Zinc works to maintains and support the activity of key immune cells like infection-fighting T-lymphocyte cells, neutrophils, NK cells, and macrophages.*

Zinc is crucial to many antioxidant enzymes, including glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase: a potent antioxidant and powerful anti-inflammatory.*

Maintaining a healthy sleep cycle is critical to immune health.

Magnesium helps to promote deep, restful sleep in part by maintaining healthy GABA levels.

This is a natural process, helping to support the body’s ability to signal when it is time to sleep, and to help it stay asleep without grogginess the next morning.*

Magnesium is required for the synthesis of the powerful antioxidant glutathione, and may help to reduce C-reactive protein, and inflammation.*

Healthy magnesium levels are required for the bioactivation of vitamin D.

Vitamin D supplementation can lead to lowered magnesium levels as magnesium is used in so many processes involved in the body's utilization of vitamin D.*

Vitamin D is another critical nutrient for immune system function.*

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