Zinc fuels the immune system, providing it with one of the most important micronutrients for the immune system to function optimally. Most people are deficient in zinc. Zinc is supposed to be the number one defense of our own immune system and since we are deficient, we are in dire need of it. If we don't have enough zinc in the body, our immune system may overreact or underreact to an invader such as a virus. When our immune system is well supplied with an abundant amount of zinc, this overreaction or underreaction rarely happens. When an aggressive foreign viral invader enters the body and human
has little or no reserves of zinc, an overreaction can occur with both your immune system and the virus. Your white blood cells realize they need to destroy the invader quickly, which can be a good thing if there is enough zinc in the body. Zinc makes aggressive viruses docile, slow and lazy and this allows your immune system to attack the virus and destroy it without much pushback. If there is no zinc, then the viral backlash against your immune system can be aggressive and a war can occur that overwhelms the body. This creates more symptoms and discomfort and the illness can be prolonged. Research and science are unaware of this role that zinc plays when you become infected with a virus. Zinc also slows down viruses on its own. Viruses are allergic to zinc; the mineral repels and weakens them, even making pathogens docile, allowing the immune system to kill and eliminate pathogens faster. Liquid zinc sulfate is a special form of zinc in how it supports health.
