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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 91 15:59:05 PST
From: valerie@sdacs.UCSD.EDU (Valerie E Polichar)
To: immune@ucsd.edu
Subject: nails


I haven't had much luck with the nail strengtheners; they peel right off my
nails.  However, I'm thinking of trying zinc.  I have the following
problems which zinc is supposed to address:  eczema, weak nails, slow-healing
skin wounds (paper cuts, etc), arthritis.  I tried it before, and it made
me very sick to my stomach, but I'm now told to take it with meals, and
take a very low dose (not more than 30 mg a day, I  believe), as it can be
toxic.  Has anyone else tried zinc for these things?  Does it have any
effect on other autoimmune stuff, like allergies?

Valerie Polichar