@PriceRip Almost sounds like it is good for whatever ails you.

Zinc, a divalent cation, is an essential micronutrient for humans and its importance can be gauged from the fact that it is an essential component of more than 300 metalloenzymes and over 2000 transcription factors that are needed for regulation of lipid, protein and nucleic acid metabolism, and gene transcription. It is involved in gene transcription at various levels, via participation in histone deacetylation reactions and via factors possessing the zinc-finger motifs [1]. An important family of zinc-finger proteins is the steroid or thyroid hormone receptors that bind hormones and facilitate their wide range of effects. Zinc also plays an important role in maintaining the proper reproductive function, immune status, and wound repair via regulation of DNA and RNA polymerases, thymidine kinase, and ribonuclease. It maintains macrophage and neutrophil functions, natural killer cell activity, and complement activity. It activates natural killer cells and phagocytic function of granulocytes and stabilizes the plasma subcellular membranes especially the lysosomes. It inhibits the expression of integrins by keratinocytes and modulates the production of TNF-α and IL-6 and reduces the production of inflammatory mediators like nitric oxide. It is also proposed that it is toll-like receptors mediated regulation of zinc homeostasis which influences dendritic cell function and immune processes [2]. Zinc also possesses antioxidant property and has been found useful in preventing UV-induced damage and reducing the incidence of malignancies. It has also been demonstrated to possess antiandrogenic properties as it causes modulation of 5α-reductase type 1 and 2 activity

There it is. All played out for us to marvel at and wish we knew this sooner. Medical training, in the ancient days, when Harvey Cushing still walked the earth and even post-Korean War was filled with taboos and ill-advised omissions. One taboo which has turned out to be be overwrought was anti-chiropractic disdain. In fact, chiropractic has excellent application in spinal and perpheral joint treatment. Claims of chiropractic efficacy in non-spinal, non-orthopedic disorders derives solely from the pain and stress-relieving properties of restoring prop[er spinal and joint alignment.

I just finished reading an article of how anterior cruciate ligament tears in the knee (which is the only place we find the ACLs) cause human brain restructuring. This is a topic for another day. But in this single example we see the influence of peripheral tissues on brain structure and functioning. Who would have thought this possible--other than chiropractors? But now this effect is confirmed by neuroanalytic techniques.

Another failing of classic medical school curricula has been the almost total avoidance of nutraceuticals. The reason for such omissions is due to the fact that nutraceuticals cannot be patented, thus Big Pharma, seeing no opportunity to earn big bucks from them, eschews nutraceuticals entirely. Although Big Pharma cannot prevent the sale of nutraceuticals, because they are derived from natural sources, strengthened only by purification or isolation techniques, do not require FDA scrutiny.

As an aside, the only particle physics with which I am concerned, are the digestive fates of particles offered to my alimentary system.

So, please, Sir RIP,

pardon my elementary discourse
on Zinc of course.

          even when you think you have figured out the physical process that explains the data, there will always be something occurring that has not been elucidated in any meaningful way. The nature of Reality (as I say) is Quantum Mechanical (for which understanding is denied) and the stuff of reality [our precise measurements, elegant explanations, and hyper-fast computations (or that 'does not compute' … more likely)] emerges from that foggy realm. Tis the way of the world, and we shall just have to live with it.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120804/

RIP, just an other point of view …