Zinc Lozenge
Size: 60 Lozenges | Serving Size: 1 Lozenge | Servings per Container: 60
Key Benefits and Actions- May support immune system
- May support healthy skin, hair, eyes, and intestinal lining
- Gentle chelated form may support optimal zinc absorption
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Why Zinc Lozenges Works
Zinc is sometimes considered the second most important mineral in the human body after magnesium. Zinc acts as a cofactor for many important enzymes. There are over 3000 proteins in the human body that have zinc binding sites.
Some of these proteins are enzymes that require zinc to facilitate reactions in the cells. Zinc helps stabilize antioxidant enzymes like metallothionein and superoxide dismutase. This aids in the normal excretion and transformation of harmful metals and superoxide ions, reducing free radicals.
Zinc also plays an integral role in stabilizing other proteins called transcription factors. These proteins help read portions of your genes. When working properly, cellular function and cell replication is normalized.
When levels of zinc decline (zinc deficiency), the “reading” or expression of certain genes may decline. This is most noticeable in cells built daily. The reading of genes allows for cells to make the building blocks for new cells and tissues. Intestinal cells need to be replaced approximately every 6 days. Cell manufacturing requires a tremendous amount of “reading” of genes.
Zinc bioavailability within intestinal cells is correlated with intestinal cell health. Any fast dividing cell will need sources of zinc in order to be healthy. This would include all skin cells, hair cells, as well as the intestinal cells.
Immune cells are another important type of cell that relies on zinc. Immune cells interact with the entire body. Zinc helps them function and communicate with other cells in the immune network. Scientifically, there are a variety of benefits of having normal levels of zinc.
The dietary intake of zinc supplements may result in helping support the following processes:
- Normal immune functions
- Zinc acts as a DNA modifier to support immune cell function. Adequate zinc levels have been shown to determine the type of T cell expressed. When zinc is present, there are likely more regulatory T cells that assist maintaining a healthy immune response.
- Optimal cell replication and formation, especially for skin, hair, eyes, and the intestinal lining.
- This is especially important for fast-dividing tissues Aldehyde metabolism formed in the catecholamine pathways.
- Zinc is an important cofactor for the BHMT and MTR enzymes associated with the methylation pathway. It is also a cofactor for enzymes needed to clear aldehydes from the body including the ALDH2 enzyme.
Unlike other sources of zinc, Seeking Health’s Zinc Lozenge is made with a form that is gentler on digestion. It’s made with a chelated form that supports optimal zinc absorption. We use Albion TRAACS™, a proprietary form of zinc bound to glycine, designed to improve absorption and intestinal tolerance.