Selenium- Cancer Fighting Mineral
This sulfur-like mineral (pronounced suh-LEE-nee-um) is an antioxidant that apparently helps to prevent cancer and hypertension. (In areas of the United States and Canada where selenium is scarce in the soil, cancer and stroke rates are higher.) Selenium also helps to regulate the action of thyroid hormones.
Good sources of selenium include whole-grain cereals, organ meats, chicken, egg yolks, seafood, milk, and garlic. (Selenium is often added to antioxidant vitamin supplements, too.) In places where the soil is rich in selenium, many plants contain higher than average amounts of the mineral.
Here's another important nutrient - Selenium. Researchers at the University of Arizona have done clinical trials that show those who had more selenium in their blood had lower incidence of colorectal tumors. Selenium has also been found to be effective in keeping the prostrate health.
Selenium is one of the best antioxidants and should be included in your daily supplements. The recommended daily dose for, Women is 50-55 mcg Men is 65-70 mcg.
Why selenium is good for you ?
Selenium is another important mineral for the health of the thyroid gland - it helps it to work properly and reduces goitre. It is helpful in fighting infections since it stimulates increased antibody response to infections and promotes more energy in the body. Selenium is a potent antioxidant.
Selenium is another important mineral for the health of the thyroid gland - it helps it to work properly and reduces goitre. It is helpful in fighting infections since it stimulates increased antibody response to infections and promotes more energy in the body. Selenium is a potent antioxidant.
One of the main activities of selenium is its anti-aging properties and its ability to help rid the body of free radicals, as well as toxic minerals such as mercury, lead and cadmium.
Selenium helps with alleviating menopausal symptoms in women and it also assists men in producing healthy sperm. Tissue elasticity and pancreatic function is also dependent on this mineral.
Groups at risk of selenium deficiency
· Men - men need more selenium than women as it is lost in the seminal fluid
· Chronically ill patients - muscular weakness, muscle wasting, and cardiomyopathy (inflammation and damage to the heart muscle) have been noted in these patients.
· People with large sections of their small intestine removed - these people have impaired absorption of selenium and may need supplementation
· People with severe gastrointestinal problems, such as Crohn's disease - these people have impaired absorption of selenium and may need supplementation
People on specialized medical diets to treat metabolic disorders - people on these diets (ie one for as phenylketonuria - PKU), are often low in selenium due to the restrictions of their diet and may need supplementation People in these groups at risk of deficiency should talk to a medical professional about selenium supplements BEFORE taking them.
Minerals are so important to our health. The body utilizes over 80 minerals for maximum function. Since our soils are so depleted, even if we eat the healthiest foods, we are not getting all the minerals we need. If we don't supplement with good quality colloidal minerals, we can actually be suffering from "mineral malnutrition". Most "cheap" supplements contain only a few minerals (less than 20) and are usually in the metallic or non-soluble forms, which the body can't use.
· Did you know that "selenium": Is an effective antioxidant?
· Neutralizes certain poisonous substances?
· Is used in the treatment of various skin diseases?
· May help deter cancer?
Selenium is essential to mammals and higher plants in small amounts. It is said to stimulate the metabolism, and is an antioxidant, protecting cells and tissues from damage wrought by free radicals. Because its antioxidant effects complement those of Vitamin E, the two taken together, help reinforce each other. These two compounds together are extremely important in preventing free radical damage to cell membranes. Selenium also supports immune function and neutralizes certain poisonous substances such as cadmium, mercury, and arsenic that may be ingested or inhaled. Although it's full therapeutic value is unknown, adequate selenium levels may help combat arthritis, deter heart disease and prevent cancer. Or to look at it another way, low levels selenium may put people at higher risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory diseases and premature aging.
Sodium selenate is an insecticide used to combat insects that attack cultivated plants, particularly chrysanthemums and carnations; the insecticide is scattered around the roots and is carried by the sap throughout the plant. Selenium sulfide is used in the treatment of dandruff, acne, eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, and other skin diseases.
Whole grains, asparagus, garlic, eggs, mushrooms, lean meat and seafood are good sources of selenium.
Don't wait for yet another age spot to appear on your hands, face or neck as the summer sun wanes into autumn this year. Research indicates that you can help to protect your skin from these unsightly brown spots - the result of a life time's accumulation of sun damage - by taking supplements such as selenium and vitamins A and E.
Sodium selenate is an insecticide used to combat insects that attack cultivated plants, particularly chrysanthemums and carnations; the insecticide is scattered around the roots and is carried by the sap throughout the plant. Selenium sulfide is used in the treatment of dandruff, acne, eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, and other skin diseases.
Whole grains, asparagus, garlic, eggs, mushrooms, lean meat and seafood are good sources of selenium.
Don't wait for yet another age spot to appear on your hands, face or neck as the summer sun wanes into autumn this year. Research indicates that you can help to protect your skin from these unsightly brown spots - the result of a life time's accumulation of sun damage - by taking supplements such as selenium and vitamins A and E.
Intake of selenium in the UK has halved in the last 50 years and incidence of skin cancer has risen. Research by Dr Roddie McKenzie at the University of Edinburgh suggests that the most protective effects of taking selenium occur in people short of this vital trace element, which is most of us!
His work has shown that protection is greatest if a selenium antioxidant is taken before exposure to UV irradiation. This reduces damage to skin cell membranes following exposure to ultraviolet light. In laboratory protected cells incubated with selenium-containing proteins only 13% died after exposure to ultraviolet [UVB] compared with 79% of those without selenium protection.
Selenium also seems to protect cells from DNA damage so that sun damage is less likely to trigger the development of skin cancer.
Selenium also seems to protect cells from DNA damage so that sun damage is less likely to trigger the development of skin cancer.
What are good food sources of selenium?
Brazil nuts, offal, cereal grains and fish. As selenium is distributed unevenly in the soil the amount of selenium found in food depends in which area it was grown or reared. It would appear that Norfolk is an area in the UK with good supplies of selenium in the soil, but generally soil levels tend to be low.
Brazil nuts, offal, cereal grains and fish. As selenium is distributed unevenly in the soil the amount of selenium found in food depends in which area it was grown or reared. It would appear that Norfolk is an area in the UK with good supplies of selenium in the soil, but generally soil levels tend to be low.
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