The zinc link to good health Q: I've taken zinc for colds, but I'm wondering why it's included in multivitamins. Is it good for anything else? Dr. Wright: As you mentioned, it is an excellent cold preventative and remedy, but zinc's benefits go well beyond that single use. Zinc is an essential mineral human health. In fact, humans literally can't even start to grow from an initial single cell without adequate zinc. Zinc also helps improve prostate, skin, hearing, and vision problems. To read more about zinc's many uses, refer back to the June 2007 issue of Nutrition & Healing. Subscribers can download and view this issue for free by visiting www.wrightnewsletter.com and logging on to the Archives with the username and password listed on page 8 of your most recent newsletter. | 
