- The best absorbed are: zinc citrate, zinc gluconate, zinc picolinate
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Zinc Supplement Benefits and Dosage: Everything You Need to Know
Stuff ∞
- Neutralizes into a particularly destructive form of oxygen. It works with copper in this regard.
- Zinc is a potent cell-membrane stabilizer against free-radical damage.
- Taking excess zinc can interfere with the body's ability to absorb copper.
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Vitamin C and zinc help prevent the body from absorbing excess copper.
Benefits ∞
Important in prostate gland function and the growth of the reproductive organs. prevent acne and regulate the activity of oil glands protects the liver from chemical damage and is vital for bone formation maintain the proper concentration of vitamin E promotes a healthy immune system and the healing of wounds.
Symptoms of Deficiency ∞
Loss of the senses of taste and smell. It can also cause fingernails to become thin, peel, and develop white spots, acne, delayed sexual maturation, fatigue, growth impairment, hair loss, high cholesterol levels, impaired night vision, impotence, increased susceptibility to infection, infertility, memory impairment, a propensity to diabetes, prostate trouble, recurrent colds and flu, skin lesions, and slow wound healing.
Sources ∞
Brewer's yeast, dulse, egg yolks, fish, kelp, lamb, legumes, lima beans, liver, meats, mushrooms, pecans, oysters, poultry, pumpkin seeds, sardines, seafood, soy lecithin, soybeans, sunflower seeds, torula yeast, and whole grains, alfalfa, burdock root, cayenne pepper, chamomile, chickweed, dandelion, eyebright, fennel seed, hops, milk thistle, mullein, nettle, parsley, rose hips, sage, sarsaparilla, skullcap, wild yam.
- Lamb, organ meats, shellfish, nuts
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Beef, bran (wheat and rice), egg yolk, fish (esp. herring), lamb, black strap molasses, oysters, pork, soybeans, sunflower seeds, turkey, wheat germ, whole-wheat flower.
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