Zinc is as essential mineral that plays an important role in many enzymatic functions.* Found primarily in the kidneys, liver, pancreas, and brain, Zinc also helps support healthy immune system functions and is an important component of bodily antioxidant systems.*

Some of the functions of zinc are:

• Helps your kidneys to maintain acid base balance.
• Helps with carbon dioxide removal.
• Helps make pancreatic enzymes.
• Helps your liver to detoxify alcohols.
• Brain development.
• The senses of appetite, taste & smell.
• Fertility maintenance.
• Certain hormone synthesis, maintenance of your sex glands.
• Red blood cell & serum protein maintenance.
• Muscle & bone homeostasis.
• Skin, hair & nails maintenance.
• Immune support through thymus support & white blood cells homeostasis.
• The synthesis & conversion of amino acids.
• Insulin activity.
• Protein & DNA synthesis.
• Help maintain normal vitamin A levels & usage.
• Bone structure support.
• May kill some virus on contact.
• Participates in antioxidant enzyme systems in your eyes, helping to prevent & slow the progression of macular degeneration.
• Together with vitamin B6 can reduce the size of the prostate by regulating the enzyme that converts testosterone to the harmful prostate stimulating DHT (dihydrotestosterone).
• Participates in carbohydrate metabolism.
• Prevents & reverses cadmium, & copper toxicity.
  

Your need for zinc supplementation beyond that in a multi-vitamin mineral is determined by your diet, how many of the following deficiency symptoms you have, & whether you have tested low on any measures of zinc.

SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY: