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did you realize that over 500 000 children under  the age of 5 die of diarrhea every single year  

that completely blows my mind now this actually is  coming from a zinc deficiency so there’s two main  

reasons why people are deficient in zinc number  one they don’t have enough in their diet most of  

the zinc in the diet comes from animal products  meat organ meats as well as shellfish and seafood  

so if you’re not consuming those foods or you’re a  vegan you could be deficient in zinc now the other  

reason why people and children are deficient in  zinc is this they’re consuming foods that are high  

in something called phytates or phytic acid which  is in the fiber part of grains so phytates block  

the absorption of zinc and you’re just creating a  zinc deficiency now our bodies need zinc for many  

many things but there are three main purposes  of zinc in relationship to preventing diarrhea  

number one zinc restores the mucosal barrier  integrity of your intestines so if that gut  

barrier is broken down you have what’s called  translocation of bacteria into your body  

so when you don’t have the barrier certain  microbes can cross through this immune barrier  

and create all sorts of immune reactions  which then your body is going to defend that  

with diarrhea number two zinc is intimately  involved in the enzyme reactions within your  

small intestine the lining of your small intestine  actually makes enzymes and you need zinc to make  

those enzymes to help you digest so if you’re  weak on the enzyme activity things don’t get  

digested thus the diarrhea and number three zinc  is really needed for your antibodies to fight off  

pathogens so that’s not there your defenses for  these pathogens go down and then you have this  

immune reaction so the bottom line is if you’re  deficient in zinc your risk for diarrhea goes up  

and you have a lot of digestive issues so if you  have chronic diarrhea whether you’re a child or an  

adult you need to be taking zinc now there’s  some other things that you can take as well  

bentonite clay is another good remedy for diarrhea  and in some other videos i recommend kefir  

unsweetened of course whole fat and blackberries  blended together sometimes that can help as well  

but if you’re lactose intolerant that’s not a good  option you may be able to find some lactose free  

kefir but your problem could also be an allergy  to the casein in the dairy so you’d probably want  

to avoid that however zinc is probably one of the  most important things to take if you have diarrhea  

now the other problem with diarrhea is that when  you have diarrhea you lose your electrolytes  

and your trace minerals so it’s not just about  taking zinc back into the body it’s about taking  

all the trace minerals and the electrolytes  as well all right thank you for watching  

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