THE TOP 10 BENEFITS OF ZINC FOR MEN
1. IMPROVED ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND STRENGTH
Zinc directly impacts athletic performance and strength training because it plays a primary role in the production of anabolic hormone.
Having plenty of zinc available in the body allows for greater release of the three most powerful anabolic hormones: Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1).
Research has also proven that zinc (when combined with high intensity weight training) allows the body to produce even higher levels of testosterone.
As a result, it also improves strength gains recovery, energy, and metabolism in men.
2. SUPPORTS MALE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FERTILITY
Zinc is important for optimal testosterone levels.
Low zinc in men stifles testosterone production.
It puts men at risk for developing prostate cancer and is linked to infertility.
Zinc is used to produce enzymes that initiate cell division.
Most people do not realize this but the male prostate requires ten times as much zinc as other cells in the body to stay healthy.
Adequate zinc intake protects the prostate from inflammation, damage and future cancer development.
I know a lot of you guys don’t give your prostate any thought whatsoever, just keep in mind that everything you do today has potential consequences years down the road.
Now, here’s something that might interest you sooner rather than later.
High sex drive and and high sperm count are great but motility is king if you want kids.
Sperm motility is defined as the strength and endurance of the sperm cells to swim towards the egg and fertilize it.
Low sperm motility is the primary cause of male infertility.
If you have low sperm motility it means that you have a low percentage of sperm that are moving forward.
One way to insure you don’t have this problem (if and when you want kids) is to get plenty of zinc in your diet.
3. PREVENT CANCER AND IMPROVE IMMUNE FUNCTION
Low zinc plays a role in the development of most cancers because as noted earlier, zinc plays a role in healthy cell production.
So the answer is simple. Take in more zinc.
Zinc deficiency has a profound impact on the immune system because low zinc causes a rapid decline in T cell function.
T cells are responsible for elevating the body’s immune system when viruses or bacteria are present.
Since T cells are a big deal it makes sense that you should do everything in your power to make sure those are good to go.
Again, there’s a reason why I never get sick… Zinc.
4. CELL REPAIR
If you read my site, I am assuming you are actively exercising by either lifting weights or some other form of training.
The more active you are the more stress you are putting on your muscular-skeletal system.
Most of our zinc is stored in our muscles, where it used to help repair and build new cells after working out.
We are literally breaking down our muscles (on a cellular level) when we use them.
When we sleep/rest is when they repair, causing our muscles to grow bigger and stronger.
That’s why you can’t skim on sleep.
Zinc is essential because it provides the proper structure for cells and helps us get the rest we need in the growth/repair process.
Furthermore, intense training (such the
high volume split training I consistently recommend) results in heavy sweating and a considerable amount of energy expended.
This depletes zinc levels over time that need replenishing.
In order to offset plateauing or decreased energy levels over time, a smart plan would be to make sure you get plenty of zinc.
5. BOOST SEX DRIVE AND TESTOSTERONE LEVELS
Men’s Health magazine once referred to zinc as “the ultimate sex mineral.”
It’s called this because zinc influences a male’s fertility, potency, sex drive, and overall long-term sexual health.
As I said before, it is responsible for sperm production.
Most men can blame decreased semen volume and testosterone levels on depleted zinc.
In my last article, I made a brief
video on zinc.
Peep this. Every time you ejaculate, you expend about 5 milligrams of zinc… that’s half your daily allowance.
Now think of all the teenagers and adults who watch that stuff on the reg… carelessly wasting their seed multiple times a day.
Not good…
6. THE ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS OF ZINC
Antioxidants are meant to eliminate free radicals that cause cell damage by neutralizing them.
Zinc is a top notch antioxidant.
It is particularly good at targeting the damaging effects caused by too much iron.
Zinc is also good at targeting the free radicals that cause inflammation and detoxifying heavy metals from the brain.
7. DETOXIFY THE BRAIN OF HEAVY METALS AND PREVENT ALZHEIMER’S
The antioxidant effects of zinc enable it to remove toxins from the body thus preventing them from building up and causing damage further down the road.
Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s is accelerated by heavy metal build up in the brain.
Zinc can help get rid of these toxins.
Again, a good precautionary considering the
chemtrails in the sky…
8. IT MAY TREAT OR PREVENT BALDNESS
Hair thinning and baldness can be linked to two direct causes: genetics or certain mineral deficiencies.
Zinc can encourage hair growth by improving cell functions of growth and repair.
9. IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
You need zinc in order to maintain the health of cardiovascular cells and the endothelium.
The endothelium is the thin layer of cells that lines the blood vessels.
Basically, it enables circulation.
Low zinc can cause a deficiency in the endothelial barrier.
This leads to high cholesterol buildup and inflammation.
Cholesterol and inflammation increase your risk of heart disease.
The solution… make sure you don’t have low zinc.
10. ELEVATE MOOD AND DEPRESSION
Dopamine is partially regulated by zinc.
It is a chemical that boosts energy, mood, and reward-driven learning.
Porn is the absolute worst thing you can do for your dopamine.
It messes you up because an unnatural amount of dopamine is released when you watch it.
That’s why kids in their teens and early twenties are already having sexual performance issues and can’t get it up.
It’s because their dopamine is all screwed up. The pleasure from sex with an actual girl does not compare to the pleasure of touching themselves.
Funny enough, if you browse
yourbrainonporn.com you will read numerous accounts of men talking about how they feel depressed or sad because of their porn consumption.
