Prospects of the common cold, influenza, sore throats and a plethora of aches and chills are just a few weeks away and this is a good time to think about some strategies to beat the winter blues. However recent studies into one major area of prevention has thrown up some very interesting facts that people should be aware of. It is the whole area of zinc supplements and zinc deficiency.

When one thinks of fresh oysters the mind usually races to images of Casanova, seduction and sexual libido. Not many people think immunity, cold and flu prevention or infection resistance. And yet, down there in the depths of the ocean,