Zinc
Zinc can help keep you healthy:
fights oxidative stress, stimulates specific immune cells, and can even reduce how long you’re sick.
necessary for a healthy inflammatory response, wound healing, and collagen synthesis.
recognized by doctors as an effective treatment for healing skin ulcers, burns and other wounds
plays a critical role in healing and maintaining the skin’s barrier
reduces inflammation
Zinc is an antioxidant, meaning it decreases oxidative stress, and has been shown to diminish inflammatory protein markers
Oxidative stress and inflammation have been associated with a wide range of chronic diseases and conditions including heart problems, cancer and cognitive function. Preventing chronic inflammation and its associated diseases is immensely important in terms of improving and protecting your overall health.
Zinc has also been extensively studied in connection to a wide array health benefits including:
Fights chronic fatigue
Enhances weight loss
Diminishes bone loss
Boosts libido
Alleviates symptoms of depression
Treats alopecia (an autoimmune disease causing hair loss)