5 Science-Based Health Benefits of Selenium

Selenium is an essential mineral, meaning it must be obtained through your diet.

It is only needed in small amounts, but plays a major role in important processes in the body like metabolism and thyroid function.

In this video i'm looking at 5 science-based health benefits of selenium.

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[dumbfrog]

I have been supplementing with Selenium for a few years now. Due to the studies related to cancer. My Dad had polyps removed from his colon at the age of 45, I’m 54 and just had my first colonoscopy after an hour of the surgeon searching my colon and not finding anything he told me that he didn’t want to see me for at least ten years. I don’t know if adding Selenium to my diet was the cause but the people who I love that have been medically diagnosed with cancer and listen to me are still here today.

[Onlyhuman]

Brief, concise, and well-informative, thank you.

[IamMonikaDLC]

Wait not so fast, I did forget you can get your daily intake of Selenium with just one Brazil Nut, not even counting all the other essential goodies it has. However the supplement has 3x RDA, so you really don't need to take it daily, lasting way beyond 3 months. if you took selenium supplement every other day, it would cost ¼ a cent a day (0.0025 dollars). 200/8. A Brazil Nut is usually a staggering 12 dollars a lb. Most decently sized Brazil Nuts are 10-15g so at most you'll get 40 nuts for 12 dollars, so let's just say a months supply would be 8 dollars. 40/8, 20 cents per day!! So buying Brazil Nuts is approximately 12x more expensive than the supplement counter-part. There, I fought my laziness by explaining how laziness in this situation is better, get the supplement.

[fredrickwilliams]

Acts high antioxidant
Protect against heart disease
Studies/oxidant stress
Memory loss improves
Important thyroid health
May reduce risk of certain cancer breast colon

[PREPFORIT]

We ALL age.
So Super important Info to help us Fight it.
Thank You

[mikenolan]

Got a real tight shirt on buddy hahaha

[Writerdust]

Should people get tested for selenium insufficiency? And what other tests would you recommend around this same issue?

[IamMonikaDLC]

Nope, supplementing thanks!
Whenever I see some absurdly expensive food item like Brazil Nuts as the #1 source of a vital nutrient, I supplement 100%!
200mcg (364%) DV 8 dollar supplement x 100 doses >>> Brazil Nuts. I'd do the math on how much the money savings would be but I'm lazy rn.

[Curt_Randall]

what about increasing testosterone in men?

[undergrace]

If it's not in the soil, wouldn't the animals be deficient in it since they eat the plants?

[jamesmcluvlee]

Eating some Brazil nuts while watching this 😋

[emailjwr]

Iodine video, then selenium video. I see what you did there.