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Zinc Lozenges
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What is Zinc Lozenges?
Zinc is a mineral that is needed for healthy functioning of the body's immune system. Zinc supplementation has been shown to reduce the severity and duration of common cold symptoms. Zinc is not only necessary for healthy functioning of the body, but by bolstering the immune response, supplementation of zinc definitely reduces cold and flu symptom severity and duration. Paired with echinacea and vitamin C, it's a strong support for your immune system.
Who Should Consider Zinc Lozenges?
Zinc is a mineral that is needed for healthy functioning of the body's immune system. Zinc supplementation has been shown to reduce the severity and duration of common cold symptoms. Zinc is not only necessary for healthy functioning of the body, but by bolstering the immune response, supplementation of zinc definitely reduces cold and flu symptom severity and duration. Paired with echinacea and vitamin C, it's a strong support for your immune system.
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What are Zinc Lozenges?
Zinc is a mineral that is needed for healthy functioning of the body's immune system. Zinc supplementation has been shown to reduce the severity and duration of common cold symptoms.
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Isn't Zinc for Colds Just a Folk Remedy?
One way to approach this question is to look at what happens to the body if we were to eliminate or drastically reduce our consumption of zinc. Some people do, in fact, have a hereditary zinc deficiency. The condition these people have is known as "acrodermatitis enteropathica", characterized by reduced T cell production (all white blood cell function deteriorates) and reduced levels of serum thymic factor - also critical to our immune system. An increase in the number and frequency of infections results. All of these symptoms are reversible upon sufficient administration of zinc. Other problems resulting from zinc deficiency include impaired protein synthesis and energy production, poor collagen formation, poor alcohol tolerance, loss of taste and smell, and many pregnancy related problems. Pregnancy related problems include: dramatically increased chance of spontaneous abortion (miscarriage), retarded fetal growth, increases in the risk of malformations (including cleft lip and pallette, brain and eye problems, skeletal problems, and poor genital development), and poor immune function. Zinc is not only necessary for healthy functioning of the body, but by bolstering the immune response, supplementation of zinc definitely reduces cold and flu symptom severity and duration. Take your zinc!
Who Needs More Zinc?
Those at highest risk of zinc deficiency include pregnant women, vegetarians, athletes (due to loss through perspiration), those with AIDS, and others on restricted diets. If you do not consume red meat you are at risk of zinc deficiency. Vegetarians should consume whole grain breads and cereals, which are "OK" sources of zinc, but would do well to add a zinc supplement. Pregnant women should take extra zinc towards the end of their pregnancies as zinc is required for optimal birth weight and fetal development. Athletes lose a large portion of their dietary mineral intake through perspiration and should also supplement (athletes should consider adding more than just zinc - a liquid ionic multi-mineral supplement is ideal). Zinc deficiency is one of the most commonly found dietary features among AIDS patients, and it is strongly correlated with the severity of the disease. Zinc deficiency among AIDS patients is probably attributable to poor appetite, poor digestion--zinc requires a high level of gastric acid in order to be absorbed--and increased demand for it by the immune system. As it is perhaps the most important mineral in supporting immune function, it should be supplemented. Last but not least, anyone experiencing the onset of cold or flu symptoms should begin a zinc regimen immediately.
How To Take Zinc
- Infants 0-1 year: 5mg/day
- Children 1-10 years: 10mg/day
- Men 11+ years: 15mg/day
- Women 11+ years: 12mg/day
- Pregnant Women: 15mg/day
- Lactating Women: 19mg/day in the 1st 6 months, 16mg/day in the 2nd 6 months1
- At the onset of a cold: take zinc lozenges in every two hours for up to seven days.
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