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ZINC may be beneficial for the following ailments:
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+ ACNE
Acne is an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands. |
+ ALLERGIES
Allergies are an abnormally high acquired sensitivity to certain substances. |
+ ALZHEIMER'S
Alzheimers is a degenerative disease of the brain. |
+ ANEMIA
Anemia is a pathological deficiency in the oxygen carrying component of the blood, hemoglobin. |
+ ANTHRAX
Anthrax is an infectious, usually fatal disease that is characterized by ulcerative skin lesions. |
+ ARTHRITIS
Arthritis is an inflammation of a joint resulting in pain and swelling. |
+ BAD BREATH
Bad Breath, also known as Halitosis, is the condition of having foul-smelling breath. |
+ BLADDER INFECTION
Bladder Infection |
+ BODY ODOR
Body odor |
+ CANCER
Cancer is any of various malignant neoplasms characterized by the proliferation of anaplastic cells that tend to invade surrounding tissues and metastasize to new body sites. |
+ CANDIDA
Candida is a genus of the pathogenic, yeast-like fungi. |
+ CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Chronic Fatigue is a syndrome characterized by sleep disorders and disruption of the immune system. |
+ CIRRHOSIS
Cirrhosis is liver damage. |
+ COLD/FLU
Cold and Flu |
+ CROHN'S DISEASE
Crohn's Disease, or Regional Enteritis, is usually limited to the terminal ileum, but can progress to other segments of the intestine. It is characterized by nodule formation and fibrous tissue buildup, abdominal pain, and deep patchy ulceration. |
+ DIABETES
Diabetes mellitus, the most common form of diabetes, is caused by a defect in the production of insulin by the pancreas. The body cannot use glucose (blood sugar), its principle energy source, without insulin. A diet high in refined, processed foods and low in fiber and complex carbohydrates is believed to be the cause of most cases of diabetes. |
+ DIVERTICULITIS
Diverticulitis is an inflammation of the diverticulum, especially of the small pockets in the wall of the colon that fill with stagnant fecal material and become inflammed. |
+ E. COLI
E. Coli is a bacillus normally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and existing as numerous strains, some of which are responsible for diarrheal diseases. |
+ EMPHYSEMA
Emphysema is an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces of the lungs, resulting in labored breathing and increased susceptibility to infection. |
+ EPILEPSY
Epilepsy is any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden recurring attacks of moror, sensory or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousnes or convulsive seizures. |
+ EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS
Epstein Barr Virus |
+ GANGRENE
Gangrene is the death and decay of body tissue, often in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following injury or disease. |
+ GOUT
Gout is a painful inflammation of the joints, especially of the feet and hands. |
+ GRAY HAIR
Gray Hair is a symptom of improper protein synthesis. |
+ GULF WAR SYNDROME
Gulf War Syndrome |
+ HEPATITIS C
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, caused by infectious or toxic agents and characterized by jaundice, fever, liver enlargement and abdominal pain. |
+ HYPERTENSION
Hypertension is an arterial disease in which persistant high blood pressure is the primary symptom. |
+ HYPOGLYCEMIA
Hypoglycemia is an abnormally low concentration of glucose in the blood. |
+ HYPOTHYROIDISM
Hypothyroidism is in insufficient production of thyroid hormones. |
+ IMPOTENCY
Impotency is the incapability of sexual intercourse often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection. |
+ INSOMNIA
Insomnia is the chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time. |
+ LUPUS
Lupus is an autoimmune disease – the immune system of the body produces antibodies which start attacking itself, producing inflammation of the skin, joints, blood vessels and other areas. Some of the first symptoms are similar to arthritis, Lyme disease, and fibromyalgia: swelling and pain of the joints, sometimes with a fever. Many cases also have a characteristic rash that appears across the nose and cheeks. |
+ LYME'S DISEASE
Lyme Disease in an inflammatory disease tranmitted by ticks and characterized by a rash followed by ful-like symptoms including fever, jaundice and headache. If untreated, it can result in chronic arthritis and nerve and heart dysfunction. |
+ MACULAR DEGENERATION
Macular Degeneration is degeneration of the macula lutea, characterized by spots of pigmentation and causing a reduction or loss of central vision. |
+ MENOPAUSE
Menopause is the natural and permanent cessation of menstration, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. |
+ MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which gradual destruction of the myelin occurs in patches throughout the brain or spinal cord, interfering with the nerve pathways and causing muscular weakness and loss of coordination. |
+ OBESITY
Obesity is the condition characterized by increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat. |
+ OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis is an inheirited disorder in which bone and cartilege, especially in the long bones, becomes dense and hardened to an extent that marrow is obliterated. |
+ PARASITES
Parasites |
+ PARKINSON'S
Parkinson's |
+ PMS
PMS, or Premenstral Syndrome, is a group of symptoms, including abdominal bloating, breast tenderness, headache, fatigue, irritability, and depression that occur in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstration. |
+ RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic and progressive systematic disease, especially in women, characterized by stiffness and inflammation of the joints and sometimes leading to deformity and disability. |
+ RUPTURED DISC
Ruptured disc |
+ SMOKING
Control damage while quitting smoking. |
+ STROKE
Stroke is a sudden loss of brain function caused by blockage or rupture of a blood vessel to the brain, characterized by loss of muscular control, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that vary with the extent of the damage to the brain. |
+ ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease characterized by ulceration of the colon and rectum with bleeding mucosal crypt abscesses. |
+ ULCERS
Ulcers are lesions of the mucous membranes, either the stomach or the duodenum, that are accompanied by formation of pus and necrosis of surrounding tissue, usually resulting from inflammation. |
+ VARICOSE VEINS
Varicose Veins are abnormally dilated or swollen veins, especially in the legs. |
- + WILSON'S DISEASE
Wilsons Disease is an inheirited disorder of copper metabolism characterized by cirrhosis, degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain, and the deposition of green pigment in the periphery of the cornea.
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| * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease; research is ongoing. |
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