Zinc is powerful and zinc is absolutely essential for a well-functioning immune system. Here's why.
Hey, Wellness Warriors, I’m Dr. Nick Zyrowski and I started my holistic health practice in order to
help you take control of your health naturally because true health only comes naturally. So,
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share with me your thoughts in the comments below. I don't think that most people considered zinc as
something that should be a big part of their diet until this year, and now it's like every patient
that comes in they're asking me about zinc. Why is everybody so concerned about zinc? Well,
it turns out there's a little virus thing happening out there and there's some really
good research that shows us if you have a zinc deficiency, it's correlated with an
increased mortality rate if you get this virus. And also, it's correlated with an increased
severity if you get the virus and you have this depletion as well. So, now, zinc, all of a sudden,
is something that's very popular. Let's go ahead and start a conversation down in the comments.
Have you ever considered taking zinc or even heard of the importance of taking zinc prior
to this year? Now, let me tell you a little bit about zinc: it's the second most abundant
mineral in the body and that's after iron; zinc is critically important for the development and
function of your immune cells, and it just so happens to be that zinc is also important for
taste and smell. And you know what? I’m kind of wondering now, those who got the virus and lost
taste and smell versus those who didn't, I have to wonder if those who lost taste and smell could
have potentially also had a zinc deficiency. Now, I haven't seen any research on this,
but it's an interesting thought, nonetheless. Now, now looking at some of the data around zinc
and how it impacts your immune system, there's a few critical pieces of research that we should
really be paying close attention to. One piece shows that zinc can actually decrease infection
time. So, let's say you get sick, and then you take zinc, what it does is it actually helps
shut down the infection in your body therefore you're not sick as long. Well, that's pretty cool.
There's another piece of research that shows that zinc can decrease the common cold by 33 percent.
You think of how many people who are getting the common cold, 33 percent is an enormous number.
Now, zinc has even been shown to decrease the risk of infection in older adults. As I said before,
this sounds like something we should be paying very close attention to, but only if
you're interested in improving your immune system naturally. And I have another question for you,
I will put it in the comments and we'll have that discussion there: do you believe
that you should be focusing on boosting your immune system naturally using things
like zinc or should we focus on boosting our immune systems0 synthetically using different
shots? Well, this is a big argument out in the general public and also even an
argument amongst doctors. So, what do you think? Now, over the past 15 years, I’ve never gotten the
flu, a virus, a bacterial infection or anything that's kept me down for any period of time. Sure,
if I get sick, I don't feel my normal self, I have a lack of energy, I want to sleep more at night;
but in reality, I just keep going about my normal days. Well, recently, a friend of mine
was telling me that he got the flu and he was in bed for a week and I thought to myself,
"How does a young guy get the flu and have to spend a week in bed?" And whenever I hear
a story like that, I just want to run a blood analysis on this person so bad because I’m like,
"I can guarantee you that they are deficient in critical immune-boosting vitamins and minerals and
nutrients just like zinc." And we also know beyond a shadow of a doubt that those who get a virus,
and they struggle with it, and have really poor outcomes, they have a weak immune system.
So, therefore, we have to ask ourselves, what can we do in order to fuel our immune system properly?
Now, I became interested in zinc probably about ten years ago and the reason for it is because
I was having a huge issue with dry skin--and yes, dry skin is a symptom of a zinc deficiency.
And though a proper test is warranted to determine if you have a zinc deficiency,
there are some common symptoms that we can look to according to the research. Some symptoms of a mild
zinc deficiency include diarrhea, decreased immunity. So, if you're somebody who gets sick and
you're wiped out for like a whole week, or you're somebody who's constantly getting sick throughout
the year, there's a good chance that you have pretty weak immunity, and this is something that
you're going to want to consider. Thinning hair, decreased appetite, mood disturbances, dry skin
as I had already mentioned, fertility issues; and then lastly, impaired wound healing. So, if you
notice that you get a cut and it just doesn't seem to go away real quick and you just have
slow wound healing altogether, it could be zinc. I’ll put a link to a quality zinc supplement that
I’ve been using to boost my immune system in the description below; and we have to remember
when you talk about zinc, it's incredibly cheap, it's like $20 for a four-month supply,
it's a no-brainer. Our bodies have an amazing innate ability to fight off viruses and pathogens,
we just have to make sure that your immune system has the fuel that it needs to fight. I say this
all the time, but the most important thing that we can do is improve our baseline health;
if our immune system is functioning well, it will fight for us, it will protect us because
that's exactly what it's designed to do. Now, let's go ahead and take a look at what
the studies say as to how much zinc you should actually take; and let me know in the comments,
are you currently taking zinc or are you now maybe considering taking some zinc?
There was a review of studies where they looked at 18 individual studies containing 1781 people,
and what they concluded is that when people were sick, taking 75 milligrams per day shut down the
replication of the virus, and therefore, the individuals got better. Now, remember that
this is when the individuals were sick, so we're not looking at 75 milligrams a day as
a daily maintainer; it was simply when they were sick, they were down and out, so 75 milligrams
is what they were using in the research. Now, what they found to be a good daily
maintainer, according to the research, more from like a preventative model is using 20 to 35
milligrams per day, because the thing is that most food today is so depleted of its natural minerals,
and in order to have good clean water, we go in and pretty much filter all the minerals out of it,
so, therefore, it's been found that is highly beneficial to supplement with zinc.
Now, beyond supplementation, there's a few foods that we can look to that are also high
in zinc. These are foods like red meat, shellfish, seeds, and also legumes--when we think legumes,
we're thinking things like chickpeas, lentils, and then also beans. Now, it's estimated that over 2
billion people have zinc deficiency worldwide; this is not a time that you want to let this go
on in your body. So, start boosting up the zinc levels in your body today for a better tomorrow.
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