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Why You Need Zinc with Oyster Cioppino Recipe

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Why You Need Zinc with Oyster Cioppino Recipe –

Zinc is an essential mineral for good health and proper immune function. Proper levels of zinc are important for regulating cellular function because zinc tells the cells what to do. Zinc is involved in over 200 enzymatic processes and is a powerful antioxidant.

.Why You Need Zinc with Oyster Cioppino Recipe

Why You Need Zinc with Oyster Cioppino Recipe

Possible Signs of Low Zinc:

Blood sugar swings
Carbohydrate cravings
Slow metabolic rate
Low thyroid functioning
Diabetes
Lack of lean muscle growth/maintenance
Depression
Lowered Sense of smell
Lowered Sense of taste
Decreased vision
Low sperm count/male infertility
Prostate enlargement (estimated 50-60%of all men)
Acne (more zinc is needed in puberty)
Prone to colds and flu’s
Wounds that heal slowly
 
How much zinc do we need?

12-15 mg is the RDA for adults and that is easily obtained from eating animal protein at each meal.

Foods Highest in Zinc:
Serving size            Amount of Zinc

3 oz Wild Oysters            148 mg

4 oz beef liver                   13 mg

4 oz Grass fed lamb         5 mg

4 oz Grass fed beef          7 mg

4 oz Wild Scallops            3 mg

4 oz Venison                    10 mg
4 oz Crab                           4 mg

It is possible to get some zinc from green vegetables, mushrooms, and pumpkin/ sesame seeds but animal foods are the richest sources.
 
Cook with Zinc Rich Foods!

I was born in Wilmington, NC and I have grown up loving seafood. My dad fed me shrimp and oysters whenever we visited our coastal relatives and those foods always brings back warm memories for me. Sometimes my dad comes to visit me in SF and we have a great time eating our way around the bay. We had this Cioppino at Phil’s Fish Market in Moss Beach, CA when he visited me from Nashville in spring 2011. It is a wonderful place full of fresh caught, wild, local fish. They have a huge outdoor patio where you can dine with the locals and smell the sea air. You can also buy some fresh seafood to take home. If you are driving down the coast I highly recommend stopping at this place. You can watch Bobby Flay taking on Phil in a Cioppino throwdown here.

Why You Need Zinc with Oyster Cioppino Recipe

Oyster Cioppino Recipe

Ingredients:
3 cloves minced garlic
Sea salt 
pepper
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
2 shallots
1/2 lb wild white fish
1 lb wild shrimp
12 wild oysters
1 dungeoness crab cleaned
(you can use any seafood you have or prefer)
1 tsp thyme
2 bay leaves 
handful chopped fresh chopped basil
2 tbsp fresh parsley for topping
1 lemon squeezed
5 Roma organic tomatoes diced
2 Tbsp ghee
2 cups shrimp broth (see below)
Raw Parmesan cheese to taste as topping if desired

Directions:

Saute the shallots, garlic, peppers in ghee on medium.

When they have been cooked through, add tomatoes.

Cook them down for about 5 minutes then add spices.
 
 
Save some fresh herbs for the end.
 
Add 2 cups of broth when the tomatoes have cooked down some.
 
 
Let the sauce simmer for about 10 minutes for the flavors to meld.
 
Dry off the excess water from the seafood.
 
Add the seafood for two or three minutes until done (pink is gone from shrimp).
 
Serve the soup into bowls.
 
Pour the lemon juice over each bowl and top with fresh herbs.
 
Don’t forget to remove bay leaves. 
 
Top with raw unpasteurized Parmesan on top if tolerated.
 
Serves 4 people.
 
For the broth: Boil some shrimp shells for a 10 min then drain off the liquid and keep to the side.
If you feel a cold coming on try taking a little extra zinc for a few days to boost your immune sysstem,

Sources:
1. http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=115
2.  Murray, Micheal. Dr. (2005). Healing Foods. New York: Atria Books