Zinc Challenge Liquid

Zinc Challenge Liquid allows you to easily test your body’s zinc levels, as well as provide you with supplemental zinc! Zinc is one of this important trace mineral in your body critical for immune function, building new tissues, wound healing, leaky gut, digestion, insulin sensitivity, the functioning of over 200 enzymes, skin health, and having a healthy pregnancy.

Benefits of Zinc Supplementation

• Fights Colds and Flu
• Promotes Healing of Canker Sores and Sore Throat
• Promote Healing of Skin Wounds, Eczema, Rosacea, Burns, and Other Irritations
• Helps Control Acne
• Reduce Tinnitus
• Treat Eye Problems
• Helps Control Diabetes
• Prevents Digestive Problems
• Helps Prevent Osteoporosis
• Helps With Hormone-Related Infertility Problems
• Reduce the Size of an Enlarged Prostate
• Promotes Healthy Hair
• Boosts Immune System

Size: 8 ounces liquid
Each two teaspoons (10 ml)contain:

• Zinc (as Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate) 8 mg

Other Ingredients: Zinc sulfate monohydrate in a base of distilled water.

Suggested dose: If your zinc levels are low as dictated by taste reaction (below), take 1 to 4  Tablespoons per day until you notice a change in taste, and then keep testing weekly or daily. This liquid can be used to test zinc levels OR as a zinc supplement.

Since the Zinc Challenge liquid is a bit expensive to take daily at 4+ Tbsp per day, you may take Zinc Supreme capsules (3 per day with meals) instead to increase your zinc levels and then keep testing your levels with Zinc Challenge Liquid.

REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Zinc Challenge is non-irradiated, food-grade, vegetarian, and safe. It is stored in an opaque, non-reactive container in order to preserve the integrity of this product. This product does not contain wheat, yeast, soy, gluten, eggs, dairy, corn, artificial colors, flavors, sugars, or preservatives.

How to find out if your zinc levels are low
To perform the test, put about 2 Tablespoons of zinc status liquid into a cup and then into your mouth. Hold it in your mouth for up to 30 seconds to see if a definite taste develops, and then swallow. Depending on the time it took to notice a taste or the strength of the taste, the responses are classified as follows:

1. No specific taste or other sensation is noticed.
2. No immediate taste is noticed, but after a few seconds a slight taste variously described as "dry," "mineral," "furry," or "sweet," develops.
3. A definite, though not strongly unpleasant, taste is noticed almost immediately and tends to intensify over time.
4. A strong and unpleasant taste is noted almost immediately.

A reaction in category 1 or 2 suggests a zinc deficiency and a need for zinc supplementation. A reaction of 3 or 4 indicates the patient has adequate zinc levels.

Those who scored 1 or 2 should take Zinc Liquid daily as a supplement (1-2 Tbsp per day) until a strong and immediate taste develops. Keep retesting zinc levels weekly to keep zinc levels optimal.

Neurological Illnesses
A zinc deficiency can be implicated in a wide range of neurological disorders such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, dyslexia, acute psychosis, dementia, anorexia nervosa, attention deficit disorder, and depression. Zinc supplementation may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. It is suggested that a zinc deficiency plays a role in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.1

Immune Strength
Zinc knocks out colds and other viruses if you catch them early enough. People with AIDS are almost universally deficient in zinc, which makes their already weak immune system weaker. Restoring their supply of zinc, taking doses of up to 100mg daily has been found to be a very important strategy to stabilize their immune function and reducing complications of the disease.2

Diabetes
Zinc is very important because of its ability to balance blood sugar.3 Zinc helps the pancreas manufacture insulin and may protect the receptor sites on all cell membranes that allow the hormone to enter.4

Skin Health
Almost all skin disorders improve with increased zinc supplementation. In doses of 100mg or more, it is especially helpful in treating acne. Some researchers think that acne is caused by a zinc and essential fatty acid deficiency.5

Pregnancy
A zinc deficiency can lead to many pregnancy-related problems, including spontaneous abortion, toxemia, growth retardation and delivery problems. Tests show that women given 22mg of zinc daily gave birth to significantly larger birth-weight babies.6

Wound Healing
Zinc has a healing power, which promotes protein synthesis. Applied directly, zinc improves the healing of leg ulcers, according to research. People who get these wounds are likely to have a lower than normal level of zinc.7 Zinc supplementation is a must after a surgical procedure.

References:
1. Robert C. Atkins, Dr. Atkins’ Vita-Nutrient Solution, 1998: 133-134.
2. Mochegiani, E., International Journal of Immunopharmacology, 1995; 7: 719-27.
3. Honnorat, J., et al., Biological Trace Element Research, 1992; 32: 311-16.
4. Faure, P., et al., Biological Trace Element Research, 1992; 32: 305-310.
5. Dreno, B., et al., Acta Dermato-venereologica, 1992; 72: 250-52.
6. Goldenberg, R., et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, 1995; 274: 463-68.
7. Lansdown, A., et al., Lancet, 1996; 347: 706-07.