Zinc is one of the minerals that can help hold off the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s. In most studies, zinc has been shown to improve mental capacity in elders.
And most older people and those with dementia and other mental disorders have been found to be deficient in zinc.
One of the reasons for this is that to get zinc into your bloodstream effectively, you need to have a specific acid that is excreted by the pancreas.
This acid is called “picolinic acid”. When food containing zinc or zinc supplements reaches the small intestine, duodenum, the pancreas excretes picolinic acid. This acid binds with zinc and moves it across your intestine wall and into the bloodstream.
Picolinic acid is created in the liver and kidneys from the amino acid tryptophan. This amino acid then moves into the pancreas.
So if you have diabetes or if your pancreas is overworked or weak, you will not be excreting enough picolinic acid and will not be providing enough zinc to your brain. You will need to supplement your diet with zinc.
The type of zinc you need is one that is bound with picolinic acid. This type is called “zinc picolinate.” There are other types of zinc supplements such as zinc citrate and zinc gluconate on the market, but they are not as well absorbed as zinc picolinate. But if you cannot get zinc picolinate, go for zinc gluconate.
The body also has many uses for zinc, which is why it is easy to become deficient in it. The body uses zinc for:
And the list goes on and on.
Foods that are high in zinc include beef, lamb, cheese, yeasts, oysters, shrimp, herring, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, wheat germ & bran, mushrooms, spinach, squash, asparagus, collard greens, broccoli, chard, miso and maple syrup.
Zinc can be toxic in excessive amounts. A safe amount to take is 20 – 25 mg per day. Do not take more than 40 mg per day. Toxic effects are stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea.
Add these foods and zinc picolinate to your diet in an effort to stave off dementia and Alzheimer’s. There are few more special nutrients that you should include in your diet to prevent degradation of your mental health.
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Zinc ni mojawapo ya madini yanayoweza kusaidia kuzuia ugonjwa wa kukosa fahamu au Alzheimer's. Katika uchunguzi mwingi, imethibitishwa kwamba zinki huboresha uwezo wa akili wa wazee. Watu wazima na wale walio na dementia na matatizo mengine ya akili wana upungufu wa zinki. Kwa sababu hii, ili zinc iweze kuingia kwenye damu, inahitajika kuwa na asidi maalum ambayo hutolewa na kongosho. Asidi hii inaitwa <unk> picolinic asidi<unk>. Chakula chenye zinki au virutubisho vya zinki kinapofika kwenye utumbo mwembamba, utumbo wa duodenum, kongosho hutokeza asidi ya picolinic. Asidi hii huunganishwa na zinki na kuihamisha kwenye ukuta wa matumbo na kuingia katika mtiririko wa damu. Asidi ya picolinic hutengenezwa katika ini na figo kutokana na asidi ya amino tryptophan. Kisha asidi hiyo ya amino huingia kwenye kongosho. Kwa hivyo, ikiwa una ugonjwa wa kisukari au ikiwa kongosho yako ni dhaifu au inafanya kazi kupita kiasi, hutaondoa asidi ya picolinic ya kutosha na haitoi zinki ya kutosha kwa ubongo wako. Unahitaji kuongeza chakula chako kwa zinki. Aina ya zinki unayohitaji ni ile iliyounganishwa na asidi ya picolinic. Zinc picolinate ni aina ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada ya ziada. Ikiwa huwezi kupata zinc picolinate, chagua zinc gluconate. Mwili wetu pia hutumia zinki kwa njia nyingi, na hiyo ndiyo sababu ni rahisi kukosa zinki. Mwili hutumia zinki kwa ajili ya: Na orodha inaendelea na kuendelea. Vyakula vyenye kiasi kikubwa cha zinki ni pamoja na nyama ya ng'ombe, kondoo, jibini, chachu, oyster, siki, mbegu za jua, mbegu za mchuzi, mbegu za sesame, mbegu za ngano na bran, uyoga, mchele, squash, asparagus, collard greens, broccoli, chard, miso na maple syrup. Zinc inaweza kuwa na sumu ikiwa inazidiwa. Kiasi salama cha kuchukua ni 20-25 mg kwa siku. Usitumie zaidi ya 40 mg kwa siku. Madhara ya sumu ni maumivu ya tumbo, kichefuchefu, kutapika, maumivu ya tumbo, na kuhara. Ongeza vyakula hivi na zinc picolinate kwenye mlo wako katika jitihada ya kuzuia ugonjwa wa akili na Alzheimer. Kuna baadhi ya virutubisho muhimu ambazo unapaswa kuingiza katika chakula chako ili kuzuia uharibifu wa afya yako ya akili. "Jennifer Baer, Mtaalamu wa Wauguzi na timu yake katika ""Horizons of Health"" huchanganya mbinu ya matibabu ya kazi ya kuunganisha." Njia yetu ya kipekee ya kugundua na kutatua matatizo ya afya ya muda mrefu inatambua kuwa afya ya kudumu inategemea kutatua sababu za msingi za dalili zako. Bonyeza hapa ili kujifunza zaidi <unk> Baada ya kupitia habari kwenye tovuti yetu na katika miongozo yetu inayoweza kupakuliwa, tungependa kusikia kutoka kwako <unk> kujibu maswali maalum zaidi juu ya mbinu yetu na rekodi ya kufuatilia.