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- Hey, what's up everybody?
I'm gonna be talking
about today, here today,
about zinc and how it can
actually help with ADHD.
What's the reason of actually using zinc
and if you should use it if you have ADHD.
Before I get started, I
have a free guide for both
for parents who have kids
with ADHD as well as if you're
an adult that have ADHD.
You download that free
guide, either if you're
on the Facebook live,
above here on the links,
and if you're on YouTube,
down below on the description.
So jumping right in,
what is actually the benefit of zinc?
Why should you actually be
considering supplementing it
if you really need to.
First of, let's talk about
zinc, for example, what is it?
Zinc is actually an essential
cofactor for more than
a hundred different types
of enzymes in our body.
That's huge.
So you can tell it's already
alone a very important
type of vitamin that we need in our body.
But the other thing that
you also need to understand
it's also very necessary
for the metabolism
of both carbohydrates,
fatty acids and proteins.
Something that we eat every day, right?
So you can see alone that zinc
is important for that process
and the metabolism of those
types of foods that we eat
on a consistent basis.
But the other thing you
also need to understand,
it's an important type
of metabolism for also
new transmitters and,
therefore, it also helps
maintain the brain function and structure.
Because neurotransmitters
are something that we use
consistently in our brain,
specifically, it's a very
important thing for ADHD.
Now, as far as when it comes
to the looking at specific
types of neurotransmitters,
such as dopamine,
dopamine I would say is
one of the most important
neurotransmitter when it
comes to actually looking
at the pathophysiology of hyperactivity.
Specifically looking at ADHD,
the hyperactivity issues
going on there with dopamine.
And the other thing you've got
to realize is when it comes
to a specific hormone as
melatonin, melatonin is also
important role in regulating dopamine.
But also, did you know that
zinc is very important,
and very necessary for the
metabolism of melatonin?
So if zinc is important, and
actually is a very process for
also the metabolism of
melatonin, and the melatonin
helps with producing
the process of dopamine,
you gonna assume that if
you implement zinc, then
therefore, it could possibly
help with something like ADHD.
But let's look at the studies
first to really see, okay,
is this something that you
should be implementing or not?
Is it really, does it
make much of a difference?
So the studies that I
have actually looked at,
did look at that there is a big difference
with people who have ADHD versus
people who don't have ADHD,
they've found they have
more of a significant
zinc deficiency.
Does that mean that everybody with ADHD
has a zinc deficiency?
No, it doesn't.
But there tends to be more
of a prevalence for people
who have ADHD to have a zinc
deficiency that they've found
in these studies.
Now, by looking at that there's
been also studies, okay,
if that is the cause,
if we implement zinc,
does it help improve any
kind of ADHD symptoms
that are common?
And then some studies
they did find that people
who had both ADHD and
a deficiency in zinc,
they did find improvements
in both hyperactivity
and impulsivity.
Now, it didn't find any
improvements in attentiveness,
but it did find improvement
in hyperactivity, impulsivity,
which are very common
with people with ADHD.
Specially for you, parents,
who have children with ADHD,
you might get frustrated a
lot because of the impulsivity
and hyperactivity that
just kind of exhaust you.
Now, this you do have to make sure,
if you have a zinc deficiency.
Don't just go ahead right
away and go supplement zinc,
you do need to check if
you have a zinc deficiency,
if it's something that you
should be implementing,
you should be checking
with your doctor first.
Now how do you actually
run, or actually know
if you have a zinc deficiency,
what you should be doing.
Well, typically, it's
just a typical blood draw,
or you can actually check
with urine or hair analysis
to see if you do have a zinc deficiency.
These are things that you
need to be taking steps for.
Now as far as the studies go,
next question that people have
is how much to dose.
You always need to check with your doctor,
but as far as what the research's shown,
is anywhere between 14 to 20 milligrams.
I think they didn't go
over 20 milligrams a day
in zinc with children,
but again, it depends
how deficient you are and
how much you need to dose.
So not one person is gonna
be the same as far as
what you need to dose, you
need to keep that in mind.
So if you guys have any
questions, go ahead and leave that
in the comment section below,
and as well as, you know, if you are,
have not downloaded my free guide on ADHD,
I have for both parents and for adults.
If you wanna know more info
and other types of supplements,
nutrients and vitamins and labs to run,
go ahead and download that free guide.
If you're on Facebook,
it's in the link above,
if you're on YouTube, is
in the description below.
So this is Dr. LeGrand
signing out, and remember,
you guys have an optimum line.
See you guys next time, thanks.
Bye.
