The Importance of Zinc for Muscles
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 21 December 2021
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Find out why zinc is so important for your muscles!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminate Fasting Podcast, where Dr. |
| 0:07.7 | Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. |
| 0:12.9 | I've done a lot of videos on zinc, but today we're going to talk about the importance |
| 0:25.7 | of zinc for your muscles. |
| 0:27.9 | Now, if you assess all the different body tissues and where most of the zinc is located |
| 0:32.9 | in your body, it just so happens to be in your muscles, 49.5% of all of your zinc is |
| 0:40.6 | in your muscles. |
| 0:41.6 | And the question is, why? |
| 0:43.4 | Why do your muscles need zinc? |
| 0:45.1 | And as a side note, one of the best sources of zinc is in meat. |
| 0:50.0 | So when you're consuming red meat, you're getting a great source of bile-available zinc. |
| 0:54.8 | So let's take from the top. |
| 0:56.1 | Number one, zinc is essential for rebuilding muscles, muscle fibers. |
| 1:03.4 | And I'm talking about rebuilding your muscles after you work out. |
| 1:06.6 | So a workout is that have a stress that creates a catabolic effect on your muscles. |
| 1:10.4 | It breaks down muscle tissue. |
| 1:11.7 | And then when you're sleeping, you have this rebuilding effect. |
| 1:14.6 | The zinc is not only necessary, it's essential. |
| 1:16.9 | You cannot rebuild your muscles without zinc. |
| 1:19.8 | All right. |
| 1:20.8 | Number two, which is kind of very similar to one. |
| 1:23.3 | It's a catalyst for muscle recovery, specifically the speed at which you recover. |
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