Zinc

• important for 100 plus enzymes in the body to function
• helps us to metabolize alcohol
• assists in the production of hormones necessary for growth
• skin, hair, nail, and eye health
• helps the immune system by boosting the hormone function of the thymus gland
• plays a role in wound healing
• helps with the absorption of iron
• may be important in memory
• important for synthesis of DNA and RNA; cell division, growth and repair
• is used up during times of physical and mental stress