Low Zinc, Low Testosterone: Science You Should Know

High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS

Mike Mutzel

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🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Zinc is an essential mineral involved in over 200 enzymatic reactions. Science shows it may help support hormonal health in men.

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00:30 Zinc supplementation can increase Testosterone levels.

01:55 Zinc is an essential nutrient that plays many roles.

02:10 Testosterone is an androgen that plays many roles.

02:35 Zinc deficiency leads to structural changes within testicles and impairs testosterone synthesis.

04:00 The conversion of testosterone to its active form requires 5 alpha reductase, which is dependent upon zinc.

04:30 Zinc deficiency may lead to decreased male hormone receptor activity.

05:30 Mike recommends zinc bisglycinate chelate bound to glycine.

07:30 Zinc is lost in sweat and ejaculate.

09:30 Consider your zinc-copper ratio.

09:58 Low testosterone increases risk of cardiovascular disease, depression, cerebral vascular disease, insulin resistance, and increased belly fat.

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0:00.0	As you likely know, testosterone levels are on the decline.
0:02.5	Tostorcial levels have declined some 30% over the last 15 years alone.
0:06.5	We know that men's testosterone levels now are significantly lower than what they were
0:09.8	in men, age-match men, some 50 years ago.
0:12.6	So let's talk about natural ways to support testosterone levels with a mineral known as
0:16.9	zinc.
0:17.9	This was a paper that just came out in March 2023.
0:20.6	The title here is correlation between serum zinc and testosterone, a systematic review.
0:25.3	And this study looked at over 38 papers that have been published in the last several decades,
0:29.6	finding eight clinical trials and 30 animal model studies that were conducted in the
0:33.7	review.
0:35.0	Finding that zinc deficiency reduces testosterone levels and zinc supplementation improves
0:39.3	testosterone levels.
0:40.7	Furthermore, the effects in the degree of zinc on serum testosterone may vary depending
0:44.8	upon basal zinc and testosterone levels.
0:47.6	And zinc dosage form and the type of zinc, which is really important.
0:51.6	But in conclusion, there is a positive association with zinc and total testosterone and a moderate
0:56.7	supplementation can actually improve androgen levels and testosterone levels.
1:01.4	So I really want to dive into this because I get emails all the time.
1:04.4	I see comments from men who have low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, inability to maintain
1:09.0	lean muscle mass.
1:10.0	And there's a lot of folks that are considering going on serms or HRT or testosterone.
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