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Article #405: The Many Benefits of Zinc Supplements

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Getting enough zinc can wonders in night vision, increase sperm count, and
numerous health conditions. Zinc stimulate the libido.
activates white blood cells to fight Extra zinc can help bring out weight gain
infections. It helps protect the body in anorexia nervosa and help children
against viruses. Men need zinc for sperm with sickle cell disease. It can even
production and to keep the prostate gland cure bad breath.
healthy. Zinc helps the pancreas make Who needs the benefits of zinc
insulin and keep normal sugar levels. supplements? You might be surprised. The
Zinc is essential for good memory. Zinc United Nations University found that 20%
supplements even help teenagers get of people worldwide are deficient in
better grades in school. zinc. Zinc in supplements is needed to
How important is zinc? Zinc is present in prevent childhood infections and diarrhea
every cell in the body. It is a component and to support normal growth and
of over 200 enzymes. There are high development.
amounts of zinc in red blood cells, white Think you're safe if you eat a good diet?
blood cells, your bones, kidneys, liver, Think again. Scores of modern medications
pancreas, and retina. Men have high deplete the body's stores of zinc. Any
concentrations of zinc in the prostate women who takes the Pill or hormone
gland. Every cell in the body needs zinc replacement therapy or medication to
to divide and replace itself when the prevent osteoporosis is at risk for
body makes new tissues. nutritional deficiency and may need zinc
Here are two lists. One is a list of supplements. Heart patients, diabetics,
conditions that can occur when the body and epileptics also need zinc
does not get enough zinc. The second is a supplements.
list of conditions that improve due to Even some supplements increase the body's
the benefits of zinc supplements. need for zinc. Calcium supplements,
Not getting enough zinc can chronic magnesium supplements, and whey all can
fatigue, dermatitis, diarrhea, interfere with the absorption of zinc.
hypothyroidism, female infertility, Never take zinc at the same time you take
impaired platelet aggregation, insulin these supplements, and always be sure you
resistance, and loss of taste or smell. are getting enough of the benefits of
It can cause reduced resistance to zinc supplements if you take any
infection, night blindness, poor supplements for bone health or muscle
appetite, poor memory, attention deficit health.
disorder, and reduced learning ability, What about side effects of zinc
and it can cause slower growth in supplements?
children, slow healing of wounds, and If you take too much zinc, your body will
infertility in men. Add to this list have difficulty absorbing copper. It's OK
Acrodermatitis enteropathica, Alopecia, to take up to 20 mg every 2 hours for as
atrophy of the testes, bone loss and long as 2 weeks to fight a cold, but for
osteoporosis, decreased sperm count, everyday nutrition limit your intake to
decreased sperm motility, delayed 15 mg a day. Zinc supplements can cause
puberty, nerve cell problems in nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, but only
Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome, if you take about a gram-over 60 times
and ringing in the ears. the recommended dose.
Among the benefits of zinc supplement is How can you tell if you are taking too
improved immune function. Other benefits much zinc?
of zinc supplements are adding calcium to Here is a simple test. Overdoses of zinc
bones and teeth, lowering blood sugars, numb your taste buds to bitter flavor and
helping interferon work in treating metallic aftertastes. Zinc has a metallic
hepatitis C, clearing up bacterial taste. If you can't taste zinc, you don't
prostatitis, and recharging the male sex need to take it! The benefits of zinc
drive. They can help recovery in brain supplements are yours with just a small,
injury, improve brain function, restore regular dose.






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