Zinc Supplements

An essential element vital to both human and animal nutrition, zinc is important to an extensive scale of biological functions. More than 200 functions have been identified as using zinc in the biological systems of your body. These enzymes are intricately involved with the production of energy, and the metabolism of both proteins and nucleic acids. Zinc has been found to play regulatory, structural, or catalytic roles in the body. In addition, zinc plays an important part in sustaining the integrity of biological membranes. Zinc supplements protect your membranes against oxidative injury, and other damaging effects.

Zinc is also vital for testosterone production in men. A deficiency can make a woman completely lose her sex drive. Pumpkin seeds are a rich source of Zinc and Omega-3 fatty acids, which are vital to overal sexual wellbeing.

Marginal intakes and deficinecies of Zinc are not uncommon. According to a large national survey in the USA of 29,000 people, only 55.6% had adequate Zinc intake.