Zinc acts as a cofactor for 2,000 different enzymes, more than any other vitamin or mineral.

Zinc is essential for immunity, wound healing and all the special senses: vision, hearing, taste and smell.

Low levels can cause craving of salty and spicy foods.

Only 8% of Americans fail to take in an adequate amount of Zinc in their daily diet as defined by currently accepted standards, yet Zinc deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies.

Phytates in grains bind Zinc, reducing its bioavailability, making grain-based diets another significant source of tissue Zinc deficiency.

Zinc absorption, as with most minerals, is dependent on stomach acid production, so antacids are another common factor that contributes to Zinc deficiency.

The kidneys reabsorb all essential minerals from the urine, with the exception of Chromium, so kidney issues can also contribute to Zinc deficiency.

In a study of dialysis patients, 100% were either overtly Zinc deficient (70.2%) or showed a subclinical level of deficiency (29.8%).

Clinical Trial:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32183286/

A study of healthy children found 27.8% suffered from subclinical Zinc deficiency.

Research Reference:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28101772/

Zinc deficiency is strongly associated with the symptoms of unhealthy aging, including oxidative inflammatory aging and immunosenescence associated with most aging-related illnesses including cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disease, and diabetes.

People over age 60 get less than half of the recommended daily intake of Zinc, plus our ability to absorb Zinc and deliver it to our cells decreases with aging.

By age 75, overt Zinc deficiency is very common.

Research Reviews:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321209/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22222917/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18200755/

You can monitor your Zinc level with the Zinc Taste Test.

One capsule of Zinc Synergy supplies:

Mineral Synergists:

Zinc (from 8 bioavailable forms to optimize all pathways) 15 mg 100%

 Aspartate 2mg

 Carnosine 2mg

 Citrate 2mg

 Glycinate 2mg

 Malate 2mg

 Monomethionine 2mg

 Orotate 2mg

 Sulfate Monohydrate 1mg

Magnesium (Magnesium Threonate) 20 mg 5%

Note:

The threonate moiety delivers Magnesium across the Blood-Brain Barrier and the Blood-Eye Barrier. Threonine is an essential amino acid, since it cannot be synthesized by the body.

Chromium (GTF Chromium) 200 mcg 167%

Cobalt (from Vitamin B12) 2.24 mcg *

Vitamin Synergists:

Vitamin A (Retinyl Acetate)  5000 IU 1.5 mg 100%

Vitamin B2 (as Coenzyme Riboflavin 5-Phosphate) 50 mg 2941% (high potency may color urine fluorescent yellow or green)

Vitamin B12 (for Cobalt as coenzymes Adenosylcobalamin and Methylcobalamin) 60 mcg 1000%

Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 5000 IU 1250%

Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherol Complex) 30 IU 100%

Endocrine Synergist:

Pregnenolone 20 mg *