If you have +3 of these symptoms you're a certified soy
Of all the nutrients I've studied, Zinc is the one that has fascinated me the most.
From depression to shit digestion, cancer to diabetes, neurodegeneration to hypothyroidism, gut disbyosis to low testosterone, male+female infertiliy to poor skin/hair/nail/joint health...
A Zinc Deficiency is involved.
A low zinc intake CAN'T be MASKED.
Eventually you'll be Zinc Deficient and have the below mentioned symptoms, since...
Your body doesn’t has a mechanism to store zinc. You need a DAILY surplus.
🧿 In this thread, you'll discover...
- 8 Zinctoms of a Zinc deficiency
- How to fix your Zinc deficiency
- Which Zinc supplement is cringe and which one is based
- Supplement Protocol to MAX THE FUCK OUT your Zinc levels safely
"Zn(2+) inhibits coronavirus and arterivirus RNA polymerase activity in vitro and zinc ionophores block the replication of these viruses in cell culture"
Btw zinc has wayyy more roles in your Immune System
They're masters on this and a topic. If you've been dealing with anxiety, follow & read them.
You'll heal with their help.
Now, Zinc is also IMPERATIVE to heal from Anxiety.
G.A.B.A. and Glutamate. Two decisive neurotransmitters in anxiety. I refer to GABA as the “off” switch and Glutamate as the “on” switch of your brain.
Glutamate triggers NEUROEXCITATION by letting Calcium get into the neuron. Calcium has a positive charge, so...
.It increases the neuron's electrical charge.
This accelerates neurotransmission. It turns "on" your brain.
But GABA?
Is Glutamate's total opposite.
GABA lets Chloride get inside your neurons - a negatively charged mineral, so decreases neuronal electrical charge = slows down neurotransmission
If there’s MORE Glutamate than GABA? You'll have the next symptoms:
Here's where Zinc comes in:
Zinc INHIBITS NMDA Receptors activation (Glutamate Receptors) through binding to the NR2 subunit.
When there's excess Glutamate activity, Zinc is released into the synapse to INACTIVATE NMDA receptors, to STOP Glutamate activity and neuroexcitation.
No matter how much Glutamate tries to activate NMDA now, when Zinc binds to NR2, NMDA receptors won't get activated.
Hence, Glutamate won't excite the neuron and anxiety will cease.
It doesn't stops there:
Zinc INHIBITS the group I metabotropic Glutamate Receptors (mGluR1).
When Glutamate activates its NMDA receptors, mGluR1 is RESPONSIBLE of releasing intraneuronal Calcium to aid in Glutamate's excitation.
So
Zinc by decreasing the Calcium availability reduces Glutamate EXCITATIVE FUNCTION.
In other words
Zinc controls anxiety. Fascinating.
If you've been dealing with Anxiety, adding more Zinc is essential.
6. If you have HYPOTHYROIDISM...
It's VERY LIKELY that you have a ZINC DEFICIENCY.
The Thyroid Hormones (THs) are T4 and T3.
T3 is the active form of TH, as T3 binds to Thyroid Hormone Receptors with greater affinity than T4
However, T3 is synthesized FROM T4 - thanks to the "1,5′-deoidinase" enzyme: catalyzes T4 to T3 conversion.
Guess fucking what mate
IT'S ZINC DEPENDANT.
Without Zinc, Active Thyroid Hormone (T3) isn’t created.
Zinc is also needed to synthesize Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH).
If your THs are low? Your hypothalamus will release TRH.
TRH then stimulates the release of Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which releases Thyroid Hormones.
But without TRH?
Your body CAN'T release TSH, PRODUCE Thyroid Hormones & maintain a healthy Thyroid.
So your Thyroid crashes without Zinc.
7. ACNE
Of ALL your tissues, the skin has the THIRD highest zinc concentration.
You see...
Zinc is the skin's anti-inflammatory.
It CONTROLS production of Inflammatory Cytokines in Keratinocytes (skin cells), namely:
- TNF-a.
- IL-1b
- IFN-y
- ICAM-1
When you have ACNE, skin inflammation is ultra fucking high. Zinc will REDUCE that inflammation, hence, it'll help you heal from acne and have the skin you desire.
Likewise, several types of...
8. HAIR LOSS
Are recognized as Inflammatory and Autoimmune diseases, triggered by IFN-y-Cytotoxic T cells in the skin
Skin Inflammation = destroyed hair.
And what controls skin inflammation?
Zinc.
There are several clinical trials showing that Zinc supplementation fixes hair loss, like this one:
All deplete zinc. Remove them today. Or stay being a certified soy.
(higher inflammation = higher zinc demand)
Now, There are several ways to MAXX the fuck up your Zinc status healthily
- 1 Ribeye per day (average ribeye is 300g = +20mg Zinc)
- 1-3 oysters per day. (1 oyster = +12mg Zinc)
- Liver 2-3 days per week (Copper balance)
- Daily seafood consumption
- +8 eggs per day
As you see, there's no need to use a Zinc supplement if your nutrition is on point. However, if you get...
- Sick 🦠
- Injured
- Drunk
- Diarrhea
- Insomnia
Then a Zinc supplement can help.
Also if you have Diabetes, Neurological disease (depression/anxiety included) and literally any organ disease, then a Zinc supplement can help too.
The best zinc supplement is Zinc Bisglycinate (homage Thorne)
Do NOT add one if you can get enough from food.
If not planned properly, prolonged zinc supplementation will end in Mineral Imbalances (zinc depletes copper) causing:
Supplement 20-40mg Zinc Bisglyinate 3-4 days per week (start lower end in both)
Zinc bisglycinate is 6% Elemental Zinc. So in 20mg you have 12mg of Zinc, in 40mg you get 24mg of Zinc and so on.
After each day of supplementation, get 4mg of Copper through food to balance it.
Get zinc with a meal. Ideally with lunch.
All minerals need an acidic environment (stomach acid) to get absorbed, if you get them with a meal, their absorption will be ideal.
Zinc in a empty stomach causes nausea for this reason, it needs stomach acid so it triggers a release.
🎏 CONCLUSION
Apply this and stop being a certified soy. Ngl this thread originally included 16 zinctoms.
Zinc has so many imperative roles in your body, I could talk about it the whole day.
I'll do more threads on zinc. Stay tuned.
Now, do you realize how MOST health issues can be solved just by fixing your nutrition and lifestyle?
Realize that, if you're ill, you don't have a medicine deficiency, most of the time you'll have a shit lifestyle AND nutrition that causes it
Search the pathophysiology of your disease. Then how nutrition, lifestyle, light & micronutrients affect it. Connect the dots now.
Your body can heal from anything
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1. Inhibition of viral replication by zinc 2. Viral uncoating inhibition 3. Inhibition of viral genome transcription 4. Inhibition of viral protein translation and polyprotein processing 5. Free virus inactivation