How Much Zinc is Too Toxic?

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Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 14 December 2022

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Zinc is crucial for the immune system, but how much is too much zinc? Find out.

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0:00.0	So I've really been educating people about the importance of zinc on quite a few videos,
0:20.2	but the problem is there is a point where you can have too much.
0:23.7	So this video is on the toxic effect of zinc.
0:28.4	If you're trying to support your immune system, zinc is crucial, but the question is how
0:33.0	much are you taking?
0:34.0	Now, if you take large amounts over a short period of time, there's not going to be
0:38.0	an issue.
0:39.0	But I'm talking about, if you're taking large amounts over many, many months, you could
0:44.0	create a copper deficiency.
0:46.2	So I just want to talk about the symptoms of a copper deficiency.
0:49.8	nausea, vomiting, pain, diarrhea, high LDL, low HDL, sway back, but you're probably not
1:00.6	going to get a sway back.
1:01.9	This usually happens before you're born, but that's just one of the symptoms.
1:06.0	Anemia, pale, decreased appetite.
1:09.6	You're irritable to take.
1:12.3	You can also have a problem with building collagen because you need copper to build collagen.
1:16.9	Zinc and copper work together.
1:19.5	So much zinc, you deplete copper.
1:21.8	So I always recommend when you're taking zinc, take copper with it as well as all the trace
1:28.4	minerals together.
1:29.4	And that way, you never have to worry about it.
1:32.1	And let me just explain what I mean by an extremely high amount of zinc.
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