If you’re experiencing hair loss or other problems with your hair, you might be consuming too much zinc. Learn more!
0:00 Introduction: The dark side of zinc
0:17 What is zinc?
0:35 Symptoms of zinc deficiency related to your hair
2:13 Symptoms of too much zinc related to your hair
3:15 Zinc dosage
3:35 Zinc toxicity symptoms
4:58 How much zinc do you need?
6:50 Learn more about zinc!
Let’s talk about the dark side of zinc. Zinc is one of the most important trace minerals for your hair. But having too much zinc can be just as damaging to your hair as zinc deficiency.
Zinc is a trace mineral, and it’s involved in over 300 different enzymes. Zinc is needed to support the growth of hair follicles. With low zinc, you could experience hair loss.
Zinc is also needed for collagen and keratin. If you're deficient in zinc, you could notice thin and brittle hair.
Having too much zinc can lead to copper deficiency. The more zinc you take, the more copper you need. Copper is also involved in hair growth, hair color, and the structural integrity of the hair.
The most zinc an adult could take without experiencing any side effects is roughly about 40 mg per day.
Symptoms of zinc toxicity can include:
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Decreased appetite
• Abdominal cramps
• Diarrhea
• Headaches
But, you may need even higher amounts of zinc short-term for certain health problems. The key is to make sure you always consume enough copper as well. The correct zinc-to-copper ratio is roughly ten to one.
It’s important to remember that when you consume foods high in zinc, your body only absorbs 20 to 40 percent of it. There are a lot of various things that decrease the absorption of zinc.
It’s important to avoid things that prevent the absorption of zinc and consume foods high in zinc. You may also want to consider a zinc supplement as well as make sure you're getting plenty of copper.
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Thanks for watching! Protect your hair by consuming the correct ratio of zinc and copper. I’ll see you in the next video.
60 responses to “The Dark Side of Zinc for Hair: Vital Tip for Hair Growth”
Thank you so much for this video. I really needed it. I have been struggling with hair loss for years and just started zinc supplements.
Which one best supplement?
What is your diet like? Vegan diet always caused me hairloss. High protein and high fat organic diet with vegetables always gave me good skin and hair. Stress also causes hairloss
@R1 R5 I am not vegan. I eat mostly protein and vegetables and maybe not enough fat. My problem is supposedly genetic so nutrition can only do so much for me. I am just trying to have a good base so that my Androgenetic Alopecia and Chronic Telogen Effluvium doesn’t evolve as quickly as it might.
You’re very welcome.
Why does hair loss invariably occur on the scalp – and not the back & sides, Doc? 🤔
You seem to have healthy hair.
@m_fabulous I meant men that go bald, that’s how it tends to go down.
@M S u r a woman ryt?
@M SI am a woman with baldness and in our case it’s diffuse and also with loss on the back and sides
@fabulous_I look forward to finding out why you needed to ask that question.
True. Anxiety also causes the body to turn off ‘non essential’ things such as hair, proper digestion, testosterone, etc.
Lmao, what?
@The Nemesis The body diverts resources away from non-immediately needed processes when in a state of severe stress. Immediate survival is all the body cares about. Why grow hair if your body thinks you are in a fight for your life? The muscles and brain need that energy more to keep you alive. It doesn’t have to be a real threat. Your body just has to “think” it’s real. Dr.Berg has explained this on many videos over the years.
And what stops alot of anxiety & worry is taking enough Magnesium glycate. I added more mag and the difference is AMAZING! I’m not freakng out & falling apart easily and that lowers the cortisoI
I get anxiety and depression by just watching those health videos. 😂😢
@biogirlthat’s because the devil is a liar…he wants you to be in bondage. Don’t listen to his lies. Put up a fight. Ashwagandha is good for anxiety.
Could you make a list of daily supplement that everybody should take or make one gender and age specific? Would be very helpful to many people i assume. Thank you!
the thing is, that everybody is individual and need different things, and I’m sure he would’ve said that the most important thing is to stick to a healthy keto diet full of natural minerals, vitamins, fatty omega 3 acids, fiber, plus fasting and being active physically and absorbing vitamin d from the sun..
but again everyone has different needs , it depends how you absorb all of that too.
for example of course globally you can drink coconut water for electrolytes, but if you eat enough vegetables you should get it from them
I think this would be impossible. Apart from not knowing everyone’s medical history, there are, as he said, supplements of inferior quality. To steer people away from one product then recommend another by name would be advertising. I’m pretty sure that’s against YouTube guidelines. It could also initiate a lawsuit from the named & shamed company..
He didn’t get to be so clever by being by being stupid!
Good stuff Doc.!
Well, infact Dr. Berg did answer this slightly on a Q&A live once
He said Cod liver oil
Vitamin D3 and K2
Zinc, Potassium and Magnesium. I believe these are basic ones he mentioned everybody should take regularly.
I mean so to say it’s impossible is a Stretch. Obviously if your a person that has gallbladder problems then you take a pill for that. You have issues with constipation you again add addional remedy.
After all, he did heart the comment so he knows its possible.
After getting Covid, my hair loss was terrible. We needed this video Dr. Berg. Sending it to my family and friends. ❤
Praise Jesus!
I am experiencing post COVID hair loss too. How long did this continue for you?
Same! My hair was falling out by the handfuls. My holistic health practitioner recommended I take a tincture of horsetail with sarsparilla. It stopped my hairloss within a week of taking it.
I have noticed thicker after experimenting with 4x of your d3&k2 that contains zinc. Added to 1 of your trace minerals. After about 2 months I think. This was added to healthy keto and intermittent fasting. I did have several autoimmune situations under control since a few years already. But the 4xd3&k2 makes a big difference in my hair and other things. (I would only have 1 a day until last Spring).
Wonderful! So glad to hear that!
Dr.Berg again GIVING great advice just when I need it. ❤ THANK YOU Dr.Berg.
Very glad to be of help!
🌀It is important to take the correct amount of Zinc & Copper so that hormones remain balanced & they are also very important for growth of hair follicles. With insufficient amounts of hair vitamins, there will be no creation of new blood vessels which in turn causes damage to scalp & inhibits hair growth. 👉Based on being in good health, ZINC to COPPER RATIO is roughly 10-1 as recommended at 5:18 of this Video.
That’s why I think his Vitamin D3K2 should have some copper, since it already has some zinc
Remember not to take together as they cancel each other. Best to take one in the a.m. and the other in the p.m.
What’s with the pedo symbol?
Imagine the face of every other doctors when dr berg drops a new video everyday 😂
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😂😂😂
I have come to the conclusion and realization that absolutely nothing will prevent hair loss or regrow hair. For 15 years I have tried it all. I finally gave up and started shaving my melon. Even my emoji is bald 😎
Good attitude. Men look good bald.
Sorry that nothing worked for you but that doesn’t mean that nothing works for anyone. I am 61 and have a head full of hair thanks to rogaine and finasteride. I have more hair now than I did in my late 20’s.
One thing you forgot to mention is to take Copper at least 6 hours apart from the Zinc because the two will compete for absorption… Do not take them together.
If so why are there zinc + copper complexes in one pill on the market?
@Mikekkk
I would say incompetence💯✅
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@Mikekkkthat’s a good question? I wondered that myself
Oh man…. I take a mineral complex blend, that includes everything from Zinc, Copper, Iodine, Magnesium, etc. Would this be a significant issue?
Great video. Especially reminding everyone to take, in balance, copper with their zinc.
Glad you found it informative.
You really changed my life Dr Berg. You are God sent 😊
Very glad to be of help!
The fine doctor doesn’t talk about it but there is a thunderous difference between the amount of zinc in pure zinc (“elemental”) and the zinc you probably see on the shelf, whose fine print commonly explains is zinc gluconate or sulfate. Those are diluted.
Mainstream sources say the upper limit is 40 but that is for elemental zinc. Gluconate and sulfate recommended limits and RDAs are several times higher. 200 mg gluconate might be fine and safely tolerable. 200 mg elemental is in my opinion an invitation for a duodenal ulcer.
I’m a 37yr old guy that’s had long hair for 20 years.
Started taking zinc around 5 years ago. Noticed a massive difference in the health of my skin and nails – and rarely get sick.
Amazing. Keep up the good work!
@Dr. Eric Berg DC thanks Dr. I find if I stop taking zinc, my hands get very dry and crack easily. I might take 22mg every other day to potentially save my hair…
What zinc do you take?
Which zinc brand and do you take copper, if so which one?👀
Thanks Dr. Berg! Do you recommend to take your enhanced trace minerals with or without food for better absorption?
Please be careful with copper supplementation (and zinc) – dr Berg, will you PLEASE do a deep dive on the genetic issue and possibly of zinc/copper causing psychosis in some people? I heard of this in a health summit on autism and add/adhd. Can’t remember the two Doctors who studied this in depth and have an incredible data base linking nutrient levels to (for example very sudden onset mental illness). I know my functional doc checked me for the genetic issue before giving me zinc in IV. But I’m no expert. It just caught my attention as something we should all be aware of ❤
I drive for the dealerships. Last year, I had allergies so bad I had to quit driving. Turns out I was taking too much Zinc. I quit the extra Zinc, and overnight my allergies went away.
Thank you, Dr. Berg!
BTW, what can you teach us about pyroluria?
It looks like I have it & the reason I ask is zinc is important for treating pyrolui.
Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
I lost nearly all my hair last year, doctors don’t know the cause. But I started taking daily 50 mg of zinc with vitamin D during Covid. Probably too much. Maybe this is the answer. I stopped taking zinc and started on oral minoxidil. In eight months, I’ve almost gotten all of my hair back plus thicker, new hair. Thanks, Dr. Berg for the insight.