This Weeks Top Tip

According to a new study recently published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women who supplemented with zinc demonstrated reductions in anger and hostility and improvements in mood compared to those women who did not supplement with zinc.

I test for zinc levels in all my clients and since I introduced the test a year ago only two people have shown to have optimal zinc levels.

Apart from the research above, zinc has over 300 roles in the body and is vital for immune health and testosterone levels.

For clients who are sub optimal in zinc I prescribed an 8 week course of 120mgs per day and then retest.

Source: Effect of zinc supplementation on mood states in young women: a pilot study