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29-05-2008, 09:09 AM
This is from Dr. Murray, Bowden and Feb 96, http://nbaf.com
Zinc is the unsung hero of the immune system, not to mention how important it is for sperm production. (Oysters got their undeserved reputation as an aphrodisiac because they're high in zinc.) It's also eaten up alive by stress. Take at least 15 mg a day, but 25-50 mg is better.
Testosterone, the most effective anabolic our bodies naturally produce, is
known to be closely interrelated with zinc. Although much study still needs
to be done, it appears that zinc, at the cellular level, may govern
testosterone metabolism. It is also thought to control the metabolism of
testosterone in the prostate, which is one of the organs most proliferant in
zinc.
A major indicator of this is in zinc's effects on male potency and sex
drive. Moderate deficiency can lead to regression of the sex glands in men,
and just a mild deficiency causes a low sperm count. (Zinc has been shown to
be useful in the prevention and treatment of male infertility.) Low zinc
levels are shown to lead to decreased sex drive, cause a loss of appetite
and even emotional problems. Double blind studies have shown that
supplemental zinc can increase blood levels of testosterone and the
follicle-stimulating hormone in men with just very mildly deficient zinc
levels -- and most people, when tested, are shown to be defficent. Trainers,
let me repeat, males, with just mild zinc deficiency, will increase their
plasma levels of testosterone with supplementation! This is a clearly proven
medical fact! For about 25 cents a week you can take what may be the most
powerful legal and natural 'anabolic' supplement.
Very little zinc is present in the 'modern' diet. Zinc is now almost non -
existent in crop land, so foods which use to contain high levels of zinc no
longer do.
Another aspect of zinc, important to trainers, is it's role in glucose
tolerance. Zinc is closely 'involved' with insulin. In test with rats, when
zinc is removed from their diet, glucose intolerance develops. In (human)
studies, of diabetics, it has been shown that many have problems absorbing
zinc, and over excrete it as well.
Zinc is the unsung hero of the immune system, not to mention how important it is for sperm production. (Oysters got their undeserved reputation as an aphrodisiac because they're high in zinc.) It's also eaten up alive by stress. Take at least 15 mg a day, but 25-50 mg is better.
Testosterone, the most effective anabolic our bodies naturally produce, is
known to be closely interrelated with zinc. Although much study still needs
to be done, it appears that zinc, at the cellular level, may govern
testosterone metabolism. It is also thought to control the metabolism of
testosterone in the prostate, which is one of the organs most proliferant in
zinc.
A major indicator of this is in zinc's effects on male potency and sex
drive. Moderate deficiency can lead to regression of the sex glands in men,
and just a mild deficiency causes a low sperm count. (Zinc has been shown to
be useful in the prevention and treatment of male infertility.) Low zinc
levels are shown to lead to decreased sex drive, cause a loss of appetite
and even emotional problems. Double blind studies have shown that
supplemental zinc can increase blood levels of testosterone and the
follicle-stimulating hormone in men with just very mildly deficient zinc
levels -- and most people, when tested, are shown to be defficent. Trainers,
let me repeat, males, with just mild zinc deficiency, will increase their
plasma levels of testosterone with supplementation! This is a clearly proven
medical fact! For about 25 cents a week you can take what may be the most
powerful legal and natural 'anabolic' supplement.
Very little zinc is present in the 'modern' diet. Zinc is now almost non -
existent in crop land, so foods which use to contain high levels of zinc no
longer do.
Another aspect of zinc, important to trainers, is it's role in glucose
tolerance. Zinc is closely 'involved' with insulin. In test with rats, when
zinc is removed from their diet, glucose intolerance develops. In (human)
studies, of diabetics, it has been shown that many have problems absorbing
zinc, and over excrete it as well.