THE BENEFITS OF TAKING ZINC

Zinc is an essential mineral that is well known to support the immune system, reproductive health, growth and development in children, skin, hair growth, digestive health, hearing, and bone health. It can have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects as well.

Deficiency in zinc can result in hair loss, weight loss, brain fog, slow wound healing, poor immunity, loss of taste, depression, delayed growth in children, hormonal imbalances and infertility in both men and women.

Most of our zinc comes from the food we ingest. Oysters contain the single highest amount of zinc, followed by red meat, chicken, grains, nuts, seeds, and beans. Vegetarians should soak grains and beans to increase the bioavailability of zinc and aid absorption.

Adults should obtain 8-11mg of zinc in their daily diet or 12mg if pregnant or breastfeeding.

Zinc supplementation has been shown to help people with psoriasis and acne. Psoriasis patients often have high levels of copper so taking Zinc will correct the imbalance and improve the symptoms of this disease.

Male fertility has also benefitted with zinc supplements to improve semen volume, sperm motility and increase normal sperm morphology.

Zinc supplementation for children has been shown to decrease the severity, frequency, and duration of diarrhoea episodes and given to those at an increased risk of infection.

Why Zinc Piccolinate?

Zinc picolinate is zinc that is bound to the organic acid picolinic acid which is naturally made in the body from the amino acid L Tryptophan. This is a very absorbable form of zinc as is zinc bisglycinate.

We make it in either 30mg or 50mg capsules x 100. Even taking zinc 3 times a week will benefit one’s health and wellbeing and prevent many of the issues low zinc can embody. Order zinc online today from our website!