Zinc and copper are important to have in your diet in modest amounts. And many scientists' view is that supplementation should be done in a balanced way between the two.
Your body needs small amounts of zinc and copper for many metabolic processes.
Zinc helps your skin stay healthy. Too little zinc can decrease your appetite and your sense of taste.
Many people know that zinc can be found in many cough and cold supplements, but they don't know that zinc is required every step of the way in regulating and remodeling bone. As we mature and get older, bone health is increasingly important. You can't build bone without zinc. And vitamin D must have zinc to get into bone cells.
Copper is used for building blood vessels, keeping your heart strong and stabilizing collagen. We don't need much copper and it's quite common in our diet.
This is why we wanted to make sure Silexin provides you with helpful amounts of zinc and copper in the context of a healthy, well-rounded diet. Foods highest in zinc include:
Sesame seeds
Cashews
Pumpkin seeds
Spinach
Quinoa
Lentils
Peas
Chick peas (garbanzo beans)
Turkey
Mushrooms
Sunflower seeds
Many of the seeds and nuts in the list above contain copper as well, and other copper rich foods include:
Walnuts
Lima beans
High-dose supplements aren't necessarily better, and too much can be bad for you. Silexin contains important but very modest amounts of zinc and copper.
But if a proper diet is sufficient, why turn to supplementation? We don't have that much information about the exact quantities of these minerals in the particular foods we consume and we also know very little about how much zinc and copper survive food storage, preparation and cooking. Additionally, it's difficult to gauge if you are consuming a good base amount every single day. Therefore, the safe route is to turn to supplementation in small doses such as those found in Silexin.