1. By. Nathan Kolwich

2.  Is Zinc Really the most useful mineral for the human body

3. Zinc has been proven to be the best kind Mineral to take because zinc can prevent you from having colds, flus and other sicknesses. This also helps your body with strong immunity, Remodeling of the tissue, Prevention from cancer, Maintenance of your mood, mental clarity, restorative sleep, Prostate and intestinal health, senses of taste and smell and a lot more helpful things.

4. Zinc is a constituent of at least 3,000 different proteins in your body and a component of more than 200 different enzymes. In fact, zinc is involved in more enzymatic reactions in your body than any other mineral. Zinc increases your production of white blood cells and helps them fight infections. It also increases killer cells that combat cancer, helps your immune system release more antibodies, and supports healing of a wound.

5. You need zinc daily and if you have to much zinc then it may harm you and if you have to little then it would not affect you as much. Also you need to have it daily because your body has no way of storing zinc. Life StageRecommended Amount Birth to 6 months2 mg Infants 7–12 months3 mg Children 1–3 years3 mg Children 4–8 years5 mg Children 9–13 years8 mg Teens 14–18 years (boys)11 mg Teens 14–18 years (girls)9 mg Adults (men)11 mg Adults (women)8 mg

6. The best way to get zinc is from whole foods to receive your zinc requirements. Animal products also have the richest dietary zinc in all. FoodServing SizeZinc (mg) Oysters100 grams16-182 Veal liver100 grams12 Pumpkin seeds (roasted)100 grams10 Roast beef100 grams10 Tahini (ground sesame seeds)100 grams10 Unsweetened chocolate100 grams9.6 Alaska King Crab100 grams7.6 Lamb3 ounces7.4 Peanuts (oil roasted)100 grams6.6 Cashews (dry roasted)100 grams5.6 Pork Shoulder100 grams5.0 Almonds100 grams3.5 Cheddar Cheese100 grams3.1 Chicken Leg100 grams2.9 Chicken Breast100 grams1.0

7. Zinc is one of the things to have a good immune health because without zinc, your white blood cells cannot work or function. Zinc affects multiple aspects of your immune system, including neutrophils, natural killer cells, phagocytosis, cytokine production, antibody production, and even gene regulation within your lymphocytes. Zinc is also found in many basic cellular functions including DNA replication, RNA transcription, cell division and activation, and stabilization of cell membranes.

8. Your body does not easily absorb zinc unless you have another substance to attach it to. Chelation is a process sometimes used to attach to other substances to make it more absorbable. In chelation, the organic molecules have been electrically charged, which allows them to attract the zinc and attach to it. One advantage of chelated forms is you won't get antagonism with calcium, which can be an issue for zinc salts, such as zinc sulfate. Also Zinc sulfate is one of the inorganic forms of zinc, or zinc salts. These forms of zinc are also not as effective as chelated forms. So chelated is the best form off zinc to be absorbed.

9. One of the things you should not take after taking zinc is caffeine because it interferes with the absorption by 50% of your zinc. Things that would improve your zinc absorption would be amino acids, cysteine and methionine. which means taking your zinc supplement with a high-quality whey protein would be a dynamite immune- boosting duo.

10. For zinc some of the side effects for not putting it on the right way or overdosing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, metallic taste, kidney and stomach damage, and other side effects. Using zinc on broken skin may cause burning, stinging, itching, and tingling.

11. In conclusion Zinc is an inexpensive mineral that is good for your health and stops colds, flus and others. It also produces better cells for you such as white blood cells. You also cannot overdose zinc and you have to use it right or else it would cause problems. Overall I think Zinc is the best and the most useful mineral for the human body and you also need to be responsible with Zinc so you do not damage yourself.

12.  http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-982- ZINC.aspx?activeIngredientId=982&activeIngredientName=ZINC http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-982- ZINC.aspx?activeIngredientId=982&activeIngredientName=ZINC  http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-QuickFacts/ http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-QuickFacts/  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/13/zinc-for-colds- and-flu.aspx http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/13/zinc-for-colds- and-flu.aspx  Google Images