Everything you need to know about Zinc - Functions, Deficiency Symptoms, Supplements, & More

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    My favorite zinc supplement - bit.ly/2PxPwLn
    In this episode of Pick Dr. Osborne's Brain, I break down Everything you need to know about Zinc, zinc supplements, deficiency, health problems, and more.
    Included are:
    1. Symptoms of Zinc Deficiency - Include poor immune function, white spots on the fingernails, easy bruising, anemia, fatigue, low testosterone...
    2. The best food sources for zinc - oysters, animal meets, avocado...
    3. Best zinc supplements - citrate, picolinate, monomethionine...
    4. Diseases linked to zinc deficiency - colds and recurrent infections, injury pronicity, failute to thrive, inability to gain weight.
    5. Functional of zinc in the body - immune regulation, antioxidant, DNA replication...
    6. Medicines that cause zinc deficiency - steroids, antacids, antibiotics, estrogen...
    7. Lifestyle behaviors and diet mistakes that lead to zinc deficiency - high stress, high sugar intake, vegan diets, foods that damage the gut and create inflammation.
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    *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This video is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. It is strictly intended for educational purposes only. Additionally, this information is not intended to replace the advice of your physician. Dr. Osborne is not a medical doctor. He does not treat or diagnose disease. He offers nutritional support to people seeking an alternative from traditional medicine. Dr. Osborne is licensed with the Pastoral Medical Association.

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  • @DrOsborne
    @DrOsborne  4 роки тому +53

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    • @LaneCodeRedCarnivore
      @LaneCodeRedCarnivore 4 роки тому

      Awesome !!

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      @tyreetavaughn8649 4 роки тому +2

      I am enjoying this very much I appreciate you educating the common people do more people know more about nutrients the world would be a healthier place everyone don't get a chance to learn therefore they make mistakes and then when they get old is too late thank you again continue your good work

    • @muradgul4528
      @muradgul4528 3 роки тому

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    @patriciaanderson2578 Рік тому +24

    I am blessed that I don't take any medication and I'm 61 years old 😊

  • @chrise.2666
    @chrise.2666 4 роки тому +100

    Do more crash course for all vitamins and minerals I'm loving this series

  • @horizon-one
    @horizon-one Рік тому +28

    A talented doctor (and teacher). God bless you.

    • @mac-ju5ot
      @mac-ju5ot 11 місяців тому +1

      I've had tiny white spots a Dr I once had noticed this. I don't drink but hair loss lately has been a issue

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    @kimberlybarbosa514 4 роки тому +43

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    • @beckywatt5048
      @beckywatt5048 3 роки тому +2

      An actual Professor of Nutrition .

    • @galya1470
      @galya1470 Рік тому +1

      In pumpkin seeds lowered with Zink

  • @SaidSaid-dv8sy
    @SaidSaid-dv8sy 2 роки тому +48

    Wow what a fantastic lecture! You must be a great medical doctor and teacher. Thank you very much.

    • @DrOsborne
      @DrOsborne  2 роки тому +9

      Not a medical doctor, but I love your compliment!

    • @jimnichols1066
      @jimnichols1066 Рік тому +2

      Are you Osborne's mom?

  • @bannanaization
    @bannanaization 3 роки тому +57

    Wow. One of the only doctors who I've ever heard mention the importance of avoiding phytates in regards to zinc absorption

    • @zxctgb
      @zxctgb 2 роки тому +9

      I've heard a couple of others on UA-cam, but I agree it's not mentioned enough. I used to consume loads of phytates (and other antinutrients such as oxylates) and definitely had some deficiencies linked to that

    • @edithtierce8209
      @edithtierce8209 10 місяців тому +9

      Why would most mention it when they can offer you a manmade drug instead and get a kickback from the company? It is not in the best interest of most to give us information on ANYTHING considered a natural remedy.

  • @sgtaneja
    @sgtaneja 2 місяці тому +6

    You need following to absorb Zinc into the tissues at a cellular level ::
    1. Active B6 - P5P
    2. Vit B12
    3. Magnesium
    4. Copper ! (intracellular Copper else you'd develop Zinc intolerance)
    5. Vit C
    6. Bioflavonoids such as Quercetin / Rutin / PAC's
    Zinc synergies well with certain Amino acids such as Taurine, Methionine, Lysine, Argenine. Hence, Zinc is better consumed with B vitamins & aminos or still better a protein source.
    Most natural dietry sources of zinc also have Copper.
    You must have Zinc & copper at seperate times and strive to maintain a 7.5 : 1 ratio. Imbalance in Zinc, copper ratio will create multiple health issues.
    If you want Zinc, copper, aminos, B vitamins & all Zinc synergistic cofactors try carnivore diet !

    • @seekfactsnotfiction9056
      @seekfactsnotfiction9056 6 днів тому

      Your comment is the most productive one I’ve seen according to many academic medical research I’ve done!

  • @michaelwray1034
    @michaelwray1034 5 місяців тому +6

    I can only add that it seems to have brought my sense of smell back which I lost in covid 2 years ago

  • @vikrantsdogra
    @vikrantsdogra 4 роки тому +34

    Oh Doc and team,
    You are so awesome I don't have words to show my gratitude. THANKS for sharing this knowledge in public, I'm sure many practitioner won't be happy with you. but the blessings you are getting through your work will keep you safe and growing more than those mean practitioners. keep going I'm sending positive energy your way from my clients and my self.

  • @efarewellartistics
    @efarewellartistics 4 роки тому +31

    Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I am loving these courses!

  • @td2636
    @td2636 3 роки тому +9

    Many thanks for your comprehensive video packed with details you are a great teacher 🙏🏼👍🏻❤️

  • @RS-pu9ti
    @RS-pu9ti 3 роки тому +10

    Awesome information, thank you for sharing Dr. Osborne 🙏

  • @susanogutu821
    @susanogutu821 Рік тому +17

    Thank you
    Zinc is a big deal in my body
    Now I know what to do best

  • @prestontran6185
    @prestontran6185 3 місяці тому +2

    You made me wanting to be a student again. So informative. Been sharing your video with all of my friends!

  • @helencrowhurst2364
    @helencrowhurst2364 2 роки тому +11

    Thank you Dr Osborne, you have helped me so much. I think you just keep looking younger and younger, you must practise what you preach.

  • @mariazapata1430
    @mariazapata1430 4 роки тому +11

    Excellent presentation well said.. Thanks Doctor Osborne.. Blessings

  • @ipp1898
    @ipp1898 3 роки тому +8

    CONGRATULATIONS MY DOCTOR, THANK SO MUCH

  • @yourenough3
    @yourenough3 Рік тому +9

    This was so informative. I am going to search your other videos.

  • @petrossmanyemba4422
    @petrossmanyemba4422 4 місяці тому +1

    A very comprehensive and informative presentation doc. Thank you

  • @sabujohn4116
    @sabujohn4116 3 роки тому +3

    MEGA EXCELLENT TUTORIAL IN DETAIL

  • @louiserefanfan7139
    @louiserefanfan7139 Рік тому +5

    Once again, thanks very much for the valuable information.

  • @rivergrrrl1256
    @rivergrrrl1256 4 роки тому +14

    Very useful info. A chart of what zinc needs to work with would be helpful. And in-depth charts on what drugs (like blood pressure meds) interfer with zinc absorption would be a help to get those on blood pressure meds to work on their diets instead.

  • @RS-pu9ti
    @RS-pu9ti 3 роки тому +5

    Amazing information, thank you for sharing 🙏

  • @RaniceF
    @RaniceF Рік тому +3

    Excellent lesson! I'm so grateful for docs like you. As per simptoms of deficiency, I do have losse of smell and taste for over 25 years, my hair is very strong I have way too much hair, nails very strong, as per sleep I can benefit from better sleep, I dont have white spots on the nails, I do get colds very easily. Now my teen daughter: doesn't have any issues with taste and smells, shes losing lots of hair, very brittle hair and soft nails, issues with growth, issues with sleep, white spots on nails, and get every cold and flu around, almost every month.I find her ferritin levels are low, and the doctors dont want to prescribe iron injection. Injection would be the quickest way to get it up faster

  • @David-pq3cw
    @David-pq3cw 4 роки тому +6

    thanks alot for the information you delivered

  • @user-uy2br5xv7g
    @user-uy2br5xv7g 14 днів тому

    The best medical doctor I” ve come across for the last year ! All the lectures are concise , accurate in every sense , very useful info that not many doctors provide so generously , specially when it comes to informing all the ins and outs of chemicals and the way they disrupt all our body functions , bringing on more damage than repair ! Congratulations Dr . Osborne and many thanks for this mission you have taken on , of informing and re-educating us !❤❤😊

    • @DrOsborne
      @DrOsborne  5 днів тому

      Thanks for the complement. I am a chiropractor.

  • @EzoFitness
    @EzoFitness 5 років тому +2

    Great Video!!! This video has given me new ideas for my fitness channel! Cant wait to post my next video with this new insight!!💪

  • @elliemunro3165
    @elliemunro3165 3 роки тому +2

    Grandma from NewZealand...I subscribed but I can't find the bell! Great video! Thank you!

  • @Cristaynful
    @Cristaynful 4 роки тому +25

    Happy and enjoying your presentations
    Better than a classroom lecture way back university days . SERIOUSLY!
    Keep it up Doctor

    • @DrOsborne
      @DrOsborne  4 роки тому +5

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    • @Talletc
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      Of course they are, universities are indoctrination not education

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      @karenf9137 4 роки тому

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  • @Douglas-up2vh
    @Douglas-up2vh 6 місяців тому +1

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  • @marthareamy3548
    @marthareamy3548 5 місяців тому +3

    Wow! Just what I needed. Just had bloodwork done and I’m deficient in zinc and B6. Watched the B6 video and was blown away about the connection of the two. Also, the connection between zinc and blood sugar. Been looking for this answer for years.

  • @jeffgovender6087
    @jeffgovender6087 Рік тому +3

    Most informative 👏👏👏 Thank you!

  • @amandacheeks4346
    @amandacheeks4346 11 місяців тому +2

    I really appreciate this information and those doctors putting people on these medications and they are not giving search information to replace these vitamins. ❤

  • @jeanclarke9106
    @jeanclarke9106 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank You, very informative and useful.

  • @tulsatimeflies
    @tulsatimeflies 4 роки тому +4

    FABULOUS LECTURE!

  • @Harry.Seengh
    @Harry.Seengh 4 роки тому +1

    Very helpful video, Thank you

  • @melodyjordan1711
    @melodyjordan1711 4 роки тому +11

    Thank you&God Bless!

  • @kathrynwells5936
    @kathrynwells5936 Рік тому +2

    Heard many peeps after flu couldn't taste and smell properly including a family member. Yhis might help. You're thorough snd concise ty

  • @reginarianellirianelli.hom7105
    @reginarianellirianelli.hom7105 5 років тому +21

    Dear Dr.Osborne,
    Thank You for sharing Your scientific wisdom and professsional knowledge in such amazing Crash Course Video,
    plus NO GRAIN NO PAIN, that changes lives for the better worldwide!
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    many Blessings Your way,
    Regina Rianelli, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

  • @dhirajchand3659
    @dhirajchand3659 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you so much for sharing this video.. Thanks a million :-)

  • @steveopenn
    @steveopenn 3 місяці тому

    Thank you very much for your time and your knowledge, doctor.

  • @goldiefreeman8693
    @goldiefreeman8693 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much Dr Osborne I learned so much 👍

  • @gayatrib7134
    @gayatrib7134 9 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this detailed information.

  • @garywoods3561
    @garywoods3561 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for this important information ❤

  • @julianaparper3297
    @julianaparper3297 9 місяців тому

    Very good information
    Thank you very much

  • @theartoftouching6911
    @theartoftouching6911 4 роки тому +5

    thank you for your wisdom

  • @kimberlybarbosa514
    @kimberlybarbosa514 4 роки тому +10

    Thank you so much for this information! Haven’t seen anyone provide such a detailed explanation!

  • @heide-raquelfuss5580
    @heide-raquelfuss5580 Рік тому +14

    I love your way to teach us.
    Whish you would of been my teacher, because i would like to go to school and enjoy the lessons.
    You are a good teacher.
    Thank you for again your time, effort.
    Kind regards from🇧🇪

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    @dianiherlihy6656 4 дні тому

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  • @fivestarscaliforniarentals6446
    @fivestarscaliforniarentals6446 10 місяців тому +1

    Love this information

  • @nalcon1
    @nalcon1 Рік тому

    awesome channel! thanks doc! Getting your zinc sup!

  • @gineenspring855
    @gineenspring855 8 місяців тому

    Thank you, Good Information!

  • @uklinlarrah5353
    @uklinlarrah5353 28 днів тому

    You doctors are giving very good and important information on vitamins thank you so much god bless your concerñ .

  • @FollowScripture
    @FollowScripture Місяць тому

    Excelent explanation on supplements ...Thank you i will check out website

  • @nancysmith-baker1813
    @nancysmith-baker1813 Рік тому +2

    Thank you especially on wine or other alcohol .I'll cute it out .
    How much calcium is too high .
    Very informative .

  • @francesdiggs1853
    @francesdiggs1853 3 місяці тому

    Thanks, I love this video

  • @angelhoot1310
    @angelhoot1310 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you, great discussion. Anything on Zinc Carnosine, does this heal the gut?

  • @rubenvergara7683
    @rubenvergara7683 Рік тому +1

    Easy to understand and complete explanation. Thank you so much

  • @fatimahalouani6410
    @fatimahalouani6410 4 місяці тому

    Great info thank you

  • @danpham8806
    @danpham8806 Рік тому +5

    Thank you, your video is great help. I was suffered from copper deficiency because I took too much zinc. It was nasty symptoms, lost of vision color, red and blue.

    • @paulacooper5163
      @paulacooper5163 9 місяців тому +4

      How did you find out it was copper def ?

  • @dig1035
    @dig1035 4 роки тому +6

    Damn your good, complete zink info? 👍Thumbs up and subscribed!

  • @LIZ91317
    @LIZ91317 3 місяці тому

    👍👍👍nice explanation, thank you!

  • @user-gz3sg3xg3x
    @user-gz3sg3xg3x 7 місяців тому

    Hey doc, amazing crash course with abundance of info, I’ve recently been diagnosed with a zinc deficiency, was prescribed solvazinc 45mg effervescent tablets pack of 90. I’m currently taking fluconazole for Candida/yeast overgrowth to wich I requested as symptoms got unbearable. My doctors are ignorant to this but prescribed them anyway. The document study you share at 25 mins will possibly solve there ignorance and may well test. Had Dutch test privately in past. But could you please share a link for that study for me to look further and share with doctors? Sincerely grateful for you and the work you do the knowledge you share is valuable life tool so thank you ❤ from uk 🇬🇧

  • @rajsrivastav6940
    @rajsrivastav6940 3 роки тому +1

    thanks doc !

  • @hartokooetomo352
    @hartokooetomo352 11 місяців тому +4

    Thank you Dr Osborne. I hope next presentations about Taurine and Creatine, especially for 50+ (i am a healthy 60 yo man). Greetings from Bali.

    • @Crazeefish313
      @Crazeefish313 5 місяців тому

      Candida creates every deficiency even taurine

  • @stevejones8210
    @stevejones8210 3 роки тому

    Hey doc my name is Steve I am from Kingston jamaica...good work

    • @DrOsborne
      @DrOsborne  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for your kind words! So glad my info is helping you! Make sure to pay it forward by sharing it with someone you care about! #save100millionlives

  • @TangShuYang
    @TangShuYang 3 місяці тому

    Dr Osborne, could you pls spell out the name for the zinc test? Love your videos and thank you for all that you are doing here!!!

    • @DrOsborne
      @DrOsborne  3 місяці тому

      www.glutenfreesociety.org/nutrient-defeciency-test-kit/

  • @zxctgb
    @zxctgb 2 роки тому +3

    What are other common deficiencies with coeliac?

  • @ClodsCreations
    @ClodsCreations 3 роки тому +2

    Copper issues??
    Thank you Dr Osborne!

  • @danpham8806
    @danpham8806 Рік тому +1

    I was diagnosed with copper deficiency turnout I take zinc too long. It affects my vision, lost of red color. The only color I can see is green. Stanford hospital solve problems but other hospital can't. Stanford hospital is very good hospital.❤

  • @user-dv7tg9fh9e
    @user-dv7tg9fh9e 10 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @ingunnhelen9931
    @ingunnhelen9931 5 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this info! What about ionic zinc in liquid form, is that a good alternative? I have heard it's easier for the body to absorb it in the mouth compared to the gut. Would love to hear your thoughts about that.

  • @joycesmith1270
    @joycesmith1270 6 місяців тому

    THANK YOU

  • @NealHartsChannel
    @NealHartsChannel 4 роки тому +4

    What do you think about zinc orotate? I read that is one of the best absorbable versions.

  • @mariannakoos1
    @mariannakoos1 4 роки тому +1

    I was trying to order your supplements and as it seems you do not ship to Spain. How can I have your supplements then? Is there any way to do this? If not what would you recommend to buy that is similar what you offer...

  • @anoxer18
    @anoxer18 Рік тому

    I have gastritis, gerd, weakness, spasm, etc. How to heal this?

  • @rebecasiguenza7195
    @rebecasiguenza7195 3 роки тому

    I began to show symptoms of arthritis in my fingers both hands. Is zinc good for me if I add it as a supplement?

  • @cindywhittaker3003
    @cindywhittaker3003 4 роки тому +2

    Can you talk about monolaurin/lauracidin?

  • @nancymarihart1835
    @nancymarihart1835 Рік тому +2

    As always learn so much from you. May Jesus lead you and prosper you in all you do. 🙏

  • @blessedgraceindeed
    @blessedgraceindeed Рік тому +1

    What the best source of d3 lichen or lanolin

  • @artsiecrafty4164
    @artsiecrafty4164 3 роки тому +5

    You did not mention zinc gluconate? Very common. In the majority of supplements.

  • @davidvandeusen3424
    @davidvandeusen3424 Рік тому

    Very thorough. Thanks

  • @LightWorker333777
    @LightWorker333777 4 роки тому +4

    How much zinc do you recommend a day? I am wanting to take zinc capsules.

  • @RoyBruce007
    @RoyBruce007 Рік тому +1

    P5P and zinc carnosine is my go-to.

  • @xltoday
    @xltoday 4 роки тому

    I like opinions.

  • @dig1035
    @dig1035 4 роки тому +2

    Wow Root cause, I like your philosophy!

  • @Eddie33154
    @Eddie33154 Рік тому +1

    HBP may be corrected by deep diaphragm breathing, slow and methodical.

  • @heavychevy4616
    @heavychevy4616 9 місяців тому

    thank u sir

  • @skysky9115
    @skysky9115 29 днів тому

    My skin love zinc ...thank you doc for good studies ...i am a student for life ...

  • @jacksonj69
    @jacksonj69 4 роки тому +13

    You covered so much and I researched zinc and found your information to be accurate! Thanks

  • @teeduck
    @teeduck 4 роки тому

    What's an accurate test?

  • @umesh5532
    @umesh5532 3 роки тому +6

    I am impressed in ur class. I am ur new subscriber from india . Can u also do a class on grape seed extract ,green tea extract and pine bark extract

  • @davidmoore4953
    @davidmoore4953 9 місяців тому

    How long does Zinc stay in the body how often do you need to replenish like if you fast any length of time

  • @debbiedobrzenski7005
    @debbiedobrzenski7005 Рік тому

    What about doxcyclin, what effect over long haul use does it cause.

  • @paulacooper5163
    @paulacooper5163 9 місяців тому

    hi, i dont have loss of taste but i have a constant bitter/ fowl taste in my mouth. Im on no meds or supplements. Could this be zinc def ?? thanks

  • @resubramn1
    @resubramn1 4 роки тому

    Aoex lab , chennai, india manufactures Zinco vit tabs with grape seeds , it is rich in zinc.

  • @skylerelaine3906
    @skylerelaine3906 4 роки тому

    What about zinc sulfate?

  • @Angel-gb9gi
    @Angel-gb9gi 3 роки тому +16

    I remember taking like 150mg of zinc a day for maybe 2 weeks and i remember my racing mind slowing down lile time slowed down and i had enough to focus without my mind being in a hurry to flip to something else it was nice not to be in a hurry and nice to have time to notice things and read bumper stickers and wonder what the person in the car i met was going, i have had ADD all my life and my brain is in a hurry and it never gives me time to explore an idea before switching on to something else and it was a cool experince but something happened very fast, my busy mind went so quiet i lost care and i went into a deep depression because my busy mind that kept me interested in so many things at once was now gone and i was left with a i dont care about nothing attitude just existing. It got so bad i thought i would rather be scattered brained and too busy to notice detail then to feel this way so ivstopped and started taking multivitamins hoping to replace the copper and other minerals zinc might of lowered it was not long and my busy mind was giving me a 100 ideas of things to do, before i could complete one i was already doing another but it was better than not caring to do anything. I should of just backed off the zinc but ibwas so depressed i just wanted out of that horrible feeling. My son has ADHD i remember giving him zinc when he was head start and how the teachers said he was not as hyper that day but different.

    • @zxctgb
      @zxctgb 2 роки тому +12

      Zinc is one of the most common deficiencies in ADHD, along with magnesium, iron, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (think omega 3, side note, zinc helps process these). I also found zinc significantly helped ADHD (and indirectly through helping sleep), it was also helped by choline, grass fed fatty red meat (high in zinc, iron, fatty acids and amino acids we use to produce neurotransmitters), cardio, fermented foods (like sauerkraut), going paleo, getting sunlight, setting timers etc. What else helped you?

    • @JMSsssssss
      @JMSsssssss Рік тому +2

      Just have to be careful with it's impact on copper. They can work against each other.

    • @WhiteOak09
      @WhiteOak09 Рік тому +2

      You take it by itself or with other things

    • @Angel-gb9gi
      @Angel-gb9gi Рік тому +2

      @@WhiteOak09 I took plain zinc nothing else. I had heard it lowered copper and I had suspicion I had too much copper from how excited my mind was. Zinc can slow down your racing mind and lower copper. I found a little excitement is better than a brain that has lost all excitement in anything.

    • @WhiteOak09
      @WhiteOak09 Рік тому +2

      @@Angel-gb9gi thank you for your reply 🙏.

  • @MsAce0424
    @MsAce0424 10 місяців тому

    Lost on what to do. I have to wait a long time to get back to my functional med dr. He wanted me to take zinc. My reason for needing like every vitamin possible are my stomach issues. I actually by choice have lead a healthy life style. Always have. Anyway, when I take zinc my heart rate gets crazy. It almost doubles from my 55 bpm at rest, to 90 bpm at rest. If I walk fast, it goes crazy fast. I stopped taking the zinc and my heart normalized. Maybe whatever is in it? Maybe the dose is a lot. They wanted me to take 75 mg twice a day. I was doing 50 mg twice a day because that was what I had. I have been thinking of trying it again but only 50mg once a day. Maybe 25 mg twice a day. I definitely eat PLENTY of meats and other foods that have zinc. I'm not absorbing food.