Today we're going to talk about a very fascinating relationship between vitamin D and zinc.

The majority of the population on this planet has a vitamin D deficiency, but what many

don't realize is that the importance of having enough zinc to allow

Vitamin D to work. Let's just pretend this is the receptor and you also have zinc.

So in order for this receptor to receive vitamin D, you need zinc.

Zinc is essential. If you have a deficiency of zinc, the vitamin

receptor will not accept vitamin D. So many people don't just have a vitamin D deficiency,

they also have a zinc deficiency. So let's just talk a little bit more about zinc.

Zinc is the second most abundant trace mineral on this planet.

And the first one is iron.

So zinc is really important not just for vitamin D, but for about 2,800 different

proteins.

And if you're deficient in zinc, you can pretty much predict the person is going to have a vitamin D deficiency.

And so if you're exhibiting certain vitamin D deficiencies, let's say for example your immune system is weak or you have

low back pain or you're depressed or you have high blood pressure and you're

taking vitamin D. Yet you really need zinc then vitamin D is just not going to work.

So what does a zinc deficiency look like?

Well, they can lose their taste or their smell.

They can have low testosterone. They can have problems with diarrhea. They can have problems

with alopecia where they lose their hair. They can have various inflammatory

problems with their skin. They can have vision problems, even develop an ulcer.

This is why zinc is really good for digestive ulcers as well as inflammation.

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