DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH ZINC IN YOUR DIET?

In Australia, our soils are prone to zinc deficiency.



Our foods are generally low in zinc. This leads to a great number of us being zinc deficient. Approx 45% of males and 75% of females are zinc deficient. 

Zinc is important for healthy skin healing. Zinc in considered a cellular building block and therefore is required for the synthesis of new tissues, such as skin. Deficiency signs include impaired wound healing due to decreased collagen synthesis. Zinc aids in the synthesis of collagen. 

Zinc oral supplements are used to treat:

• Eczema
• Dermatitis
• Sensitive Skin
• Acne
• Psoriasis

Zinc is also used in topical preparations and applied to the skin for treating acne, aging skin, herpes simplex infections, and to speed wound healing.

Zinc also supports a healthy immune system and can reduce the severity and duration of colds.

To find out if you have a deficiency, you can do a zinc test at Fletcher Brown Skin Clinic. It only takes 10 seconds - and is free.

If you are found to have a deficiency Ethical Nutrients' Zinc Fix is great for building up your levels... plus it has 1000mg of Vitamin C included - for increased skin health and immunity. Remember Fletcher Brown Skin Clinic sell Ethical Nutrients at 10% below recommended retail price.

If you are having microdermabrasion, chemical peels, collagen induction therapy (skin needling), or plastic/cosmetic surgery, having sufficient levels of zinc in your system is vital for the results of your treatment/procedure.

The following doses have been studied in scientific research:

ZINC AS ORAL SUPPLEMENT :

• For treating the common cold: one zinc gluconate or acetate lozenge, providing 9-24 mg elemental zinc, dissolved in the mouth every two hours while awake when cold symptoms are present.
• For diarrhea in malnourished or zinc-deficient children: 10-40 mg elemental zinc daily.
• For preventing and treating pneumonia in undernourished children in developing countries: 10-70 mg/day.
• For hypogeusia (sense of taste is abnormal): 25-100 mg zinc.
• For the eating disorder anorexia nervosa: 100 mg of zinc gluconate daily.
• For treating stomach ulcers: zinc sulfate 200 mg three times daily.
• For muscle cramps in zinc deficient people with liver disease: zinc sulfate 220 mg twice daily.
• For osteoporosis: 15 mg zinc combined with 5 mg manganese, 1000 mg calcium, and 2.5 mg copper has been used.
• For sickle cell disease: zinc sulfate 220 mg three times daily.
• To increase growth and weight gain in children with sickle cell disease who have not reached puberty: 10 mg elemental zinc per day.
• For treating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children: doses of zinc sulfate 55 mg (15 mg elemental zinc) to 150 mg (40 mg elemental zinc) daily.
• For treating acne: 30-135 mg elemental zinc daily.
• For treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD): elemental zinc 80 mg plus vitamin C 500 mg, vitamin E 400 IU, and beta-carotene 15 mg daily.

Please ask your skin specialist if you have any questions! And enjoy health!

Paula :)