Antioxidants are important for neutralizing free radicals, which could otherwise cause oxidative damage to the bodys cells.

OptiZinc is zinc monomethionine a patented combination of zinc and the essential amino acid methionine. Research shows this formulation makes zinc more absorbable than other zinc compounds and therefore more readily available for the bodys needs.

Most Americans do not get adequate zinc from their diets. The few sources include seafoods (such as oysters, herring, and clams), whole oatmeal, wheat germ, wheat bran, and milk.

Suitable for vegetarians and contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten, corn, soy, wheat, sugar, starch, salt, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.

Critical for the health of the thymus gland, which is necessary for the natural defenses, as demonstrated in recent research by Nicola Fabris, Ph.D., director of the Gerontology Research Department of the Italian National Research Center on Aging in Ancona, Italy.