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Zinc for Colds: A Body of Research for Shortening Duration of Common Colds

February 12, 2020

Zinc for Colds: A Body of Research for Shortening Duration of Common Colds

The common cold is just that -- common!  Colds are the number one reason why people miss out on school and work days.  The average person catches two to three colds a year, each lasting about a week to fully recover. 

There's no real cure for the common cold, but a growing body of research shows that supplementing zinc can shorten the duration up to 40%.  That's two to three days of your life back for each cold!

A meta-analysis of several clinical studies concluded that the sweet spot is between 80 to 92 milligrams of zinc per day.  They didn't find any benefit to going over that amount.  At Castle Remedies, we are pleased to offer you several easy and delicious ways to increase your zinc intake during a cold.

 

Zinc Lozenges by Zand

Several flavors available.  Delivers 5mg zinc per lozenge.

 

Zinc Gluconate by Now

Each tablet delivers 50mg of zinc gluconate.

 

TheraZinc Elderberry Lozenges by Quantum

Delivers 7mg of zinc gluconate per delicious raspberry flavored lozenge.

 

Sambucus Gummies by Nature's Way

Each mouth-watering gummy has 7.5mg of zinc citrate.  AND you get the full benefits of standardized elderberry extract!

 

References

NPR Article: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/10/803886479/taking-zinc-can-shorten-your-cold-thank-a-91-year-old-scientist-for-the-discover

Study #1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515951

Study #2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649098/

Study #3: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5418896/



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