Importance of Zinc for the Immune System

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 15 June 2020

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In this podcast, we’re going to talk about zinc and your immune system. Zinc is probably one of the most important trace minerals because it does so many different things. But, one of the most important health benefits of zinc is that it can help support the immune system.

Zinc is involved in:

• Genes and making DNA

• Many different enzymes

• Protein synthesis

• Wound healing

• Heart health

• Joint health

• Insulin

• Thymus function

• Gonads

What can happen in relation to your immune system if you have a zinc deficiency:

• Thymic atrophy

• Decreased lymphocytes

• Defective white blood cell response

• Low recovery rate

• Increased duration of infections

• Increased inflammation

• Increased oxidative stress

• Decreased capacity to fight off infections

• Increased susceptibility to viruses and infections

Foods high in zinc:

• Oysters

• Red meat

• Seafood/fish

• Pumpkin seeds

If you want to take zinc supplements, I think a good choice is zinc bisglycinate chelate.

There are certain things that can prevent the absorption of zinc, such as:

• Phytates

• Oxalates

• Antacids

• Malabsorption (pre-existing gut damage or inflammation)

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0:00.0	So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or intermittent fasting, whether you're starting
0:05.3	keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or you have a question about a product,
0:10.6	call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 540-299-1557. That's 540-299-1557.
0:21.6	Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. So let's talk about the importance of zinc in your immune system.
0:47.7	Zinc is probably one of the most important trace minerals because it does so many things.
0:52.5	But one of the most important things it has the
0:54.9	capacity to help is supporting your immune system. It's involved in genes, DNA, synthesis, making
1:03.9	DNA. It's involved in many different enzymes. It's involved in protein synthesis, wound healing,
1:10.1	heart health, joint health, insulin, thymus function, and your gonads.
1:15.8	If you're low in zinc, you're not going to make enough testosterone.
1:21.1	So let's take a look at what occurs if you become deficient in zinc related to your immune system. First thing is that your thymus gland
1:30.0	starts to shrink, okay? It's called thymic atrophy. Well, you need the thymus gland to make
1:37.0	T cells. It's a training camp for white blood cells. Also, your lymphocytes go down. This is part of your army that fights infection.
1:47.2	Next one, defective white blood cell response. So your immune system doesn't respond correctly anymore.
1:54.3	Also, you get a decreased recovery rate of the infection, so it takes you longer to heal.
2:00.5	There's an increased duration of the infection.
2:03.1	There's also increased inflammatory response. There's increased oxidative stress, which creates
2:09.9	a lot of collateral damage. And then you have a general decrease capacity to fight off infections.
2:16.5	And you're susceptible to viruses and bacteria. Other than that,
2:20.8	you're good to go. Now, the question is, how do you get it? Well, there's certain foods that are
2:24.4	very high in zinc. Oysters are at the top of the list and also other shellfish. Red meat is a good
2:31.4	source of zinc and other trace minerals, seafood, fish, and pumpkin
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