Minerals

9 Benefits of Zinc and Where to Find It in Food

9 Benefits of Zinc and Where to Find It in Food
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Jingduan Yang
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Many people complain about the inability to focus, emotional instability, and poor stress response. Other common complaints include weak immunity, hair loss, and acne.

Surprisingly, all of these problems can be related to one important micronutrient: zinc. In this article, we'll discuss how zinc benefits our health, how much we should take, and the potential side effects of over-supplementing.

The 9 Functions of Zinc

According to a study published in Scientific Reports in 2015, 1 out of 7 people in the world suffers from zinc deficiency.
Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang is a board-certified psychiatrist and fifth-generation classical Chinese medicine physician whose work bridges Western psychiatry, functional medicine, and ancient healing traditions. He is the creator of the ACES Model of Health and Medicine—a four-dimensional framework spanning anatomy, chemistry, energy, and spirit—and the author of “Facing East” and “Clinical Acupuncture and Ancient Chinese Medicine.” As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.
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