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Selenium is a mineral that helps defend
against damage from oxidation. Selenium complements
vitamin E to act as an efficient anti-oxidant. Promotes
normal growth and development. Functions as anti-oxidant
itself.
Possible Selenium Benefits:
- Stimulates immune system to resist cancer & arthritis
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- Protects against hypothesized aging mechanisms
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- Protects against cardiovascular disease, strokes and
heart attacks
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- Decreases platelet clumping in bloodstream, and prevents
clots at site of
blood-vessel damage in heart and brain.
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- Increases elasticity and youthfulness of skin.
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- Helps control dandruff (selenium sulfide) when applied to
scalp. Used this way
it possesses anti-fungal and anti-bacterial effects.
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- Removes age spots when rubbed on skin.
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- Protects against damage caused by tobacco smoking.
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Who Needs Additional Selenium ?
Anyone with inadequate caloric or nutritional dietary
intake or increased nutritional requirements.
People who live in areas where soil is
selenium-deficient, such as China, New Zealand and
central and eastern United States. In the United States
check with your local county agricultural agent.
Proven Deficiency Symptoms:
Selenium deficiency in the soil and water has resulted in
cardiomyopathy and myocardial deaths in humans
Possible Selenium Deficiency Symptoms:
- Keshan's disease, a fatal heart disease found in children
living in certain sections of China
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What this mineral does: Selenium is a mineral that helps
defend against damage from oxidation.
Miscellaneous Selenium Information:
Selenium should be part of a well-balanced
vitamin-mineral regimen. Protection from human
degenerative disorders has yet to be proved. Experimental
studies are trying to prove selenium plays a big part as
an "anti-oxidant nutrient" to help protect
against damaging "free radicals." Organic forms
(from foods or brewer's yeast) are less toxic than
inorganic sodium selenite. No one can be sure of correct
amount of selenium to be ingested each day. People who
eat a balanced diet of food grown in the
western United States probably get enough selenium from
food.
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