Zinc Rich Foods

Naturally occurring foods rich in Zinc are:

Black-eyed peas
Brazil nuts
Brewer's yeast
Cashews
Cheddar cheese
Chicken
Chick peas
Dulse
Eggs
Fish
Kelp
Lamb
Legumes
Lentils
Lima beans
Liver
Meats
Mushrooms
Oats rolled
Organ meats
Oysters
Peanuts roasted
Pecans
Peas cooked
Poultry
Pumpkin seeds
Sardines
Seafood
Soy lecithin
Soya beans
Sunflower seeds
Swiss cheese
Tofu
Torula yeast
Turkey
Wheat germ
Wheat bran
Whole grains

Excess zinc in your hair tissue mineral analysis.

Excess zinc maybe caused by:
low intake of copper rich foods,
environmental factors such as external zinc from shampoos and hair sprays.

Nutritional Elements that work in harmony with Zinc nutrition uptake:

Vitamin A
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
K/ Potassium
Mg/ Magnesium

Nutritional Elements that work against Zinc nutrient uptake:

Vitamin B1
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Vit E- adequate stomach acid needed for digestion
Inositol
Ca/ Calcium
Cd/ Cadmium
Cr/ Chromium
Cu/ Copper- adequate stomach acid needed for digestion
Fe/ Iron
Hg/ Mercury
Mn/ Manganese
Ni/ Nickel- take with Vit C, sulphur ,calcium, amino acids to improve Nickel uptake
P/ Phosphorus- adequate stomach acid needed for digestion
Pb/ Lead
Se/ Selenium
Sn/ Tin

Zinc Rich Diet

Foods rich in zinc; brewers yeast, liver, seafood, soy beans, spinach, sunflower seeds, mushroom, brown rice.

Elements antagonistic to zinc:

alcohol, excessive copper, excessive calcium, lack of phosphorus, phytic acid, oral contraceptives.

DISCLAIMER.

As usual please consult your health care professional before embarking upon a programme of supplementation.
The information presented on this website should not be considered complete, or taken in the place of a medical consultation with a professional health care provider, for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment.