8/3/2019 Nutritionist Zinc
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ZINC is classied as a trace mineral. In a sense, it resembles
vitamin C bythe wide range of involvement it has with many dierent
metabolic andenzymatic processes throughout the body. Zinc helps
with insulinsensitivity, is essential for collagen formation and
wound healing,promotes a healthy and vigorous immune system,
supports the body indetoxication, and helps ght o free radicals. It
is so essential that it'srequired by every cell in our bodies for
everything from cell growth toimmunity.
Knock a Cold out Cold
Zinc can help relieve symptoms and reduce the duration of the
commoncold, especially if used within the rst 24 hours of onset of
symptoms. Ina study involving 146 cold suerers, those taking zinc
recoveredcompletely after an average of 4 days, while those taking
a placebo took anaverage of 11 days.
Zinc lozenges, candy-like tablets which are sucked on or
dissolve underthe tongue, are known to be most eective for
colds.
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Zinc is a necessary component in the growing process. Sucient
zincintake is especially crucial for children so that they can
reach their fullgrowing potential. Additionally, zinc may help
growing kids eat well byincreasing their sense of smell and taste,
assuring a healthy appetite.
Embrace your Face
Acne is a part of life for so many young people everywhere. It
does nothave to be this way, or at least not as severe in some
cases. Zinc is a veryimportant nutrient for acne-free skin and is
eectively used by manypeople to cure acne. It is involved in the
production and release of varioushormones. It promotes the
production of good prostaglandins, therebyreducing inammation and
controlling the production of oil and sebumby the oil glands.
Furthermore, it helps heal the skin and prevent scarring.
Zinc is especially important for the eyes, liver, bones,
prostate, and hair,
and is highly concentrated in those areas.
Antagonism
Zinc competes with calcium and iron, but mostly with copper,
forabsorption. When supplementing zinc in higher doses, it may be
necessaryto raise copper intake as well, to prevent copper
depletion. Expertsrecommend 1mg copper per 10mg zinc. However, many
men, especially
with low testosterone, are suering from a high copper to zinc
imbalanceand might therefore benet more from zinc alone without
copper. High
dose zinc supplementation (exceeding 100mg per day) should only
bedone temporarily, as needed.
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