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Frequently Asked Questions About Zinc
Why is zinc important
What does zinc do in the body
Why balance zinc with copper
A Mineral Involved in Hundreds of Reactions
Zinc is a cofactor in more than three hundred enzymes and plays a structural role in thousands of proteins. It is second only to iron among trace minerals in terms of how much of it the body contains, and because the body stores very little, a consistently low intake shows up relatively quickly.
What Zinc Does
- Immune function - zinc is required for the development and activation of T-cells, and deficiency measurably impairs immune response.
- Hair and tissue repair - zinc is involved in cell division and protein synthesis, both of which run at high rates in hair follicles. Zinc status is one of the more commonly checked markers in hair loss investigations.
- Hormone balance - zinc influences the enzymes involved in converting testosterone to DHT, which is why it often appears alongside saw palmetto in hair formulations.
What's in This Collection
Our Pumpkin Seed Oil Gummies supply zinc together with pumpkin seed oil and saw palmetto. The combination is deliberate - saw palmetto and the phytosterols in pumpkin seed oil both act on the DHT pathway, and zinc supports the tissue repair side of hair health at the same time.
The Copper Balance
High-dose zinc taken over long periods can interfere with copper absorption, since the two compete for uptake. The moderate amounts used in food-based formulas like ours avoid that problem, which is one reason we prefer them to high-dose standalone zinc supplements.