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Zinc – Immune Health Wonder Nutrient

March 21, 2018 //  by Earth Clinic Creative Team//  25 Comments

An essential trace element, zinc plays an important role in the human body. Even though it is only needed in minute amounts, zinc is a vital nutrient that is responsible for an array of functions. This single nutrient helps stimulate the activity of over 100 different enzymes in the body, making it an important nutritional supplement.

Health Benefits of Zinc

One of the most important roles zinc plays is maintaining immune health. The nutrient activates the T lymphocytes in the body, which function to control and regulate immune responses as well as attack infected or cancerous cells.

As such, zinc can be used to treat a number of specific conditions. Diarrhea, stomach ulcers, acne, ADHD, herpes simplex virus, immune function, sickle cell anemia, and Wilson’s disease respond well to treatment with zinc. The nutrient can also be used to treat age-related macular degeneration, depressed appetite, bad breath, blood disorders, boils, burns, cancer, canker sores, celiac disease, cognitive disorders, the common cold, and a variety of other conditions.

Although it is a trace element, zinc is no less important than any other nutrient. This nutrient helps maintain regular function of the body and supports treatment of a wide array of health conditions.

What is Zinc?

Zinc is an essential nutrient for maintaining health. Found in cells throughout the body, zinc functions in a variety of ways to stimulate immune function and fight infection. The nutrient also functions in manufacturing proteins and DNA in the body. Zinc is a nutrient that is needed throughout all life stages including conception, infancy, childhood, and adulthood.

Zinc is a nutrient that must be accounted for via diet and nutritional choices. A variety of different foods contain the supplement; however, oysters are the best source. Additionally, red meat, poultry, crab, lobsters, and fortified breakfast cereal contain some of nutrient. Beans, nuts, whole grains, and dairy products provide an adequate amount of the nutrient.

Zinc can also be found as an independent supplement as well as a component of many multivitamin/mineral supplements. It is most effective when taken in addition to calcium and magnesium.

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  1. Zinc Chloride
    Kevin from San Jose, California
    December 7, 2013 at 6:25 pm

    I have purchased zinc chloride. You have stated that I use zinc chloride as a 5% solution. How do I go about this? What do you mean by 5% concentration? Should I use a teaspoon, tablespoon or what other measurement to do a 5% solution. Should I take it with water or what? I don't know how to go about a 5% solution? Could you help me in my inquiry? Thank you in this matter.

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    • Zinc Chloride
      Happy from Up The Creek In Wv, Usa
      December 7, 2013 at 10:31 pm

      California Kevin: Get a little digital scale at harbour freight company that weighs grams. milli-grams. Weigh out 5 grams of zinc chloride. place in a jar. Weigh out 95 grams of water [or your base material, whatever that is] , add that to the jar. Shake the two together as a mixture. you now have a 5% solution of zinc chloride. You can double or triple both ingredients, if you want a bigger suppply. It will still be a 5% mixture.

      Question: are you making a hoxsey cancer salve formula with the zinc chloride?

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    • Zinc Chloride
      Kevin from San Jose, California
      December 12, 2013 at 7:37 am

      How do I use zinc chloride as a solution regarding a 5% concentration level?

      Reply
  2. Zinc Side Effects
    Sunny from Ca
    October 9, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    Side effect reported

    When I take Zinc with food it makes my stomach feel weird, like nausea. Does anyone know how to make this go away? Or has it happened to you? I drank milk and it kind of stopped.

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    • Zinc Side Effects
      Timh from Ky, Usa
      October 10, 2013 at 7:20 am

      @Sunny: It is imperative to not take Zinc (whatever form) w/ fiber foods. The fiber & phytates major interfere w/ absorption.

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    • Zinc Side Effects
      Kt from Usa
      October 10, 2013 at 11:57 am

      I remember reading that zinc is best taken on an empty stomach. Just before you go to bed would be good.

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    • Zinc Side Effects
      Jean In La from Louisiana
      May 28, 2015 at 7:28 pm

      Zinc causes nausea as a normal side effect. Try taking half a dose or even a quarter at a time. Also, it is recommended to take it away from food, especially some antibiotics. According to published research, Zinc acetate is the best one available, but is much more expensive and is prescribed as the drug Galzin by family doctors.

      Reply
    • Zinc Side Effects
      Sam from Miami
      May 29, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Check out zinc whole foods supplement. Always prefer whole food vs. synthetic supplements.

      Reply
    • Zinc Side Effects
      Purplebutterfly from Usa
      June 2, 2015 at 7:39 am

      Thank you.

      Reply
  3. Zinc Compounds
    Trisha from Prince George, Bc
    December 30, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    The only zinc our health food store carries is zinc citrate…. What is the difference in the zinc you recommend and zinc citrate? is it worth the $$ and effort to take citrate? will I see any improvement taking citrate or shoud I try to find the other kinds?

    Thank you!

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  4. Diarrhea
    Paula from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    August 29, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    I was having persistant diarrhea for a week and researched that in developed countries, they would give zinc to children so that they don’t die from the diarrhea.

    I tried zinc gluconate 50mg and it stopped my diarrhea. Apparently zinc deficiencies make diarrhea worse.

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  5. Picolinate Vs. Gluconate
    Pat from Singapore
    June 11, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    hi, I’ve been reading on Earthclinic.com that zinc supplements can help with acne but there’s so many kinds of zinc!

    i narrowed it down to either zinc picolinate or gluconate………….. So may I ask which one is more readily absorbed by the body and hence, more effective for acne ?

    many thanks!

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    • Picolinate Vs. Gluconate
      Dave from Vaaldam, Gp. South Africa
      January 9, 2012 at 10:20 am

      I have been using zinc and castor oil ointment (commercially packaged and obtained from my local chemist(drug store)) as a topically applied sun block for the last six months. It has been amazingly effective and has worked better than the sun tan lotions I have used previously. It has also cleared my sunspots and melanomas from my facial skin. I find it very effective in healing burns and small wounds – it has now become my first aid kit in a jar!

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    • Picolinate Vs. Gluconate
      Francisca from Zug, Switzerland
      January 10, 2012 at 11:39 am

      Do you maybe have the formula for the Zinc and Castor Oil? I suppose that would be the only way one could have it in other countries. Maybe the name would help as well….

      Reply
    • Picolinate Vs. Gluconate
      Linda from Geelong, Australia
      February 1, 2012 at 5:01 pm

      Not sure if it’s the same chemical breakdown but Zinc and castor oil cream is available in Au in pharmacys and the baby isle of the supermarket–it’s a great nappy rash/moisture barrier cream.

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    • Picolinate Vs. Gluconate
      Sunny from Ca
      October 9, 2013 at 8:39 pm

      Powder and then Softgel form more abosorbed by body. Also, look into chelated. Pass it forward>>>> Health and love to you.

      Reply
  6. Oral Health
    Rkymtsprt from Missoula, Mt, USA
    October 30, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    Hi, I could not find any feedback about Zinc supplements on the Ailments link or the Supplements link. Anyone have fantastic results with it? It seems to be great for my oral health…my gums have stopped bleeding. Been taking one 50 mg tab for two months now.

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    • Oral Health
      George from Melbourne, Vic
      May 22, 2011 at 10:44 am

      I have been taking zinc for 2 months now and I have been told by my dr it increases the immune system and white blood cell count…

      Reply
    • Oral Health
      Harrie from Ennis, Tx
      June 5, 2011 at 9:49 pm

      I have been taking Zinc 50 mg for two years now. I had a MRSA infection and was in the hospital and the infection control doctor put me on it. He said it helped build up the immune system. Also, since taking it I have not had a single cold, flu or any other type respiratory problem. I had also had another doctor tell me he took Zinc in the winters to avoid colds/flu. So I guess there is something to it.

      Reply
    • Oral Health
      Suzie from New York, Usa
      June 6, 2011 at 10:28 am

      you need to keep an eye on your copper levels when you are taking zinc supplements as it may effect your neutrophils….

      Reply
    • Oral Health
      Wilmaj from Santa Margarita, Ca, United States
      June 13, 2012 at 9:50 am

      At first, I only believed that only a Vitamin C is crucial for me, I don’t even believe in any supplements right now and which one are the effective ones. After several years I discovered that I’m having zinc deficiency symptoms which I read from this http://products.mercola.com/zinc-supplements/ a Dr. Mercola’s article and I wanna know if it is true at all about what he is saying?

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    • Oral Health
      Timh from Louisville, Ky, USA
      June 14, 2012 at 8:54 am

      We are living in the industrial/agricultural age where nutritional deficiencies are on the rise (in our exo & endo environments) and the hypoxic or lowered oxygen states are the natural consequence; and another consequence is Cancer.

      Zinc isn’t found in sufficient amounts except in perhaps 2 foods —liver and pumpkin seeds, so if one never or rarely eats these foods and also doesn’t take a multivitamin/mineral supplement daily, then deficiency is very likely.

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    • Oral Health
      Maggie from Calgary, Alberta, canada
      June 14, 2012 at 10:34 pm

      How much zinc should females in their teens require? My daughter eats pumpkin seeds sometimes; never liver and has had acne problems since she was 11. She takes a multi with 15 mg of zinc. Wondering if this would be enough for her.

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    • Oral Health
      Timh from Louisville, Ky, Usa
      June 15, 2012 at 9:35 am

      Maggie, for a daily maintenance dose 25mg Zinc Citrate would suffice. In chronic disease treatment 50mg daily may be needed. In severe or acute illness up to 100mg can be taken. My current Z regimen is 100mg plus 3mg Copper every other day.

      Reply
    • Oral Health
      Cornelius from Durham, Nc
      September 11, 2012 at 11:31 am

      Try apple cider vinegar for acne. It works better than anything I’ve ever tried. You can find user experiences here on earth clinic.

      Reply

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