Zinc Deep Dive

It’s time for our mineral deep dive on zinc! Another popular mineral, right up there with magnesium, but often misunderstood and supplemented with blindly. In this episode, I cover what zinc does in the body, go through the RDA, and dig into how zinc impacts many aspects of our health like gut health, hormones, blood sugar, and thyroid function. In this week’s bonus episode on Patreon, I cover the relationship between zinc and copper as well as other minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium. I also answer the common question of when someone should supplement with zinc and go through options for that as well as provide a list of zinc rich foods and a sample day of someone getting 39mg of zinc from their diet. Go to patreon.com/hormonehealingrd to join patreon and get access to bonus content!
Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes.
This episode covers:
The function of zinc in our body {2:47}
Signs of zinc deficiency, with associated diseases and conditions {11:50}
Zinc and your gut health {23:24}
Zinc deficiency and the immune system {34:51}
How zinc affects sex hormones, for both men and women {40:23}
Zinc deficiency effects on blood sugar {48:11}
Thyroid function and zinc absorption {50:23}
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[@crowley144]

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[@HormoneHealingRD]

Thanks for listening!

[@darrelharper-hx9yz]

Thank you for the information This is indeed a deep and comprehensive dive.❤ 59:16

[@HormoneHealingRD]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@francescapescehughes7854]

Brilliant . Thank you so much for this in depth assessment. So many interesting nuances . Love the way you deliver information. It’s informative as well as easy to understand . Thank you so much

[@HormoneHealingRD]

Thank you so much for listening!

[@MelindaDolphin]

You say that zinc chloride is good for acid reflux. Finding a zinc chloride supplement is not so easy, especially for the person I am shopping for. She needs a chewable or liquid variety after gastric bypass. Do you have any recommendations?

[@rosssundberg5510]

Do you often see people with low copper and zinc? My htma shows both low.

[@HormoneHealingRD]

I do see that if someone is really depleted. We can also have signs of copper imbalance that are not directly shown from copper levels. There are many copper ratios like copper/molybdenum, zinc/copper, and iron/copper. Slow metabolic types are more likely to have a hidden copper imbalance than fast types as well.

[@rosssundberg5510]

@@HormoneHealingRDmy molybdenum also shows low. What would you look for if you saw someone you suspected with hidden copper imbalance. (I’m assuming that means, copper is actually high but not showing up on htma).