For any newbies nonplussed by the above: yes you are reading in the Multiple Sclerosis area, under General Discussion. (edit: later moved to natural approach)
You are absolutely welcome to continue discussing the spectrum of copper zinc imbalance as it pertains to various neurological conditions including MS, here.
While 1eye's comment is misplaced, there is certainly a dedicated CCSVI forum for those interested in such topics.
You can find it under Treatments:
http://www.thisisms.com/forum/chronic-c ... ccsvi-f40/
As always, i reject the notion that solutions in MS are either-or propositions. My related comments about blind men and elephants span over a decade here on the forum
http://www.thisisms.com/forum/search.ph ... mit=Search
I'll look forward to the day when everyone's copper zinc balance, and status for all other essential nutrients, is right on the money, giving us a crystal clear picture of ms without nutritional impacts
So far, we do not seem to be there.
Easter, R. N., Chan, Q., Lai, B., Ritman, E. L., Caruso, J. A., & Qin, Z. (2010).
Vascular metallomics: copper in the vasculature. Vascular Medicine, 15(1), 61-69.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10. ... 3X09346656
"Owing to recent progress in analytical techniques, metallomics are evolving from detecting distinct trace metals in a defined state to monitor the dynamic changes in the abundance and location of trace metals in vitro and in vivo.
Vascular metallomics is an emerging field that studies the role of trace metals in vasculature. This review will introduce common metallomics techniques including atomic absorption spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with a summary table to compare these techniques. Moreover, we will summarize recent research findings that have applied these techniques to human population studies in cardiovascular diseases, with a particular emphasis on the role of copper in these diseases. In order to address the issue of interdisciplinary studies between metallomics and vascular biology, we will review the progress of efforts to understand the role of copper in neovascularization. This recent advance in the metallomics field may be a powerful tool to elucidate the signaling pathways and specific biological functions of these trace metals. Finally, we summarize the evidence to support the notion that copper is a dynamic signaling molecule. As a future direction,
vascular metallomics studies may lead to the identification of targets for diagnosis and therapy in cardiovascular disease."
also
Bergomi, M., Rovesti, S., Vinceti, M., Vivoli, R., Caselgrandi, E., & Vivoli, G. (1997). Zinc and copper status and blood pressure. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 11(3), 166-169.
in that ^ one, serum cu:zn is higher in hypertensives than in normotensives.