Zinc Deficiency | Dietary Sources, Causes, Signs & Symptoms (ex. Hair Loss), Diagnosis, Treatment
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- Zinc Deficiency | Dietary Sources, Causes, Signs & Symptoms (ex. Hair Loss), Diagnosis, Treatment
Zinc is an essential element required for human health, being utilized for nearly 100 different enzymes for a wide variety of functions, including developmental, reproductive and immune system functioning. Zinc deficiency can occur through several mechanisms, including reduced dietary intake, reduced absorption, increased utilization and increased losses. In this lesson, we discuss these causes in more detail, along with signs and symptoms of zinc deficiency (including anxiety, depression, skin lesions like acne, and hair loss), how it is diagnosed and how it is treated.
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I’ve suffered form decades without knowing what was wrong with me. I went to multiple doctors and specialists and they knew nothing. After going down a rabbit hole of learning online, I literally figured out on my own issue… I was zinc deficient and now I’m back to normal.
Not once has a Dr said I should eat this or do that. All they do is write prescriptions that have all kinds of side effects. Never have they said take vitiams
...and gets upset if u dont take thier prescribed drugs
I asked my doctor and she said to talk to someone at health store because doctors don't know about minerals. This is crazy and totally unacceptable.
You got it right!!! They just want you to take their expensive drugs like WTF?
Yeees they do they will not tell you how and what to do to take care of yourself, but there quick to pull out that pen and script for something that’s not good for you
Because they learn 0 hours of nutritional training in medical school. Dairy is the number one food they feed in hospitals too. My mom died from obesity at had pneumonia yet they kept giving her dairy. Which increases mucus. 🥺🥜🥜🥜🥜🥜
I'm preparing for MRCP part 2 exam and this video helped a lot to remember features of Zinc deficiency that I'm always mixing up with other nutrients deficiency. Thanks for the marvellous video
Personally I would like to add one serious problem and clinical point linked to my zinc deficiency. After 20 years of lack of sweating combined with overheating and unpleasant flu like symptoms after heat exposition. Luckily after a zinc deficiency treatment for night blindness quality of life was found after 20 years no doctor would recognise the heat problem and lack of sweating.
Really I rarely sweat even in on a hot summer
Oh, so that's why Prince Andrew can not sweat.
@@frogmanant maybe this IS Prince Andrew🤔
Great work. Thank you for your interesting explanation.
It's a misconception that vegetarians have zinc deficiency. I am a vegetarian and do a no gluten diet and since then I have not been sick and it's been 4 years. There are foods high in zinc that are not of animal source such as grains like brown rice, buckwheat, quinoa, nuts such as walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds. Beans, legumes and lentils. Seafood would be another good one but it's high in mercury.
This was good info.
Same. Vegetarian. I don’t get sick. I love almonds and take a multi vitamin with zinc in it.
Is difficult to be a vegetarian when you suffer from fibromyalgia due to Celiac disease or severe intolerance to gluten found in food containing wheat, barley (porridge). I became Celiac when i was a vegetarian and i rely on wheat and porridge. Me health deteriorate so much that i can hardly walk. I could not consume nuts peanuts, walnuts because i would cover in dermatitis. I cut wheat all together and i consume all kind of legumes, meat, fish, veggies, fruits but home made food legumes, just water tea, and natural grain coffee. I don´t drink milk or cheese due to the Casein (protein in milk) and lactose that make feel sick with diarrheas' and digested problems. . I do feel great and i am 67 and i don't consume sugar or prosed food.
Great information! Gratitude!
Thank you for your excellent video
Thank you!
Thanks a lot 👌
Reduced absorption can also be caused by age and diseases such as diabetes, both effect small intestine function and is common cause of zinc deficiency.
Dietary plant based supplementation of zinc is probably one of the best options for most people assuming absorption is possible since you get the benefits without the massive drawbacks. Aka beans, nuts, seeds, oats.
@@michaele.4702 I've heard that Beans and Nuts are high in Phytic Acid, which cancels out/ depletes Zinc , Supplements are not as ~Nature ,intends,,hence far from ideal. ... just can't win whatever we consume, don't consume !
Wow... I just bought Zinc vitamins! I'm s dealing with hair loss andvits getting worse.glad that I found this information!!!
Check into castor oil application to scalp, brows, base of lashes.
Me too
Saw Palmetto is also a good supplement herb for hair loss. 😊
I was taking 30 mg of zinc but didn't really see a benefit from zinc until I started taking 30mg twice a day alone with B complex, B1, and biotin, and a multivitamin and minerals and now no hair loss that the doctor said was genetic 😞
@@micaonyx5301 well I know i was missing a lot of vitamins. I take zinc, magnesium, a multivitamin, and b12.. the magnesium makes me extra hungry... lort.. seems like I never get full.🤯🤯🤯
The condition Pyroluria suggests up to 10% of the population have a genetic inability to absorb zinc. This plus low vitamin b6 inhibit the production of serotonin causing immune and high anxiety issues. It’s worth researching and discussing with a naturopath. I found great results by taking activated b6 ( P5P) and zinc picolinate
Same here!!!! Severe anxiety and depression from as long as I can remember. Always exhausted, underweight, stomach pains, hair loss….I take b6 and zinc and I’m flourishing!
@@aliciaahlberg7652how you doing now? did your hair regrow? by how much?
how much more else did you benefit from zinc?
@@wakeupp563i have lasting energy, my skin is healthier (no more eczema), and I no longer get migraines or crazy mood swings. I sleep better! My hair grows great, although I haven’t noticed too much of difference in that department as that wasn’t something that intense for me
Thx. Immune system delicate.
can you suggets natural sources of zinc, rather than the drug/pill forms?
Thanks, this has been a very informative video. I definitely want to get my zinc levels checked because I do have some of the symptoms mentioned.
I am 9 and a half inches endowed so i think i am good
Good information
Thank you for sharing this information! I will ask my doctor to add zinc levels tests with regular blood tests!
I asked my doctor and she said to talk to someone at health store because doctors don't know about minerals. Can you believe it???
@@MorningDove Yes, I can believe it. Seeing them walk around with masks on thinking it's going to stop them from getting the virus...yes. I had major surgery last August and while I was in the pre-op room, one of the nurses told me to put on my mask when the doctor walked in. Well praise God, my doctor is well educated and told them I didn't need to. Then the anesthesiologist came to me and the nurse told me again to put on a mask, and he also told the nurse I did not need to...another well educated man.
🌿Thank You So Helpful!🌿Will Share💎
gastric bypass can cause absorption problems, l had it 40-years ago
Definitely need zinc in my diet, losing hair, drinking more alcohol than I should. Working on it.
I don’t know if I’m deficient but I have immune system problems also take magnesium, vitamin d, iron, b12 hope atleast some help my fatigue and getting sick frequently.
Ok, yowza! And all this time I thought my symptoms were due to covid. I got it in Nov 2020 but in October 2020 I went cold turkey vegan and have been vegan”ish” since then. I have been experiencing nearly all these symptoms and when I got sick in the fall I took a zinc supplement and during that time I noticed a slight improvement but didn’t correlate it to zinc! Do I just ask my Dr for a plasma test? Thank you for sharing this info!!!
Good info
Calcium is highly overrated. Zinc is strictly better
Only a small intake of zinc is necessary to reap the benefits. Currently, the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for zinc in the United States is 8 milligrams (mg) a day for women and 11 mg a day for men.
I am looking for the right product. Most capsule products contain 25 µg per capsule and say that a dose of 1 capsule a day should not be exceeded. The guy in the video now says 2 µg per kg bodyweight. I weigh 140 lbs so that's 70 kg, which means I should take 140 µg per day at a recommended maximum intake of only 11 µg? This is utterly confusing!
@@Project_2501 micro and milli grams are different
Oh thank you I didn’t know that
Yeah!
This was mentioned @ .55-1:00
into the video!
My doctor told me we don't need it continuously so I take for a week then stop.
People that live in areas that have a zinc deficiency in the soil should consider oral supplements of zinc otherwise they might not be getting enough zinc from their diet.
Hi .. Can you please tell me what is the difference between sulphate zinc and gluconate zinc ? Thanks
Gluconate zinc is absorbed better than sulphate zinc
Weird, everywhere it says that the body can't store zinc or not even enough for another day means it has to be ingested every day. Why would I need to take ten times more zinc to fill up a zinc storage that does not exist?
Does weight loss surgery fall under the GI surgery?
Does it work with magnesium
What are the zinc deficiency disorders
I suffered gang green of my small intestine when I was 20 years old. & ever since it’s been complications. No one ever talked to me about zinc for that. But I’m not in the US an getting anything done here in Canada is like putting teeth. Something to try an talk to them about thank you.
Oh u mean gangrene!!
The US is well on it's way to having the same with Healthcare or worse.
"So Jimmy, you wanted to live in a world without zinc..."
Which meat do you know? Because something just dawned on me, these animals are vegetarian aren't they? Except maybe the fish they get it from probably the ocean water or earth which is where the plants get them.
For tyroid problems (Hashimoto ) must 30 mg daily 🌟
I'm hypothyroid, thanx for the info.
I too am hypothyroid ty.
I might try Zinc for a bit and see if my stomach get a a lot better. I’ve always had alright digesting and haven’t been good at simply digesting food good. Fixed it for a bit, but I have to keep a stricter diet go stay fine. So let’s see if it gets better.
my digestion improved when I started supplementing D3 with K2(mk7) and magnesium...
I can eat more carbs now...when I was deficient in D3, I couldnt stand the taste of carbs like bread, potato and so on... try it
I have nite blindness and nausia
Raw pumpkin seeds have great zinc...👌👍
They also have A LOT of magnesium. It’s a pretty serious laxative, you won’t leave the washroom if you take too much
It just happens my son with IBS came to me tonight with the facial redness in these photos. He already has GI issues and has reduced growth at age 16. He suffers from anxiety. This is an aha moment.
I finally know what’s wrong with me why is it so simple
Nice Zinc Interesting Video….
Be careful not to over do your zinc levels because your hair has a tendency to go greyer, faster. Make sure your copper supplements are on par the more you increase your zinc intake.
Good point.
Is zinc 50mg one tablet a day ok? Will that make my hair grey fast?
What about vitiligo?
you mention zinc stores but according to the NIH those do not exist
"A daily intake of zinc is required to maintain a steady state because the body has no specialized zinc storage system"
if you pack a bunch in it will get stored in bodyfat
You actually believe anything the NIH says lol
@@calvinryon352 You beat me to it, lol. You can't believe a word the NIH says.
I thought the Doctor said the prostate has the most zinc in the body
My zinc deficiency was so bad that I was actually growing I lesions on my eyelashes they were big bright yellow lesions that stuck out over the top of my eyelashes and I would constantly get these things and have to pop them. Or else I'd be walking around with like 20 eye lesions on top of that hair loss yes it does occur I was having hair loss from it hypogonadism that also happen to me my testosterone dropped very low which affected my mood and my behavior I also became very sensitive to light. But the moment I started taking high levels of zinc everything started going back to normal the eye lesions went away my testosterone went way up. Hypogonadism went away my muscles came back I went back to the gym and started bodybuilding again. Because my diet had no zinc in it at all and I was constantly running around and working and had a lot of stress and didn't eat enough food with zinc so I became deficient in zinc. This stuff needs to be in the water it needs to be in the food the government's tripping the stuff out of our daily nutrition is terrible
What did you do to fix it?? I’m in the same state
how much zink you took and what exact product?
I'm getting the same things in my eye lashes. It took me over a day an a half to pop one. I became obsessed trying to get them to pop. DR said I was delusional. But I didn't t listen to his advice or meds. I use common knowledge. An old school solutions to fix this issue. I've had white hard BB like things under my skin . I use peroxide and it would help to get the top layer of skin to dissolve so I could squeeze these things out. I 've been taken zinc. For 3 days and I'm feeling more energy and I'm feeling calmer. I haven't got angry today. So I am so greatful finding this article.
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I'm so happy your well.. that had to be trauma inducing to deal with for so long. I'm happy to know what can happen without the proper amount of zinc in the body first hand ..so to speak. Hope a remains well for you
Just looked this video up bc today I found out in NYC it is now “illegal” to test Zinc levels in your blood. I now have to travel to New Jersey to get zinc tested
Dude.. Why!????
@@livinplakkandavis6223 my belief is because it helps elevate COVID symptoms and they’d rather push for a shot/booster which the state gets funded on
Are you sure the body can store zinc or does it have to be gained daily? Why sell pills , what foods can we eat to get more zinc the real way?
Zinc keeps copper in check, too.
Too much zinc depletes copper, since they’re both fighting for absorption
vegetarian diets lack in zinc?
What you recommended for faster repaired for hair lose please respect my comments and please reply.. thanks you..
Dr Eric Berg has a series of great videos on Hair……….
Hi Romel, I'm here for the same reason. I've been taking Biotin with Keratin and it has helped me. Good luck.
Australia’s soil is deficient in four trace elements - zinc, silica, manganese and magnesium!
And we are running out of phosphates
@@TheAjRaeisn’t that what’s present in fertilizer? That’s definitely no shortage in the soil if that’s the case..
I lived on cashews and pistachios for about 30 days soon after my hair started falling out I do mean fell out a lot,I ordered Zinc a few weeks ago.
Might be to high in zinc
Here's my story; I just recently lost most of my natural teeth, so I now wear full dentures. I started using Fixodent liberally to hold them iny mouth, and in a few months started to develop all the symptoms. I went to my primary doctor, did a bunch of tests and was prescribed Nexium and some other stuff. Symptoms persisted, until one day I was just sitting there, pondering. Just left the Army, aside from my teeth no health issues to speak of, don't even drink alcohol. So I pick up the Fixodent box and notice a tiny warning on it; Contains zinc. Not for prolonged use. I thought to myself, how can this not be for prolonged use, if it's supposed to be a daily denture adhesive? But oh well.
So, the mystery was solved. I had been poisoning myself. Stopped using it just today. Let's see what happens .
What symptoms? Do you think it was to much zinc?
Has anyone been prescribed prednsone for a long time?? What have you exsperiened. How are your adrenaline glands doing. Does your skin itch all the time.???????
Get off it NOW! It will give you osteoporosis, rob your eyesight, height will shrink, your personality will change to be very aggressive. Bad dreams, poor sleep, body changes into a tree trunk shape, loss of hair. Worst lie that its a helpful med. Its a steroid that humans should never take!! Note: you are never to take it longer than 6weeks. Longer than that? You have a money hungry drug pusher for fake dr treating you. 2nd opinion immediately! I kid you not.
Sometimes you have no choice..I had to undergo chemo and docs recommended that as part of the roadmap
@@remarkable_iam key in Dr Berg Cancer or Chemo, on YT...get better, not worse...
Blessings 🌿
When i had covid i was taking zinc and i noticed my hair was growing amazingly. Then i stopped and back to falling out again. Hmm i wonder...
I also started taking a supplement in prevention of covid and in a few weeks noticed a beautiful change in my hair... hence finding this video. Over the last few years my hair had become more dry and less healthy looking - the zinc seems to have worked magic on my hair.
@@sarahnoda Well you know what this means. Time for us to get back to using zinc.
What were y'all taking specifically if you don't mind me asking? Like quantity wise?
@@benjmiester ill see if i can find it and get back with you.
@@benjmiester I was taking Zicam rapid melt tablets (because I had a mild cold) and noticed a difference in my hair. That said - I'm a random person on the internet, you should consult with your doctor before taking anything. WE are all different and can react differently to medications and supplements, so please consult your healthcare provider!
How much zinc should you use?
10 mg.
Can you take zinc while pregnant?
Daily rdi dose yes
Left align your bullet points please
could it cause abdominal pain?
Yes and nausea, thoe are common side effects..
@@justinplays8403 : no kidding, wow
i’ve had a lot of diarrhea, i’ve regurgitated from drinking, and a lot of sex.
i probably don’t have any zinc at all.
two and a half years later and i’m still not right. this stomach pain is relentless, and scary.
The only doctor that ever talked about vitamins was my porphyria doctor. He actually cared about my levels of iron,zinc ,potassium.
All of them...man my blood was messed up
Physical chemical and emotional stress on the body can actually reduce the absorption rate of all nutrients including zinc this is why when you drink a lot of caffeine or energy drinks your body will actually burn through zinc in a much faster rate because the metabolism is moving faster. Or you have constant pain your stomach slows down and your intestines slow down because of all of this on top of that if you're an asthmatic your intestines aren't getting enough oxygen because of your asthma and this can cause acid to fall down into your small intestines because there are two muscles at the base and at the top of the stomach when you have asthma these muscles stop functioning because they're not getting enough air through the blood because the body is not circulating enough oxygen. This can cause acid to go up in your windpipe and into your small intestines this can also cause zinc deficiency really the best thing for the human body is a low-stress environment. Plenty of exercise and sleep my goodness sleep is so important people have to get sleep and not just a couple of minutes of sleep I mean a deep sleep. The problem is the US diet sucks people don't get enough nutrients in their diet so their body breaks down in a much faster rate than it should and its really unhealthy for me I have two jobs. One is in a hospital. The other one is a computer repairman in engineer so I have to constantly work like crazy I developed a zinc deficiency because of all of the energy drinks I was drinking I was burning through my nutrients to quickly so what I started to do was at all my electrolytes and vitamins in a powder form into my Waters so whenever I would fill up a water I would constantly be drinking my nutrients. This helped a lot and it made me less irritable and actually allowed me to sleep deeper. Just I warn you if you're going to do that make sure you understand what you're doing. Because the tap water wer drinking. Has had all of the electrolytes and nutrients stripped out and it has hydrofluoride which is a acidic property. And is not healthy for the body so if you decide to add these nutrients to your water just understand how much you're going to need and how much water you're going to drink. But it works well also you need copper without copper your body cannot absorb vitamin D3 zinc all trace minerals if you don't have copper then it's not going to matter
How do you ensure sufficient copper intake? Thank you.🙏🏿
@@omifunkemccloud3362 Try eating some Bee pollen .
Zinc and manganese and copper to keep your endothelial lining protecting your cells from the penertration by the virus or most viruses in the respiratory tract
Pistachios loaded with copper
Thank you this was very helpful
Is it true that zinc can help with loss of taste? My mom had all kinds of tests and nothing seems to help. She says foods either taste gritty or salty 🤔
It helped me when I had covid in Feb 2020. When I had it again in Oct 2021, it didn't last nearly as long (loss of taste). Now, if I can only fix my sense of smell :(.
So taking a calcium supplement will reduce my body’s ability to absorb it?
Non soy vitamin k2d3 will distribute calcium.
yes do not take calcium if you taking zinc
Pyroluria
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But there are no males and females
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If zinc is needed to produce sperm,
What would happen if you ejaculate on a daily basis?
Would that not deplete all your zinc levels in your body?
sperms contain very little amount of zinc..
but for production of testosterone (male $ex hormone) adequate zinc is reqd
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Why do I get nausea f too I’m zinc
All I wanted to know was what is the deficiency not all this extra stuff damn
Goofy
EXACTLY!!!!!!DARM IT!!!!!!
Algorithm.
too much repetition
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I've been taking 30mg of Zinc for about a month now and if I even hear a woman I start thrashing about like a greyhound in a cage before a race. I kid you not, I've so much gumption in my truncheon I could slam it clean through a stud wall and impregnate every occupant in the next room, even the men folk. Thanks to Zinc I've done so much to my wife's nethers it looks like a punched lasagne. Thanks Zinc.
which brand/product you took?
Brand?
Isn't zinc secreted in semen as well?
Yes it's the biggest zinc loser for males. 3mg each ejaculation. Surprised he overlooked it here. Shows you cannot trust these people.
@@oneoddsockk 3 mg?
you didnt even include ejaculation
50 mg seems to much
10 to 15 is plenty
I like the 50 mg for if I am exposed to or coming down with a cold. That's the only time I take it and works like a charm!