Zinc – the trace element for health and beauty

rubyni^® Zinc: Zinc from a natural source

• For the health of hair, skin, bones and nails¹
• Promotes normal vision and can alleviate night blindness¹
• An important building block for a good immune system^1,2,3
• Supports your mental performance (cognitive function)^4,5
• Zinc from organic guava leaf extract, bound in natural form
• Two capsules provide you with 10 milligrams of zinc
• Combined with vitamin C from organic acerola fruit powder
  100% vegan, lactose- and gluten-free; 100% organic

rubyni^® Zinc supports your health and well-being in a 100 per cent plant-based way: our vegan capsules contain high-quality organic guava leaf extract. It provides you with the important trace element zinc every day.
We have combined the zinc extract with natural vitamin C from organic acerola fruit powder. This allows your body to absorb the zinc even better.⁶

rubyni^® Zinc at a glance: What’s in our capsules

rubyni^® Zink is a dietary supplement containing zinc and vitamin C. We obtain both the trace element and the vitamin from 100% vegan sources.

Ingredients:

• Organic guava leaf extract (from Psidium guajava, 4 % zinc)
• Organic acerola fruit powder (from Malpighia glabra, freeze-dried, 20 % vitamin C)
• Organic carrot powder from German cultivation
• Coating agent hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (plant-based capsule shell)

Our rubyni^® zinc capsules contain plant-based zinc that is bound in a natural form. This means that the trace element is embedded in a plant matrix that contains other natural components. ⁸ Our capsules also contain vitamin C. It ensures that the zinc is more readily available to your body – so it can absorb and utilise the zinc better.⁶

Pack size: 90 capsules – in a tin made from recycled PET.

Note: Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a balanced and varied diet or to replace a healthy lifestyle.

Good to know:

Zinc for mental performance, skin and hair

Zinc is a trace element and is therefore only present in low concentrations in your body. Nevertheless, your body needs it for numerous very different processes: zinc is one of the basic elements for a good immune system^2,3, supports mental performance^4,5 and is also important for your eyesight¹⁰.

Healthy skin, beautiful hair and nails and good bones also depend on a sufficient supply of zinc. This is because the trace element promotes the formation of collagen – an important connective tissue fibre – and keratin. This is a protein that strengthens hair and nails.^1,2,3,10 A lack of this vital substance can lead to skin and nail changes as well as hair loss.

Zinc stimulates many metabolic processes

Zinc is a component of many enzymes.^1,2,3 This means that many processes in the body only work properly with sufficient amounts of the trace element. For example, it supports the normal metabolism of macronutrients – the carbohydrates, fats and proteins that you take in with your food. It is not for nothing that a zinc deficiency is associated with obesity, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus.^4,5

An adequate supply of zinc is particularly important for people with diabetes. This is because the increased blood sugar level leads to a stronger urge to urinate. The trace element is excreted more via the urine, resulting in a zinc deficiency. This further impairs the carbohydrate metabolism – and thus fuels diabetes.¹¹

Zinc for mental performance

Your brain is also dependent on this vital nutrient. Experts associate an imbalance of zinc in the body with the development of various mental illnesses. These include Alzheimer’s, depression, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia.¹² A deficiency of the trace element is a possible factor that can lead to a decline in mental performance. This is referred to as cognitive decline. This process can be partially counteracted by taking zinc. This was shown in a study of women aged between 40 and 60: After taking zinc for three months, the mental performance of many participants in the zinc group improved.^4,5

Zinc for your eyesight

Your eyes need the trace element to maintain their vision. This is because zinc plays an important role in the metabolism of the important eye vitamin, vitamin A, among other things. This is the precursor of an eye pigment that is required for the visual process.¹⁰

Studies show that a sufficiently high zinc level can, for example, slow down the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This eye disease initially impairs visual acuity and can later even lead to blindness. ¹³

Zinc for fertility

Zinc plays an important role in good fertility in both men and women: due to its function in cell division, the trace element is important for the development of egg and sperm cells. It also controls the effect of sex hormones in the body.

In women, for example, zinc influences the menstrual cycle and ovulation.¹⁴
Men need zinc – and also selenium – not only for the production of sperm cells. It is also responsible for good sperm motility. Low levels of zinc in the seminal fluid are associated with infertility.^14,15

A deficiency of this important trace element can also cause impaired wound healing, reduce appetite and impair the sense of taste and smell.^16,17

Who is at risk of zinc deficiency?

People who consume a lot of phytates are particularly at risk of zinc deficiency. These substances are contained in healthy foods such as pulses and wholemeal products. In addition, an inflamed intestinal mucosa can lead to you not absorbing enough zinc from food.¹⁶ Competitive athletes excrete more of the trace element through sweat and urine¹⁶ . Therefore, they should pay attention to their zinc supply, as should people with diabetes¹¹ mellitus.¹⁶

With rubyni^® Zinc you can specifically prevent a deficiency.

What are the health benefits of zinc?

Zinc is essential for numerous processes in the body and for your health¹⁸:
Zinc

• contributes to normal cognitive function
• contributes to the maintenance of normal bones
• contributes to the maintenance of normal hair
• contributes to the maintenance of normal nails
• contributes to the maintenance of normal skin
• contributes to the maintenance of normal vision
• contributes to the normal function of the immune system
• contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress
• contributes to normal acid-base metabolism
• contributes to normal carbohydrate metabolism
• contributes to normal DNA synthesis
• contributes to normal fertility and normal reproduction
• contributes to the normal metabolism of macronutrients
• contributes to normal fatty acid metabolism
• contributes to normal vitamin A metabolism
• contributes to normal protein synthesis
• contributes to the maintenance of normal testosterone levels in the blood
• has a function in cell division