hello i'm dr janine bowring naturopathic doctor and today i'm talking about the warning signs of
zinc deficiency so this is very common and i'm going to give you all of the signs that your body
may be telling you that you're deficient in zinc so thanks for joining me today
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what are the warning signs of zinc deficiency well definitely if there are any neurological
issues and we see this in kids with you know difficulty with attention so add adhd
and even motor disorders in children so this is so important that we are making sure that we're
covering the bases and that our kids are getting enough zinc because often children aren't eating
the food sources of zinc so sometimes we may need to supplement so you can check out another video
where we share all of the best sources of zinc and how to take zinc in the best way possible of
course doing it naturally another thing is macular degeneration so we need zinc to ensure that that
vitamin a goes into the retina cells of the eyes and we know that vitamin a is so important and
with macular degeneration we lose that central focus as we can see if we were looking at this
image here and when we lose that central focus of what we're looking at and we can see the
surrounding area clearly that's an indication of macular degeneration another thing would be a
weakened immune system so certainly if your immune system has been threatened or hopefully it won't
be but with everything going on in the world it's so important that we keep our immunity strong in
zinc and you know researchers have definitely looked at this with certain viral infections
certainly that are in the news these days so so so important that correlation between that zinc
deficiency and having enough zinc so another sign would be hair loss so if you find that
you are losing your hair very easily or you can't you know keep your your hair and you notice that
it's falling then that could be an indication that you are low in zinc as well as leaky gut
syndrome so this would be another sign of that deficiency of zinc also diarrhea and this is
common certainly with a severe zinc deficiency and it's one of the treatments of diarrhea is actually
treating with zinc and it with leaky gut syndrome we can see that that the tight junctions no longer
have that proper function and those gaps open up in the gut wall and now undigested food is getting
in and it's so important that we have enough zinc to maintain those tight junctions also skin rashes
are very common uh sign of zinc deficiencies so if it's eczema or psoriasis it could even
be acne so it's so fantastic to know that by getting your zinc stores up and taking your zinc
daily that you can really have a dramatic effect and help that skin acne as well as now this is
what you may have heard in the news especially in correlation with our the virus that's out there is
the loss of taste and smell so the correlation between zinc deficiency is definitely there
so you know it's one of those things if you're losing that sense then it could be a very strong
indication of that zinc deficiency as well as poor growth in general so this could be in children
absolutely it's something that we definitely want to keep an eye on in terms of their zinc status
but as we age as well it's important that we maintain our proper muscle function and strength
and this is commonly called sarcopenia as we're aging that we lose that muscle strength and it's
important that we are on top of our zinc status to make sure that we can form our proper muscles in
the first place white spots on the nails now this is something that i learned back at the
naturopathic college when i was studying to become a naturopathic doctor and it's very common yet
people don't correlate it to that zinc deficiency so it's amazing you'll actually see that that zinc
when you improve your zinc status that those white knit spots on the nails will completely disappear
as long as you are getting enough zinc daily and energy so if you're lacking in energy and you're
fatigued a lot this could also be related to not having enough zinc low libido so zinc is dead has
a lot to do with our testosterone levels and for the formation of enough of that that good healthy
testosterone in men and in women as well we need to have enough zinc we know that testosterone
levels are definitely related to our libido as well as sinus and allergy problems can be related
to a zinc deficiency so if you struggle at certain times of the year and you you know have difficulty
with your allergic symptoms that could be related to low zinc also delayed sexual maturity so we
know that in growing especially in males this is important for those testosterone levels that
we are on top of that and that kids are getting enough uh zinc in their diet to make sure that
you know they have the proper sexual maturation in their organs as they're aging so thanks for
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