The Amazing Zinc [Part 2] - Its Benefits and How Zinc Deficiency Affects Skin – Dr.Berg

Hey guys .

We're back .

I'm talking about Zinc .

This is part 2 .

If you have not , seen part 1 , I'll put a link down below .

You can check that out first .

First thing I want to touch on is depression .

Okay ?

Zinc is a natural antidepressant .

Okay ?

In patients that have major depressive disorders , they're usually always deficient in zinc .

So if you have depression , it's such a simple remedy .

Take some zinc .

It might just help you .

But generally if you're deficient in zinc , you get degeneration of your nerves , of your nervous system .

Now there's a lot of concentration of zinc in the neurons around the amygdala and the hippocampus .

Specifically the dentate gyrus or gyrus .

I don't know how to pronounce it .

Now the amygdala is this part of the brain that's involved with stress responses .

It's kind of you can look at it like the adrenal gland in your brain because it reacts and adapts to stress .

The hippocampus , which they don't know exactly what it does but it's involved in like a relay switch with your memories forming new memories and spatial memory like trying to find your way out of some maze .

It's kind of like your GPS .

Okay .

It helps you locate things in space .

Now the hippocampus in general has a very interesting , capacity to regenerate .

And this is why things that are connected to memory loss , focus , concentration can be improved with intermittent fasting so well .

Because intermittent fasting stimulates the regeneration of this part of the brain right here .

And these structures right here directly influence one's mood .

Dopamine for example binds to zinc .

So dopamine gives you pleasure .

So what's the opposite of pleasure ?

Depression , right ?

Also it's involved in , like I said before , making proteins and guess what neurotransmitters are .

They're proteins .

So if you have any problem with depression or any type of mood disorder , take zinc .

It can potentially help you greatly .

Alright .

Now let's shift to skin disorders .

Now you may already know this , but there's so many different skin creams and skin healing creams that involve zinc .

And if you're zinc deficient , you can get acne , eczema , dermatitis , many different types of dermatitis , rosacea .

A zinc deficiency can dry out the oil in the skin .

It's called the sebum .

It can lead to ulcers of the skin both superficially and internally like ulcers of the stomach or ulcers in the mouth or even like bed sores .

One of their treatments for bed sores is a is a zinc cream that you would put on it or even diaper rash , for example , irritation in the skin , use this zinc .

So you can look at zinc as a natural anti inflammatory .

So a zinc deficiency can also lead to hyperpigmentation on the skin and alteration in color .

Alopecia , that's where you have hair loss in different patches .

This is an autoimmune condition .

Cracked skin , skin that's fissured , nail changes and skin is the 3rd most zinc abundant tissue in the entire body .

Alright , guys .

Stay tuned for part 3 when we get into the relationship between zinc influencing your blood sugars and insulin , your immune system and the prostate and testosterone .

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