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Selenium - Antioxidant support +++

What does selenium do for us ?

Selenium is a trace mineral having a role in many body processes.   Protects the thyroid gland during thyroid hormone production), reproduction, DNA production, anti-infection.

  • Selenium is a support nutrient for body’s in-house-produced antioxidant glutathione peroxidase (GPX) enzymes.  These enzymes protect the body’s cells and organs from oxidative damage by reactive oxygen species (free radicals). In particular, GPX enzymes reduce lipid hydroperoxides to their corresponding alcohols and reduce free hydrogen peroxide to water.
  • Selenium is a perfect antidote for increasingly present mercury exposure.  Mercury is now commonly present in the atmosphere, seafood, dental amalgams, mercury-laden vaccines, but Se’s affinity for mercury also strips the body of its precious selenium stores.

Selenium-containing foods

The body can store some selenium. Mostly in skeletal muscles.

Selenium-Rich Foods

Food Serving size Selenium (µg)
Brazil nuts 2 100
Yellowfin tuna
Halibut
3 oz 92
47
Sardines (canned) 3 oz 45
Grass-fed beef 3 oz 33
Turkey 3 oz 31
Beef liver 3 oz 28
Chicken 3 oz 22
Egg 1 large 15

Recommended daily amounts of selenium (NIH)

Supplemental forms:  include zinc gluconate, zinc sulfate, and zinc acetate. Normal daily recommended intakes (not RDA) for zinc are as follows:

Persons Selenium (mcg)
Infants and children birth to 3 years of age 15-20
Children 4 to 8 years of age 30
Children 9 to 13 years of age 40
Adolescent /Adult males 55
Adolescent /Adult females 55
Pregnant females 60
Breast-feeding females 70

Upper limit for adolescents / adults is 400 mcg/day. 

Excessive selenium intake can lead to:  bad breath, nausea, diarrhea, rashes, irritability, metallic taste in mouth, teeth discoloration, brittle hair / nails, hair loss.

Chronic low-level inflammation

Electrotherapy
- The Medical kit of the future

Benefits:

  • Detoxification
  • Boost immune system / cellular energy
  • Anti-inflammatory / Pain-relief
  • Insomnia / Reduce stress
  • Accelerates healing of tissue, bone, muscles, scars
  • Improve circulation +++

Successful electrotherapies:

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy Near Infrared (NIR) class 4 laser therapy
Rife therapy
Ozone therapy

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