It’s time for our mineral deep dive on zinc! Another popular mineral, right up there with magnesium, but often misunderstood and supplemented with blindly. In this episode, I cover what zinc does in the body, go through the RDA, and dig into how zinc impacts many aspects of our health like gut health, hormones, blood sugar, and thyroid function. In this week’s bonus episode on Patreon, I cover the relationship between zinc and copper as well as other minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium. I also answer the common question of when someone should supplement with zinc and go through options for that as well as provide a list of zinc rich foods and a sample day of someone getting 39mg of zinc from their diet. Go to patreon.com/hormonehealingrd to join patreon and get access to bonus content!

Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes. 

This episode covers:

• The function of zinc in our body {3:17}
• Signs of zinc deficiency, with associated diseases and conditions {12:20}
• Zinc and your gut health {23:54}
• Zinc deficiency and the immune system {35:21}
• How zinc affects sex hormones, for both men and women {40:53}
• Zinc deficiency effects on blood sugar {48:41}
• Thyroid function and zinc absorption {50:53}

Full show notes & references: https://hormonehealingrd.com/podcast-episode/s4-e6-zinc-deep-dive/ 

Links/Resources:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hormonehealingrd 
• Free Healthy Period Starter Guide: https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/9c6b8cf34c  
• Feminine Periodical (monthly newsletter): https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/d0317056cd 
• Master Your Minerals course: https://www.hormonehealingrd.com/master-your-minerals-course
• Mineral Testing episode:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mineral-testing/id1568547321?i=1000602928489
• Calcium Deep Dive:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calcium-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000603899369
• Magnesium Deep Dive: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnesium-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000604933500
• Sodium Deep Dive: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sodium-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000606055821
• Potassium Deep Dive: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/potassium-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000607092198