The 8 Selenium Deficiency Symptoms

What are the top selenium deficiency symptoms, and what foods contain selenium? Here’s what you need to know.

Hypothyroid:

Timestamps
0:00 What is selenium? 
0:35 Foods high in selenium 
1:08 Selenium deficiency symptoms 
2:26 Bulletproof your immune system *free course! 

In this video, we’re going to talk about selenium. Selenium is a trace mineral. This means you only need small amounts of it, but it’s very important. Selenium helps you convert T4 to T3 (the active form of the thyroid hormone). A selenium deficiency can lead to symptoms of hypothyroid. Your DNA also needs selenium to be created. 

Foods rich in selenium:
• Brazil nuts
• Tuna 
• Shrimp 
• Sardines 
• Sea kelp 

If you consume foods high in selenium, but you’re experiencing selenium deficiency symptoms, it could be because of a few things, including: 
• You have intestinal absorption problems 
• You had gastric bypass surgery 
• You’re over the age of 90 
• You’re on statins 

Symptoms of a selenium deficiency:
1. Glutathione deficiency (can lead to heart problems) 
2. Infertility 
3. Myocardial necrosis 
4. Muscle weakness 
5. Mood problems, anxiety, and confusion 
6. Fatigue and brain fog 
7. Hair loss 
8. Low sperm count 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you better understand selenium and a selenium deficiency. See you in the next video.

[sohailislam]

Doc I'd also like to say Brazil nuts have been tested again and they've been found with extremely low amounts of selenium but I would like to say it depends on the soil it's grown it. Plants cannot manufacture minerals like they do vitamins so if the soil is low in selenium the food will also be low in selenium, the only reason why people thought only a couple of Brazil nuts can give you so much selenium is because when they were tested just that soil it was grown in particularly was rich in selenium

[acemasterke]

This man has literally been reading my medical charts with this one...

[suhair]

Thank you doctor for all these videos .. it’s like we have a doctor friend whom we can rely on day by day .. God bless you and your family❤️🙏

[JYAN]

Selenium also plays a major role in our immune system (covid19)

[Mmax]

This was an amazing little info drop. I never knew seleniums role in hypothyroidism which I’ve had for decades. Thank you!!!

[dailypolluk]

When I started taking Selenium, I got my first period, after many months without one :)

[travailer]

What the heck is going on here you have 526 likes and zero dislikes never seen it before and that's weird because its certain the idiots among us will purposefully dislike vids just to be the one that did, boy you've cured the too common sickness of stupidity without any exchange of products a milestone in medicine. Thanks as always for the great vids

[margaretgarcia]

Dr. Berg your research is absolutely powerful!!! We should have more doctors brilliant!

[danielripplinger]

Took selenocystein and selenomethionine for years and am still deficient. Chelated forms are not absorbed and toxic to protein structure.
Has to be taken as a selenium-sodium-salt on an empty stomach and apart from all other supplements especially vitamin C.

[verseau]

I have a 98-yo friend who is very thin but was just diagnosed with gout. She says she is allergic to iodine. Have you ever heard of this? I will recommend keto diet for her. I watched your videos on gout. I just convinced her to stop drinking Diet Coke!! I’ll try to help her with other food changes. Adding fresh celery juice et. (She can’t chew very well)

[frankboff]

Thank you Dr Berg. I have complex health issues and doctors hardly ever know what’s wrong. Instead I was on numerous medications which I believe made me sicker and sicker.
The medications got lost when I moved house a few months ago so I had to make do without them. (I had no choice - I moved to the middle of nowhere, near Christmas and couldn’t get an appointment)
Rather than the withdrawals I expected I suffered no symptoms at all and felt no difference so I didn’t bother going back on any meds.
I’ve been watching your videos and I’m beginning to experience a number of improvements even after only a few months. My cholesterol has finally started to drop whilst the ‘good’ hdl has increased. The extra weight is dropping off and I’m slowly getting my energy back. I’m also making sense of many of my health issues for the first time.
I’ve been through some terrible times over the years and poor health just added to the suffering.
Your videos have given me hope and better health at a time when I often felt like giving up.
I can’t thank you enough.
Love to you and your lovely wife from outback Australia 🇦🇺💖💖💖

[OswaldDigestiveClinic]

So many important roles that Selenium helps with - a subclinical deficiency can negatively alter genes that regulate the inflammatory response for example, meaning that deficiency can promote vascular inflammation. And it seems as though many soils are becoming depleted of this mineral.

[sohailislam]

Selenium is the alpha nutrient, it is absolutely essential for SOOO many functions and especially for the immune system also

[issoufouassoumanemaigaousm]

Dear Dr Berg, i bought a type of sugar at a drugstore which says it doesn't raise blood sugar. Kindly, check the composition and let me know whether or not I can use it.

COMPOSITION:

Complete sugar of Saccharum officinarum, standardized extracts bioactive molecules from Alchornea cordifolia, Cymbopogon otratus, Desmodium adscendens and Bidens pilosa. Excipients: Zinc, magnesium, Calcium, Calciferol

[earthstrong]

I recommend your channel to everyone I know. 👍👍👍
Love from Canada ❤

[yankeerose]

Sent this to my sister, thank you Dr. Berg! Have a beautiful Sunday!❤

[radicalNFM]

wtf I was just searching for a video by you of selenium deficiency symptoms literally 10 minutes before this was uploaded lol...

[ederazanussi]

Every day I m taking my notebook and write down like in a classroom 👍Every video it's just such a source of valuable information. Thank you for the video Dr. Éric Berg 👍

[Dana-xcgp]

Please always include the optimal amount of the nutrient needed, in case we need to alter our diet and/or supplement. Thanks! So, what is an optimal daily dose of selenium and iodine?

[ateachableheart]

What is the best daily dosage and WHEN should it be taken and can it be taken on an empty stomach?? What other nutrients (such as Tyrosine) might be antagonists which should be taken at different times than Selenium?