Zinc is an essential mineral and plays an important role in digestion, detoxification and hormonal balance. An immediate sign of a Zinc deficiency is a high skinfold on the triceps. You can also do the oral zinc test to see if you can taste the solution, so far no one has passed the test!
Zinc is essential for producing stomach acid, if you dont have enough zinc you wont produce enough stomach acid.
Detoxification require vitamins and minerals for phase one detoxification and amino acids for phase two detoxification. A deficiency in Zinc will have an immediate impact on phase one but also indirectly again on both phase one and two, if you have low stomach acid and poor digestion then you will again reduce the amount of vitamins and minerals and amino acids your get from the foods you eat.
A lack of Zinc can lead to increased production of the 'aromatase' enzyme. This enzyme converts testosterone into estrogen leading to fat gain on the tricpes, pecs, hips and thighs. This is why the triceps can be a good indicator especially for a male. This causes a hormonal imbalance and with higher levels of estrogen you will find it harder to burn fat and build muscle.
Foods that contain Zinc include meats, particularly oysters, beef, crab, pork, and lobster, as well as other protein sources such as yogurt, chick peas, almonds, and cashews.
UberZinc provides 75mg of Zinc (chelated with amino acids to improve absorption)
Dosage is 2 capsules once a day
If a Male shows a high level of aromatisation and zinc deficiency then this could increase to 2 capsules 3 times a day.
Why UberZinc?
Other Zinc supplements firstly arent as strong, only up to 25mg per tablet and they are also normally chelated with calcium, this competes with zinc which will reduce absorption.
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