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  • Copper Overload & Women’s Health

    Post on December 27, 2022 by Margo Gladding

    Copper Overload & Women’s Health
    Copper and zinc are important trace minerals that work together to ensure the proper functioning of many biochemical processes in the body. They are antagonists, meaning......

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  • 4 Reasons You Need Zinc

    Post on June 21, 2021 by Paula Gallagher

    4 Reasons You Need Zinc
    Zinc is a fundamental mineral that is essential to human health and it plays a vital role in the development of hormones and immune molecules. It is as an “essential trace mineral” because your body only needs......

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  • New Products to Support Immune Health

    Post on May 27, 2020 by Paula Gallagher

    At Village Green Apothecary, we are always trying to bring you the best and most effective products. We also listen to our customers and clients about what they are looking for. The......

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  • Trace Minerals: Zinc

    Post on July 03, 2018 by Paula Gallagher

    We have come to the end of our series from A to Zinc. In this last blog, we look at zinc. Zinc is a fundamental mineral that is essential to human health and it plays a vital......

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  • Jump-Start Your Immune System for Fall

    Post on September 16, 2014 by Heather Gunn

    Fall is the season of change. During this season it becomes obvious that change is necessary for the beauty of life to unfold. We learn to let go of old ways of being and embrace the cooler temperatures that bring us indoors......

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  • Recommended by Dr. Oz to Fight Colds and Flu: Echinacea, Zinc, Vitamin D

    Post on December 30, 2013 by Paula Gallagher

    There are a lot of supplements that claim to boost your immune system and help fight colds and flu. Some work, some don’t... but these three supplements have a lot of research to back them up. Recommended by Dr. Oz to fight colds and flu (and we agree!), and to......

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  • Antioxidants May Increase Fertility... in Men

    Post on January 25, 2011 by Paula Gallagher

    A recent study showed that between 30% to 80% of male subfertility cases may be improved by oral supplementation with antioxidants. A supplement containing vitamin C and E, zinc, folic acid, lycopene, garlic oil and selenium is associated with a more than four-fold increased rate of pregnancy and live......

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  • Support Your Immune System: Zinc

    Post on October 13, 2010 by Paula Gallagher

    According to Earl Mindell in his book Vitamin Bible, "Zinc acts like a traffic policeman, directing and overseeing the efficient flow of body processes (and) the maintenance of enzyme systems and cells." So basically, it is involved in most bodily functions. Zinc is a regulator of the immune system,......

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  • Zinc Taste Test – A zinc deficiency test that you can do at home in 1 minute

    Post on April 06, 2010 by Naz Amini

    Zinc deficiency is almost epidemic. While it is an essential mineral needed nearly in all body tissues, more than 68% of adults receive less than two-thirds of the RDA for zinc. Also, vegetarians can need up to 50% more zinc than non-vegetarians due to phytates found in the fiber of......

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