Vibrant Health - A Man's Zinc - 60 Tablets

Vibrant Health A Man's Zinc is a specialized mineral for men. Vibrant Health A Man's Zinc contains Zinc arginate and plant sterols, which are known to support healthy prostate function. Vibrant Health A Mans Zinc supports prostate health, immunity, bone health, and tissue repair.

• 30 mg. elemental Zn from arginate
• 200 mg. phytosterols
• Supports prostate health
• Supports immunity, healing, and taste
• Supports bone health and tissue integrity
• Important cellular antioxidant (as part of ZN-SOD)

Men and women have just about the same amount of zinc in all tissues of their bodies, with one exception. The male prostate gland contains and uses more zinc than any other tissue – 4 to 80 times more, depending on what tissue it might be compared against. The main transporter of zinc into prostate tissue is the amino acid arginine, nutrient also found concentrated in the prostate gland. Binding zinc to arginine helps direct it to the tissue that has the highest requirement for the mineral. Without adequate zinc, sperm production decreases, and the general health of the prostate falters.

In addition:

• Zinc is required for production of hormones needed for normal growth, development, maturation, reproduction and tissue integrity. You can’t make new cells without it.
• Zinc stabilizes cell membranes, protecting them against oxidation. In that role, it is an anti-aging nutrient.
• Zinc potentiates the action of insulin, helping move sugar into cells. (So do chromium, vanadium, and manganese.)
• Zinc has been identified in several hundred enzymes and proteins. Zinc, as part of these enzymes, is critical to the metabolism of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, mucopolysaccharides and carbohydrates.

So, without adequate zinc, critical enzyme systems begin to break down. Sense of taste becomes less acute (an early warning of deficiency) or disappears, damaged tissue heals more slowly or not at all, digestion falters, growth and development slow, and aging accelerates.