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SELENIUM
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SELENIUM
Benefits:
Inhibits the oxidation of lipids, preventing the formation of free radicals, preventive against the formation of certain types of tumors pancreatic function and tissue elasticity.
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Exhaustion, growth impairment, high cholesterol levels, infections, liver impairment, pancreatic insufficiency, and sterility.
Sources:
Meat and grains, Brazil nuts, brewer’s yeast, broccoli, brown rice, chicken, dairy products, dulse, garlic, kelp, liver, molasses, onions, salmon, seafood, torula yeast, tuna, vegetables, wheat germ, and whole grains. Herbs that contain selenium include alfalfa, burdock root, catnip, cayenne, chamomile, chickweed, fennel seed, fenugreek, garlic, ginseng, hawthorn berry, hops, horsetail, lemongrass, milk thistle, nettle, oat straw, parsley, peppermint, raspberry leaf, rose hips, sarsaparilla, uva ursi, yarrow, and yellow dock.
Recommended Daily Allowance:
US - 50-100 mcg. , EU -10-75 mcg
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