup , "Duane Christensen" <duanechristensen wrote:>> Tony,> > Thank you for your information about silica and GTF chromium. On the> latter would you comment on the following warning I found?> > http://www.carbohydrateaddicts.com/glucose.html> > What you take with your GTF chromium is important. Zinc competes with> chromium for absorption and therefore it is generally recommended that> GTF be taken with no food or other supplementations. > > Zinc is essential to me for other reasons in my struggle with prostate> cancer. If zinc and GTF chromium compete with each other, I would> prefer to go with zinc. What other supplements, if any, are in> competition with GTF chromium?> > You probably have discussed silica earlier, but perhaps you could> revisit it. What source of silica do you use yourself?> > Duane>