Selenium, found in soil, is a trace element. It is connected to an acid sulfur amino acid, methionine, the natural form found in the diet. It is an essential trace mineral and acts as a part of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione perioxidase. Tiny amounts of selenium are needed to maintain good health. Those who have a deficiency in selenium are more susceptible to bacteria, infections, as well as, other illnesses.
Benefits of Selenium:
1. It promotes normal liver function.
2. Protects body from mineral toxicities such as arsenic and mercury.
3. Helps neutralize alcohol and smoke.
4. Increases male potency.
5. Protects the heart by reducing the viscosity or stickiness of the blood; decreasing clotting and helping lower risk to heart attacks.
6. Increases the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.
7. Immune system booster; protecting against heart disease, it acts as an antioxidant against free radicals that can damage DNA.
8. Assists the body in the control of the thyroid gland.
9. May help in the prevention of impaired vision and blindness due to cataracts and macular degeneration.
10. When combined with Vitamin E, Selenium?s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory performance is enhanced to promote healing of cold sores, shingles and various inflammations associated with lupus, an inflammatory autoimmune disease.
Selenium is found in our diets. Selenium may be destroyed when foods are refined or processed. Foods we can derive Selenium from are: oats, Brazil nuts, meats, brown rice, seafood and poultry. The amounts we get from food are dependent upon the soil in which the food has been cultivated. Using a supplement will maintain the proper amounts in the body.
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