| Supports Enzyme Functions
What is a Picolinate ...?
In order for minerals in food to be utilized within the cells of the body, they must first be extracted from food, carried through the intestinal membranes, transported in the blood stream, and finally carried through the cell membrane to the interior cellular mechanisms. There are several barriers to this process. The most difficult being the intestinal wall. The cells that line the intestinal wall present a negative charge on the membrane surface. Minerals that have been dissolved in the digestive fluid which have lost their neutrality and have become positively charged will be attracted to the membrane and held tightly. In this instance, the minerals will not be allowed to pass through, and will remain held to the wall until another secretion cleanses them away.
A process called chelation accomplishes this feat for some of the minerals, while for others the electrical charge attraction is not as strong. Chelators are organic molecules that have their electrical charges arranged in such a way as to attract the positively charged mineral and temporarily tuck the mineral into a larger complex.
Thus, with the mineral ion's positive charge shielded by the large chelator molecule, the complex appears to be neutral or negatively charged and will not be held by the membrane as it passes through.
Picolinic acid is the body's prime natural chelator. There is an important reason for the body to construct this molecule: it is the most efficient chelator for minerals such as Chromium, Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Iron, and Molybdenum. Picolinic acid is produced from the amino acid tryptophan in the liver and kidneys, and is transported to the pancreas. During digestion. Picolinic acid is secreted from the pancreas into the intestine. Human milk contains fairly large amounts of Picolinic acid, whereas cow milk has little.
Even though there is twice as much zinc in cow's milk than in mother's milk, much more zinc is absorbed from mother's milk.
Zinc is an essential mineral that is involved in over 300 enzyme systems throughout the body. These systems are needed for immune function and wound repair, fertility in adults and growth in children, protein synthesis, cell reproduction and antioxidant protection, to name a few. Zinc is also necessary for the senses of vision, taste, and smell.
Zinc competes with copper in the body, which makes it a useful treatment for copper toxicity. Zinc deficiency is common and may affect up to 87% of Australian adults. Those at greatest risk for deficiency are pregnant women, people with sickle cell anaemia, teenagers (especially in conjunction with eating disorders), vegetarians, alcoholics, people with malabsorption problems and the elderly. People with liver cirrhosis and kidney disease appear to be commonly deficient in zinc, as are those with Down’s syndrome. Children with alopecia areata (patchy areas of hair loss), and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have been reported to be deficient in zinc. Some signs of zinc deficiency are frequent infections, slow wound healing, lack of appetite, loss of senses of taste or smell, skin problems, and impotence.
Therapuetic Uses Include:
- Common cold, herpes and cold sore infections
- Poor immune function, recurrent infections
- Wounds, skin disease including eczema, dermatitis and acne
- Male infertility, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Female infertility
- Pregnancy and post-partum support
- Anorexia nervosa, malabsorption conditions including Crohn’s disease
- ADD, Down’s syndrome
- Hair loss, poor quality nails
- Chronic disease, including liver and kidney disease, alcoholic cirrhosis
Suggested Usage: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily (preferably with meals). Consider taking this supplement with Flaxseed Oil and/or Saw Palmetto (consult the alternate Healthy Improvements listings).
Active Ingredients*: Zinc (from Zinc Picolinate) 50mg (330% RDI)
Inactive Ingredients*: Rice Flour, Gelatin (capsule) & Magnesium Stearate (vegetable source).
* Vegetarian Friendly. Contains no Sugar, Salt, Starch, Yeast, Corn, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Milk, Egg, Shellfish or preservatives.
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