BEST FOOD SOURCES.
Meat, Liver, Seafood (especially oysters), Wheat Germ, Brewers’ Yeast, Pumpkin Seeds, Eggs, Mustard, Non-fat Dried Milk, Spinach, Shrimp, Kidney Beans, Seeds (Pumpkin, Flax, Watermelon etc.), Bran, Mustard, Dried Milk, Nuts, Grains, Brewers Yeast.
EFFECTS ON BODY.
Accelerate healing time for internal and external wounds. Help avoid Prostate problems. Aid in the treatment of infertility. Promote growth and mental alertness. Get rid of white spots on fingernails. Help restore loss of taste. Help decrease cholesterol deposits. A deficiency affects infectious susceptibilities. Also childrens’ growth.
General Characteristics
An essential trace element with only small amounts necessary for human health. Is needed for the body’s Immune System as a defence for cell division. Helps with growth, wound healing and breakdown of carbo-hydrates. Aids the senses of taste and smell.
DEFICIENCY.
Hypogonadism, arteriosclerosis and suspected prostatic hypertrophy. Growth retardation, loss of appetite, frequent infections, hair loss, diarrhea, impotence in males.
DAILY REQUIREMENTS.
12-15 milligrams mg for adults. Slightly higher for nursing mothers.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS.
Acts as a traffic director for the efficient flow of body processes, enzyme systems and cells. Governs the contractibility of muscles. Helps the formation of insulin. Keeps the proper concentration of Vitamin E in the body and besides being important for maintaining the body’s acid-alkaline balance exerts a normalising effect on the prostate.
CHEMICAL SYMBOL _ Zn.