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so I wanted to touch on zinc and the

eight factors which determine if you can

absorb zinc or not because on one hand

let’s say for example you have enough in

your diet but what about if you cannot

absorb zinc zinc is one of the most

important trace minerals and nutrients

that you could have it’s involved in so

many different chemical reactions with

your metabolism with your immune system

and your protein metabolism enzymes

neuron function and the list goes on and

on and on so if you’re deficient in zinc

you’ll have problems with your nails

hair loss skin problems GI problems like

diarrhea a testosterone deficiency

problem with your immune system so

number one low stomach acids okay if you

don’t have enough stomach acid you will

not be able to absorb zinc now how do

you know if you don’t have enough

stomach acid well if you have heartburn

if you’re on anti acids if you have GERD

sometimes if you have indigestion

chances are you don’t have enough acid

in the top of the valve on your stomach

doesn’t close properly so the acid just

kind of goes right through as you age

you lose stomach acid and you also lose

the ability to absorb minerals so this

would be number one number two you’re

consuming foods with phytate okay or

phytic acid this is a compound

especially in whole grains and

definitely in brown rice and this is

probably one of the most common reasons

why people have such a zinc deficiency

in fact two billion people on this

planet have a zinc deficiency and

there’s a lot of people consuming grains

and brown rice load with phytates which

can create a zinc deficiency then we

have number three cadmium okay this is a

heavy metal the tobacco plant for

example will absorb cadmium from the

soil and when you smoke goes right into

your lungs also seafood has cadmium

mercury and heavy metals I’m gonna do a

separate video just on this though so if

you’re a smoker okay you might want to

take a little more zinc number four low

protein diets zinc absorption is

enhanced with amino acids if you’re not

having enough protein you’re

let’s say for example you start a vegan

diet and you’re not doing it correctly

you don’t have enough complete protein

to diet and also you’re doing whole

grains brown rice getting loads of

phytate you’re gonna be low in zinc and

a couple more points about low protein

if you don’t have enough stomach acid

that could be the reason why you’re not

breaking down the protein and absorbing

the protein and small intestine if you

have damage within the small intestine

itself you’ll have a hard time absorbing

protein because the small intestine

actually releases enzymes to help break

down this protein it’s originally broke

down by the stomach from hydrochloric

acid into smaller the cold peptide

chains and but then the small intestine

releases its enzymes to take it down to

the basic amino acid building blocks so

they can be absorbed and then utilized

by the body all right number five you

have a digestive issue whether it’s

inflammation in the colon as

inflammatory bowel syndrome or Crohn’s

which is another inflammatory gut

problem or celiac which is an autoimmune

problem with the gut if you have a

problem with the gut you’re gonna have a

hard time absorbing zinc next one hi

sugar if you’re a pre-diabetic or a

diabetic or you have insulin resistance

or you’re just consuming a lot of

carbohydrates those carbohydrates can

deplete your zinc if your insulin

resistant you’re gonna have a hard time

absorbing zinc number seven bariatric

surgery why would that prevent your

absorption of zinc well because they’re

bypassing some of your small intestine

and your stomach so you’ve decreased the

surface area of absorption as well as

decrease the ability to make stomach

acid and you could potentially end up

with a zinc deficiency this is one

reason why people that had a gastric

bypass should be taking trace minerals

very important all right number eight

high amounts of iron or calcium both of

these minerals can block your absorption

of zinc there’s quite a few people that

have too much iron from a genetic

problem and even if they don’t it’s very

difficult to

iron especially men because men don’t

menstruate like women of course women

after menopause could have higher

amounts of iron but think about iron is

it’s very dangerous at high levels and

it’s very dangerous at low levels you

just need certain amounts but the bottom

line is the body has a hard time getting

rid of iron so if someone’s taking an

iron from a supplement for example

especially if it’s the wrong type it’s

not a food based supplement they can

build up a lot of iron create a lot of

problems and also deplete the zinc same

thing goes with calcium if you have too

much calcium you’re gonna have a problem

with the absorption of zinc now where do

you get zinc from oysters have the most

but realize that ores also have some

heavy metals however oysters also have

selenium which can help to offset that

toxic effect I’m gonna do a separate

video on seafood very shortly so you can

check out that video also meats liver

will have zinc nuts and seafood has it

as well alright guys there you have it

the 8 reasons why you might not be able

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