On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:23:19 -0500, William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:04:14 +0000, Ashley Moran
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
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>> You may be on to something here William.  I have often suspected zinc
>> deficiency because of my poor sense of smell, but I eat a *ton* of meat
>> and plenty of eggs.  It must be an assimilation problem.  I did read
>> that low thyroid output can cause enzymes to work ineffectively if body
>> temperature drops too much.
>
> But what causes low thyroid?
> Maybe you are eating/drinking/breathing something that blocks
> assimilation?

There's evidence that gut microbes convert the stuff we eat into
absorbable nutrients.  Maybe probiotics, such as kefir and/or EM, to
replace the microbes killed by preservatives and chlorinated water etc.

William

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