Info: 60 Veg. Capsules
Selenium is an essential trace mineral whose main function in the human body is to serve as an antioxidant, not only in the thyroid gland, where it is primarily concentrated and where it also helps synthesize thyroid hormones, but also throughout the body (and brain), since it's a cofactor for glutathione activity, and it also helps protects immune cells.
Info: 60 Veg. Capsules
Selenium is an essential trace mineral whose main function in the human body is to serve as an antioxidant, not only in the thyroid gland, where it is primarily concentrated and where it also helps synthesize thyroid hormones, but also throughout the body (and brain), since it's a cofactor for glutathione activity, and it also helps protects immune cells.
Product Notes:
For those who may need to correct a selenium deficiency due to a dietary or health disorder or who are seeking it as protective factor for conditions like atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and phenylketonuria (PKU), Pure Encapsulation presents it here in a high dosage of its naturally occurring organic, more readily absorbed form: selenomethionine, where it is bonded to an amino acid, as it is in foods like Brazil nuts, cereal grains, soybeans, and grassland legumes.
Although it's present in many foods and we only need very small amounts of it, some conditions can impede its absorption, and deficiencies have been linked to a number of serious conditions. Some of the populations that are sometimes advised to take it on a supplementary basis include people with HIV or Crohn's disease or who have been fed intravenously, and pregnant women, to decrease the risks of developing preeclampsia (a serious blood pressure condition) and of premature or smaller than expected deliveries.
This type differs from many Selenium supplements not only for its purity (with no additional binding ingredients which might impede its absorption, as may occur with tablets), but also for the fact that it is not contra-indicated for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Ingredients:
Each capsule contains:
200 mcg Selenium (as Selenomethionine).
Non-medicinal ingredients: Hypo-allergenic plant cellulose, Hydroxy propyl methylcellulose, Purified water, Ascorbyl palmitate.
Suggested Usage:
Adults: Take 1 to 2 capsules daily, with a meal. Store sealed in a cool, dry area.
Warnings:
Keep out of reach of children. Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you have a history of non-melanoma skin cancer.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80010901.
Supporting Science:
“COVID-19 and Selenium Deficiency: a Systematic Review.” Biological Trace Element Research, 2022.
“Dietary selenium in adjuvant therapy of viral and bacterial infections.” Advances in Nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 2015.
“Profiling of selenium absorption and accumulation in healthy subjects after prolonged L-selenomethionine supplementation.” Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2017.
“Selenium and Preeclampsia: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” Biological Trace Element Research, 2016.
“Selenium in Complicated Pregnancy. A Review.” Advances in Clinical Chemistry, 2018.
“Selenium in thyroid disorders - essential knowledge for clinicians.” Nature Reviews. Endocrinology, 2020.
“Selenium levels and skin diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis.” Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology: Organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS), 2020.
“Supplementation of Micronutrient Selenium in Metabolic Diseases: Its Role as an Antioxidant.” Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2017.