Zinc is one of the key minerals necessary for optimal immune function. Zinc influences several mechanisms within the body that support anti-cancer activity, including transcription factor modulation like NF-kB.

Klean Athlete offers this zinc supplement made with chelated zinc picolinate for easier absorption by your body, free from wheat, gluten and artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners.

Immune System Support

Zinc is an essential trace mineral essential to good body functioning. As an essential cofactor to more than 300 enzymes and as part of your immune system defense mechanism, zinc helps you fight infections more quickly, heal wounds quickly, digest food properly, metabolize it efficiently, maintain healthy skin as well as DNA synthesis, protein production, and cell division.

Zinc helps enhance the function of T and B cells, natural killer cells, monocytes, and reduces infection risks while simultaneously decreasing inflammation levels and improving cellular immunity. Furthermore, zinc prevents oxidative stress responses, protects against cell damage, and promotes normal responses to insulin (1,2).

Zinc supplements help restore these levels, as low zinc levels decrease white blood cells’ ability to kill bacteria (antibody-dependent phagocytosis and phagocytosis), as well as their production of TNF-a, IL-1b, and IL-6 cytokines (2). In turn this boosts T and B cell activity which enhances antibody synthesis, phagocytosis, and proliferating assay (2,3) (2).

Studies have demonstrated that people deficient in zinc experience slower wound healing times and lower immune resistance against infections. A 12-week study of 60 diabetic foot ulcer patients who took 50 mg per day of zinc supplementation experienced significantly smaller ulcers compared to those taking placebo (2,4). Zinc also helped increase natural killer cells and T-cells that are essential components of immunity (1,5).

Zinc supplements have proven highly effective at treating acute infantile diarrhea and acrodermatitis enteropathica (a chronic and severe form of diaper rash), in children who are undernourished or deficient in zinc, decreasing its length as well as height gain in these children. Zinc may also prevent infections among HIV/AIDS patients, helping reduce diarrheal symptoms associated with their bowel disease as well as help decrease overall weight gain (1,2). Furthermore, Wilson’s disease, which occurs when copper builds up within the body is another possible use for zinc supplements (3,4)

Zinc can interact with antibiotics like quinolones and tetracyclines; if you take such drugs, it is wise to limit or forgo taking zinc until your prescription has run its course. In addition, zinc may hinder the effectiveness of certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs, like penicillamine.

Wound Healing Support

Zinc is an essential mineral essential to proper bodily functioning, such as creating proteins and DNA, keeping immunity strong, healing wounds quickly and supporting growth. Zinc can also aid the body in absorbing other essential nutrients while acting as an antioxidant – naturally found in many foods or available as dietary supplements.

Zinc plays an essential role in the brain, nervous system and immune systems of our bodies. As an essential micronutrient it enables proteins to be made, carbohydrates metabolized, hormones synthesized, insulin levels regulated and energy usage utilized. Zinc can be found throughout all tissues of the body with 5 times greater concentration in skin than blood – protecting lipids from free radical damage, inhibiting oxidative stress shortening wound healing time while simultaneously improving scarring and increasing collagen production. Its presence all over ensures it presence across tissues of all tissues of our bodies; zinc also regulates inflammation responses whilst increasing collagen production by 5 fold over its presence! Zinc’s presence in all tissues of body makes its presence known, making its use essential.

As part of the healing process following haemostasis (clotting), damaged tissue undergoes an inflammatory phase during and after haemostasis; various cell types infiltrate to remove debris, clear infection agents, and stimulate regeneration of new tissue. Zinc can further this inflammatory stage by increasing platelet activation and aggregation.

Zinc also enhances neutrophils’ ability to phagocytose bacterial and fungal pathogens, making them key responders in tissue injury and infection response. Researchers studying rhesus monkeys have demonstrated how zinc deficiency blocks PMN chemotaxis at injured sites while supplementation restores this effect.

One cellular mechanism of inflammation control is through zinc’s stimulation of NF-kB transcription factor. Blockading its activity suppresses pro-inflammatory cytokines while also decreasing oxidative stress levels.

Zinc can be taken orally for a number of conditions, including anorexia nervosa, an autoimmune skin disorder called Acrodermatitis Enteropathica, dry mouth (xerostomia), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and psoriasis. Furthermore, zinc supplements can also help treat warts, rosacea, acne, eczema thrush chronic gastrointestinal diseases like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as well as chronic liver diseases like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as well as chronic liver diseases like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as chronic liver diseases such as alcohol liver disease as well as chronic gastrointestinal diseases like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as chronic liver diseases as well as chronic liver diseases like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as alcohol liver disease as well as chronic liver diseases like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis chronic liver diseases including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as chronic liver diseases as well as alcohol liver disease with enlarged prostate gland dysfunction and alcoholic liver disease among men as well as increased prostate gland and enlarged prostate and enlarged prostate and erectile dysfunction in men; zinc can also be added into hair products designed specifically to treat male pattern baldness while eye drops for treating glaucoma as well as eye drops which treat glaucoma as well.

Cardiovascular Support

Zinc can help regulate calcium movement within heart cells and decrease oxidative stress, as well as boost antioxidant activity and decrease pro-inflammatory cytokines linked to heart disease. Studies indicate that supplementing with high doses of dietary zinc increases cardiovascular health by decreasing inflammation and improving how your body breaks down fats.

Zinc can be taken by mouth to treat diarrhea and canker sores, hasten the healing of wounds and burns, prevent anemia in pregnancy and iron deficiency anemia, reduce infections in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), improve immune function during HIV/AIDS infections, lower cholesterol in people with clogged arteries and treat prostate cancer. Furthermore, zinc also serves to help lower sickle cell disease complications as well as protect against eye infections and radiation damage during chemotherapy treatment.

Supplements that contain zinc come in capsules, lozenges, liquids and tablets form. When selecting zinc supplements from reputable companies with no large amounts of added sugars or fillers as fillers. NutriGold Zinc Zenith is an excellent example – vegan-certified non-GMO product which features zinc picolinate for increased bioavailability in an easier-on-the-stomach form than other forms of zinc.

Zinc supplements taken in excess can have adverse side effects, including reduced immune function, low copper levels, and lowered HDL cholesterol levels (1). Zinc should never exceed 40 mg daily as too much zinc could impact liver enzymes; pregnant or breast-feeding women should limit their zinc consumption as doing so could harm infant development; long-term heavy alcohol use reduces zinc absorption(2).

Antioxidant Support

Zinc is an essential cofactor for numerous enzymes in our bodies. Additionally, it acts as an antioxidant and supports immune function by down-regulating proinflammatory cytokines. Zinc may even have antiviral properties against herpes simplex virus as well as helping alleviate cold symptoms. Zinc can be found everywhere from our immune systems and livers, muscles and bones to our brains and bones and ranks second only to iron as one of our two most abundant trace minerals in our bodies.

Zinc deficiency results in numerous dysfunctions to the cellular immune response, including severe fungal and bacterial infections, reduced responses by T lymphocytes to mitogens, anergy, thymic atrophy, diminished activity of T helper cells and an increase in production of proinflammatory cytokines. Zinc also plays a vital role in humoral immunity by helping antibodies and B lymphocytes recognize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens as threats.

Zinc can be found in many foods including poultry, fish, red meat, dairy products, nuts seeds grains and legumes – and some fortified foods too! A diet rich in zinc provides an effective means of absorption into the digestive tract and is most easily found within foods like these.

Supplements can also help maintain adequate zinc levels. Some medications may interact with zinc supplements; it’s best to consult your healthcare provider before taking them, especially if taking Doxycycline (Vibramycin), Cimetidine (Metronidazole), or Ciprofloxacin. Zinc supplementation during pregnancy and breastfeeding is highly recommended to ensure proper growth, development of reproductive organs, taste vision smell and blood clotting processes are functioning optimally.

Zenith Nutrition’s Zinc Gluconate 30mg capsule is an excellent source of zinc, an essential trace mineral which plays numerous enzymatic functions within the body. Zinc plays an integral part in both innate and cell-mediated immune systems as well as being an essential cofactor to over 300 enzymes (including DNA/RNA). As a powerful antioxidant it also supports healthy glucose metabolism, proper insulin and thyroid function, healthy eyesight, skin texture and smell sense as well as aiding healthy eyelashes, hair nails and senses. Our Zinc is chelated to allow faster absorption by gut.