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Benefits of zinc supplementation for men’s health

Post author By Craig Cooper
Post date December 10, 2016

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Zinc may be the last entry on a list of minerals, but it’s right up there at the top when you consider how important it is to men’s health. I have listed many of the benefits of zinc for men’s health, but before I get to them, it’s worth checking out some of the basics about zinc.

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Zinc: Too much or too little spells trouble

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date June 6, 2022

Zinc is one of those nutrients you don’t hear a lot about. People are all over vitamin C, but zinc, an equally important nutrient for a strong immune system tends to take a back seat to all the hype. But supplementing can be tricky…

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Zinc fights more than colds… it fights cancer

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date October 5, 2017

Part of the reason zinc is so important for cancer prevention and overall health is because your body needs it to create certain proteins and enzymes. Without these proteins and enzymes, your cells can’t function, and that increases risk for some specific types of cancer…

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At-home taste test can reveal zinc deficiency

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date September 8, 2016

Low levels of zinc put you at risk for a laundry list of serious diseases: Alzheimer’s, anxiety, depression, diabetes, macular degeneration, pneumonia and even cancer. Are you protected?

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The long reach of a zinc deficiency

Post author By Sam Rolley
Post date February 2, 2016

As you age and your immune system becomes weaker, minor illnesses become difficult to brush off. You may also suffer from gastrointestinal problems such as irritable bowel syndrome. All signs there’s a good chance your zinc levels are low. In a world of dangerous viral infections, that’s alarming. Here’s how to fight back…

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Zinc link to diabetes may lead to new therapies

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date October 13, 2023

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Increasing zinc intake improves blood glucose control in people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. And now that research has clarified this link, a potential new therapy target may do that and more, including reducing the fatty liver disease that tags along with blood sugar trouble…

Tags Blood sugar, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Zinc

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How a zinc ‘burst’ activates the immune system

Post author By Carolyn Gretton
Post date April 20, 2022

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Scientists have long known that people whose zinc levels are too low have few to no infection-fighting T-cells. And their thymus, an immune system organ that generates those T-cells, starts to shrink. When corrected, their thymuses grow and start generating T-cells again. But activation needs a burst…

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Can zinc lower blood pressure?

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date June 15, 2021

Yellow pills and wooden cubes on a wooden turquoise colored table. They symbolize the zinc element.

The number one modifiable risk factor for heart disease and premature death is high blood pressure. That means if you can control it, you can greatly lower that risk. Maybe you’ve cut back on salt, started exercising and eating right. But what about your zinc levels?

Tags Blood Pressure Support, Blood vessels, Nutritional Deficiency, Zinc

Healthy Living Immune System

Your best defense against pneumonia this cold and flu season

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date September 24, 2019

It’s that time of year again. Over 900,000 Americans get pneumonia every year, usually following a cold or flu bug. And it looks like a lot of those cases could be avoided. In fact, researchers have recently found just how important this one element is in your diet for fighting off pneumonia-causing bacteria…

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The mineral that might replace antibiotics to treat UTIs

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date March 19, 2019

For many women, UTIs become chronic… which means taking antibiotics does too. But those drugs are becoming resistant. What better reasons to find a new treatment for UTIs. And researchers from the University of Queensland may have done just that…

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The mineral deficiency that could be behind your high blood pressure

Post author By Virginia Tims-Lawson
Post date February 8, 2019

You eat right, exercise, take your vitamins, and manage your stress. In short, you do everything right, but you walk into your doctor’s office and, bam! Suddenly you’re diagnosed with high blood pressure. Your hypertension could be tied to a mineral deficiency…

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The simple supplement that unleashes powerful antioxidant protection

Post author By Margaret Cantwell
Post date November 24, 2018

By now you have probably read a lot about free radicals and how they are responsible for the disease and aging process. That’s because free radicals literally break down healthy cells — killing and mutating them. You fight them with antioxidants, but what if they’re outnumbered?

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