Without Zinc You Are Headed Towards Dementia or Alzheimer's
Most people are deficient in zinc. Zinc is used in numerous chemical activities in the body. If you are deficient in zinc, your will have a lot of physical problems. Learn how and why to get more zinc into your body.
Zinc is one of those minerals that have been discovered necessary to hold off the onset of dementia or Alzheimer's. Most older people and those with dementia and other mental disorders have been found to be deficient in zinc. In most studies zinc has been shown to improve mental capacity in elders.
To get zinc into your blood stream you need to have a specific acid that is excreted by the pancreas. This acid is called "picolinic acid" When food containing zinc or zinc supplements reaches the small intestine, duodenum, the pancreas excretes picolinic acid. This acid binds with zinc and moves it across your intestine wall and into the blood stream.
Picolinic acid is created in the liver and kidneys from the amino acid tryptoph. This amino acid then moves into the pancreas. If you have diabetes or if your pancreas is overworked or weak, you will not be excreting enough picolinic acid and will not be providing enough zinc to your brain. You will need to supplement your diet with zinc.
The body has many uses for zinc and this can contribute to a deficiency of zinc in the blood for the brain. The body uses zinc for helping,
* in chemical reactions with enzymes
* with antioxidants to prevent arteriosclerosis
* with DNA to prevent dementia or Alzheimer's
* with cells activity
* kidneys to maintain acid base balance.
* with carbon dioxide removal
* make pancreatic enzymes
* your liver to detoxify alcohols
* and the list goes on and on.
Here are some of the foods to add to your diet to get more zinc.
Beef, lamb, cheese, oysters, Shrimp, herring, sunflower seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Mushrooms, Spinach, Squash, Asparagus, Collard Greens, Broccoli.
Zinc can be toxic in excessive amounts. A safe amount to take is 50 – 100 mg per day. Do not take more than 200 mg per day. Toxic effects are stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea.
Add these foods and zinc to your diet in an effort to starve off dementia and Alzheimer's. There are a few more special nutrients that you should include in your diet to prevent degradation of your mental thinking.
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