Zinc

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Zinc

Zinc is an essential trace mineral that plays a critical role in numerous aspects of cellular metabolism. It is involved in immune function, protein synthesis, DNA synthesis, wound healing, and cell division. It also supports normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence.

Category
Mineral
Molecular Formula
Zn
Mechanism of Action
Zinc acts as a co-factor for over 300 enzymes and is involved directly in cell division. It also plays a role in immune functions, protein synthesis, DNA synthesis, and cell division.
Evidence Grade
A

Other Names

  • Zn
  • Zinc Acetate
  • Zinc Gluconate
  • Zinc Sulfate

Primary Benefits

  • Boosts immune system
  • Aids in wound healing
  • Supports normal growth and development
  • May reduce risk of age-related diseases

Recommended Dosage

Adult Male 11mg/day
Adult Female 8mg/day
Pregnant Female 11mg/day
Breastfeeding Female 12mg/day

Side Effects

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Metallic taste
  • Kidney and stomach damage

Precautions

  • People with kidney disease should avoid taking zinc unless under the supervision of a healthcare provider
  • Excessive zinc intake can lead to copper deficiency

Interactions

  • Reduced absorption with Iron
  • May decrease the effectiveness of certain antibiotics

Key References

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Office of Dietary Supplements - Zinc
  • World Health Organization (WHO): Zinc supplementation
Bruce Ames on Triage Theory, Longevity Vitamins & Micronutrients
Understanding Nutritional Essentials for Optimal Health and Longevity 10:09 0
“Zinc is in 2000 enzymes that have zinc fingers or otherwise need zinc. And magnesium's in 500 enzymes or so. Every DNA repair enzyme has magnesium in it.”

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Gary Brecka: The TRUTH About Biohacking, Light Therapy, and Nutrients
Optimizing Health: Lifestyle, Nutrition, Sleep, Exercise, and Social Connections 30:46 0
“if you were to take a cup and scoop it out of a running stream and you were to analyze what's in that water you would find high mineral content first of all and not just potassium and magnesium and sodium the big ones that are in most electrolyte supplements you would find all of the other Trace metal Boron zinc selenium manganese”

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Gary Brecka: The TRUTH About Biohacking, Light Therapy, and Nutrients
Optimizing Health: Lifestyle, Nutrition, Sleep, Exercise, and Social Connections 1:12:15 0
“vitamins which is very important for these Pathways like vitamin D, iron, zinc I mean it's just it's staggering how these are so common and they're affecting so much of our biology that makes us eventually have what Robert Heeney who was an incredible vitamin D scientist called long latency deficiency diseases.”

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The Shady Reality of the $Billion Supplement Industry | The Dr. Hyman Show
Understanding Supplement Quality, Nutrition Myths, and Modern Health Realities 15:34 0
“When you look at the amount of deficiencies, whether it's, you know, 90 plus% deficient omega-3, 80 plus insufficient, deficient in vitamin D, and some people say even more, magnesium is about 45%, zinc's about 40%. Iron, you know, we have a lot of of deficiencies.”

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The Shady Reality of the $Billion Supplement Industry | The Dr. Hyman Show
Understanding Supplement Quality, Nutrition Myths, and Modern Health Realities 38:24 0
“We check your magnesium level. We check your level of B vitamins like homocysteine and methylmalonic acid which measure B12, folate, B6 effectiveness. We measure omega-3s. We measure vitamin D. We can measure zinc. We can measure copper. We can measure iodine.”

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The Shady Reality of the $Billion Supplement Industry | The Dr. Hyman Show
Understanding Supplement Quality, Nutrition Myths, and Modern Health Realities 1:03:05 0
“Oh, I took magnesium or I took zinc or I took here's what happened to me.”

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The Shady Reality of the $Billion Supplement Industry | The Dr. Hyman Show
Understanding Supplement Quality, Nutrition Myths, and Modern Health Realities 1:06:34 0
“For example, fertility is a huge issue, especially for men. And men don't realize that their sperm count, their sperm quality, their sperm motility, their ability to be potent is dependent on certain nutrients like zinc and other things that are really key for men that they need to be taking in order to optimize their sperm production if they want to have a healthy baby.”

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The Intermittent FASTING MISTAKES That Make You GAIN WEIGHT! | Dave Asprey
Optimizing Health Through Fasting: Strategies, Benefits, and Considerations 14:38 0
“there's five classes of toxins made by mother nature that we're eating every day right and the first one i think is the first big book about it was lectins not all lectins are bad but these are defense molecules for certain types of foods like grains and bell peppers and things like that and they make you really hungry and they mess with you right and then you look at things like phytic acids that inhibit your ability to absorb minerals there goes your argument for a whole grain kind of thing because they're full of these things that stop you from having zinc”

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This Food Reversed My Immune Age by 47% in 90 Days
Enhancing Health Through Lifestyle, Diet, and Environmental Choices 49:55 0
“that's rich in nutrients like zinc and magnesium that is important for function of your T cells and your natural killer cells and even has antimicrobial properties that are antiviral.”

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How to Improve Your Eye Health & Offset Vision Loss | Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg
Enhancing Eye Health Through Lifestyle Choices and Preventative Measures 2:50:01 0
“There have been two age related eye disease studies called AIDS (Age Related Eye Disease Studies) - ARIDS and ARIDS 2. These studies were large randomized trials of giving patients supplements and in ARIDS it was Vitamin C and E, higher dose than would just come in a multivitamin, zinc and copper, and also beta carotene.”

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The Truth About Creatine & Exercise! 30% Of People Will Die From This! The Healthy Ageing Doctor
Optimize Your Health: Essential Insights on Nutrition, Exercise, and Hormones 1:04:13 0
“vitamin D as well as crucial isn't it for bone health I was reading that there it is it is magnesium vitamin D magnesium uh lesser known things strontium zinc Boron and micronutrients but big thing vitamin D magnesium”

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How to Exercise & Eat for Optimal Health & Longevity | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Optimizing Health and Longevity Through Nutrition, Exercise, and Supplements 35:38 0
“when I say a 70% plant-based diet I'm talking about refined carbohydrates, sugars, ref oils and when we think about it so that 70% of our diet comes from that where 30% comes from animal-based proteins which contain a ton of nutrients like bioavailable zinc and selenium B12.”

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How to Exercise & Eat for Optimal Health & Longevity | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Optimizing Health and Longevity Through Nutrition, Exercise, and Supplements 2:50:37 0
“you don't want to supplement zinc without copper there is a zinc copper ratio that is well-maintained in the body.”

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The Most Important Daily Habits For Health & Longevity – Dr Rhonda Patrick (4K)
Essential Omega-3 for Health, Longevity, and Disease Prevention Strategies 42:12 0
“you want to get B vitamins again fet is a B vitamin but getting getting U B vitamins zinc um also you want to get iron these are also important micronutrients you know minerals that's where you get the meat right so red meat for the iron and protein B vitamins it's got zinc um as well poultry is another option right so these are good sources of um protein and other micronutrients that you're not going to get as much from Plants”

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Joe Rogan Experience #1735 – Peter Attia
Nutrition, exercise, genetics, disease prevention, and health discussion highlights. 2:50:11 0
“the cocktail that i used the the what i called the kitchen sink was monoclonal antibodies ivermectin um iv drips with a high dose of vitamin c glutathione zinc and then i did nad every other day”

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