Oysterzinc

Oysterzinc is a whole-food zinc supplement made from one thing only: dried oyster meat from the Atlantic coast of Ireland. Oysters are the richest food source of zinc, and here it reaches you with its natural partners still attached.

How Oysterzinc Works

Your body uses zinc in hundreds of ways, above all to switch on T cells, the immune cells that help regulate your immune response. In an oyster, zinc is bound to peptides and amino acids, carriers your body already knows how to absorb. An isolated zinc tablet first has to find a carrier during digestion, and zinc on its own can draw down your copper reserve. Oysterzinc keeps nature’s balance: copper in the same capsule, nothing added. Taken within 24 hours of the first sniffles, zinc has been found to shorten a common cold and ease its symptoms.

Key Ingredients

One ingredient, from up to 60 hand-shucked oysters per bottle, and what it naturally brings along:

• Oyster extract powder — the meat of Pacific oysters, no shell, from a small family aquaculture business in Ireland; slow-dried at low temperature to keep its nutrients intact.
• Zinc — bound in peptides and amino acids, so it’s easy to absorb.
• Copper — zinc’s natural partner; taking the two together keeps your copper reserve from running down.
• Vitamin B12 — naturally rich in oyster meat; your body needs it to make red blood cells and keep your nerves healthy.
• Selenium — an antioxidant mineral, like zinc.
• Iodine — what your thyroid uses to make its hormones.
• Amino acids, trace minerals and omega-3s — 19 amino acids including taurine, 59 trace minerals, 12 vitamins, and DHA and EPA, in whole-food amounts.
• Vegetarian capsule — hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, water and cellulose; the powder inside is pure oyster.

Who It’s For

For anyone who’d rather get zinc from food than a tablet: through the cold months, or for your skin, eyes, brain or, for men, sperm quality. It’s free of milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, gluten and soy. It is shellfish, though, so skip it if you’re allergic to shellfish, fish or iodine.

Suggested Use

Take four capsules together once a day, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner; one bottle of 120 lasts a month. Sensitive to supplements? Start with one capsule a day and build up over time. Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Oysterzinc different from a regular zinc supplement? It’s food, not an isolated mineral, so the copper that keeps zinc in balance comes with it.

How much zinc is in a serve? Four capsules give 2.33 mg of zinc and 0.23 mg of copper from 1.2 g of oyster powder. The full panel is in the product images.

Does zinc matter for hormones? Yes. Zinc is one of the raw materials your body builds hormones from; read more in The Overlooked Root Cause of Low Energy and Hormonal Imbalance.

Is it sustainable? The oysters come from a small family farm in Ireland and are harvested at their nutritional peak, and the shells go back to the sea as a home for young oysters.