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"If so, it may be a sign of selenium toxicity (aka selenosis). While an important antioxidant, selenium should not be taken in very large doses. In addition to supplements, it's found in nuts (especially Brazil nuts), meat, seafood, and—not surprisingly—garlic. But you'd be hard pressed to eat so much garlic—or any other selenium-containing food—to cause this problem. Tooth discoloration and decay, skin discoloration, hair loss, nail prob- SIGNIFICANT FACT lems, listlessness, and irritability xJBTJ/ APProximate|y 40 mi"ion Americans suffer from bad are other signs of excess selenium." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"The RDA of selenium was established by taking ten male college students, measuring the selenium content of their diet, and determining that they weren't ill. Unfortunately, the serum level of selenium in the blood of the average American is dramatically lower than that of the average French person, who incidentally has a much lower risk of diabetes and insulin resistance. In each phase of Diet Evolution, I will suggest supplements that can enhance your health, work synergistically with your diet, and in certain cases, even help you lose weight." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"The RDA for selenium is 225 micrograms a day. Since many soils are deficient in selenium, and since we face many environmental assaults from toxic chemicals, it is important to take a selenium supplement, whether in the form of a multiple vitamin/mineral, selenium-rich brewer's yeast, or separate selenium dose. Note that toxic doses of selenium are not much higher than the recommended dose. For example, only 500 micrograms can result in immunosuppression as well as dry hair, loss of hair, loss of nails, streaked nails, irritability, dizziness, fatigue, and dermatitis." - Ralph Golan, M.D., Optimal Wellness (Get the book.)

"Selenium selenium works with vitamin E as an antioxidant. It promotes healthy muscles, and is an essential element for healthy skin and coat. selenium deficiencies may result in weight loss, poor skin and coat condition, and tooth decay. Natural sources of selenium are liver, milk, tuna, egg yolks, mushrooms, wheat germ, bran, whole grain cereals, chicken, and garlic. Sodium Pets usually receive an adequate amount of salt through their diet and therefore adding salt is seldom necessary. Sodium regulates the fluid balance in the body and it is extremely important in maintaining blood pressure." - Ann N. Martin, Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food (Get the book.)

"While an important antioxidant, selenium should not be taken in very large doses. In addition to supplements, it's found in nuts (especially Brazil nuts), meat, seafood, and—not surprisingly—garlic. But you'd be hard pressed to eat so much garlic—or any other selenium-containing food—to cause this problem. Tooth discoloration and decay, skin discoloration, hair loss, nail prob- SIGNIFICANT FACT lems, listlessness, and irritability xJBTJ/ APProximate|y 40 mi"ion Americans suffer from bad are other signs of excess selenium." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Since many soils are deficient in selenium, and since we face many environmental assaults from toxic chemicals, it is important to take a selenium supplement, whether in the form of a multiple vitamin/mineral, selenium-rich brewer's yeast, or separate selenium dose. Note that toxic doses of selenium are not much higher than the recommended dose. For example, only 500 micrograms can result in immunosuppression as well as dry hair, loss of hair, loss of nails, streaked nails, irritability, dizziness, fatigue, and dermatitis." - Ralph Golan, M.D., Optimal Wellness (Get the book.)

"Selenium Higher selenium levels are associated with reduced insulin resistance. In fact, supplementing with this trace mineral has improved my own and my insulin resistant patients' glucose levels.5 Typical daily doAe: 200-400 meg Cinnamon In the past five years, solid research, first in India and now elsewhere, has demonstrated the value of the ground-up bark of the cinnamon tree in dramatically lowering glucose levels of diabetics and insulin-resistant individuals.6,7 The spice acts just like insulin on insulin receptors, allowing cells to take up sugar." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"It seems that taking 200 micrograms of selenium in organic supplements may help reduce your cancer risk if you live in a selenium-poor area of the country (most areas are depleted of selenium). Don't exceed 600 micrograms a day. Figure 5.1 CdDCef Kickef The proofreader p53 tumor suppressor gene continually surv^s our PNA and destroys damaged strands if they cannot be repaired. P53 activation supresses cancer but overactivation can lead to premature aging. The Chore of Iron Healthy adults usually have between 3 and 4 grams of iron in their bodies, mostly in the bloodstream." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"Specifically, low levels of selenium have been connected to death from heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, and in fact, cancer of all kinds. Some studies have shown that selenium may be 50?00 times more powerful than any other anti-carcinogen known. Sodium Citrate?00 mg Revitalizes collagen and elastin fibers to rejuvenate the skin and the collagen-rich connective tissue of the arterial walls. N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC)?25 mg One of the keys to a healthy immune system is maintaining high levels of glutathione in the body." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Selenium, for Its Actions as an Antioxidant The mineral selenium also operates as an antioxidant and protects red blood cells from accumulating hydrogen peroxide, a type of free radical produced by leukocytes, certain white blood cells that may destroy other cells in your body. Vitamin E (see page 180) appears to work positively with selenium in this capacity. The RDAs are 55 micrograms for women and 70 micrograms for men. Foods high in selenium include seafood, liver, and grains from selenium-rich soil." - Debra Fulghum Bruce, The Sinus Cure: 7 Simple Steps to Relieve Sinusitis and Other Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions (Get the book.)

"The upper safe limit is 200 pg. selenium occurs in cereals and nuts and in vegetables grown in selenium-rich soils. selenium is important in various enzymes and is part of the body's defence system. The upper safe limit in supplementation is set at 200 pg. Zinc has numerous functions in several enzyme systems. It is abundant in animal foods but also occurs in cereals and pulses. Both the RDA and suggested upper safe limit is 15 mg. Chromium is important in the metabolism of glucose, amino acids and fats. Plant food sources include nuts, pulses and wholegrain cereals." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"Selenium—A positive relationship has been found between low serum selenium levels and cardiovascular disease, possibly related to selenium's antioxidant effects.47 selenium supplementation also reduces platelet aggregation,48 and selenium is a cofactor for glutathione peroxidase, an important antioxidant enzyme." - Burton Goldberg, Alternative Medicine Guide to Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Selenium occurs in cereals and nuts and in vegetables grown in selenium-rich soils. selenium is important in various enzymes and is part of the body's defence system. The upper safe limit in supplementation is set at 200 pg. Zinc has numerous functions in several enzyme systems. It is abundant in animal foods but also occurs in cereals and pulses. Both the RDA and suggested upper safe limit is 15 mg. Chromium is important in the metabolism of glucose, amino acids and fats. Plant food sources include nuts, pulses and wholegrain cereals." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"Selenium—A positive relationship has been found between low serum selenium levels and cardiovascular disease, possibly related to selenium's antioxidant effects.47 selenium supplementation also reduces platelet aggregation,48 and selenium is a cofactor for glutathione peroxidase, an important antioxidant enzyme." - Burton Goldberg, Alternative Medicine Guide to Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Recommended (and generally safe) dosages are: • Vitamin A: 5,000 IU per day • Vitamin C: 4,000 mg per day • Vitamin E: 400 IU per day • Selenium: 200 meg per day Note: Higher doses of selenium can be harmful to some people. BALANCE PROBLEMS AND AGING See also Vertigo, page 219 The Simple Stork Test JTerhaps the best exercise to perform in later life is to simply stand on one foot for as long as possible, and then switch to the other foot and repeat." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "Among the newest: selenium, a trace mineral prevalent in Brazil nuts, is said to promote immune responses. An average Brazil nut has 70 micrograms of selenium, more than the recommended daily amount of the mineral. Eating just one or two of these nuts a day is an easy first step in an anti-aging plan. Chew More, Eat Less, Live Longer I t's known that obesity cuts millions of lives short, but only in lab animals have scientists \ been able to prove that caloric restriction extends /O ^ life spans." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "Recommended (and generally safe) dosages are: • Vitamin A: 5,000 IU per day • Vitamin C: 4,000 mg per day • Vitamin E: 400 IU per day • Selenium: 200 meg per day Note: Higher doses of selenium can be harmful to some people. BALANCE PROBLEMS AND AGING See also Vertigo, page 219 The Simple Stork Test JTerhaps the best exercise to perform in later life is to simply stand on one foot for as long as possible, and then switch to the other foot and repeat." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Diets that are high in selenium have been shown to suppress the induction of cancer in a variety of animal studies. It is believed that selenium works to prevent the initiation and possibly the progression of cancer. Cancer patients often have low levels of selenium in their blood. High doses of selenium are toxic. The recommended intake for selenium for men and women is 70 and 55 micrograms, respectively. Shogaol (sho-JAHL). Shogaol is a phytochemical found in the ginger plant that acts as an antitussive to prevent coughing. It also has anti-inflammatory properties." - Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D., Foods That Fight Disease: A Simple Guide to Using and Understanding Phytonutrients to Protect and Enhance Your Health (Get the book.)

"Nutrient elements including magnesium, chromium, zinc, copper, and selenium are necessary cofactors for hundreds of important enzymes and also are essential for the normal functions of vitamins. The levels of these elements in hair correlate to levels in organs and other tissues. Toxic elements, on the other hand, may be 200 to 300 times more highly concentrated in hair than in blood or urine. Therefore, hair is often the tissue of choice for detection of recent exposure to elements such as arsenic, aluminum, cadmium, lead, antimony, and mercury." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"For example, selenium is good for almost everyone, but I may not introduce it as early as vitamin C. Other supplements are in the second tier because they're appropriate for only certain children. For those specific kids, though, they may be critically important For example, melatonin is not needed by everyone, but it's quite important for kids who have sleep problems. Here are the sixteen Tier Two supplements. Digestive Enzymes. In 2000, Andrew Wakefield, M.D., reported evidence of chronic colitis in 88 percent of sixty autistic children he monitored. More recently, Arthur Krigsman, M.D." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "Later on, I reviewed every aspect of Alisa's lab tests and treatment program, and here's the short version of the elements that caught my eye: low cysteine, low glutathione, low selenium, numerous IGE food allergies, low zinc, low vitamin A, and the presence of antibodies to neural antigens. Does some of that ring a bell, my fellow medical detective? As you probably noticed, many of these are the same essential biological issues that are involved in autism. Alisa, of course, had a history of being on the autism spectrum, but that had been several years prior to this." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "Transfer factor. selenium. Iron. Chromium. Multiple vitamin/mineral. Tier Three Supplements N-acetyl-carnitine. ? DMAE. • Silymarin. • 5-HTP. Activated charcoal. Pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5). Phosphatidylcholine. Oral gamma globulin. Pycnogenol. Other herbal preparations, including: Quercitin. • Curcumin. • Oregano oil. Caprylic acid. Olive leaf extract Garlic. Lauricidin. Creatine. Carnosine. • SAMe. It's common for me to give a specific patient all of the Tier One supplements, plus a number of the Tier Two supplements, plus several of the Tier Three supplements." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "It can also help to give kids extra calcium, magnesium, and selenium, even though chelation does not significantly lower these minerals. Copper should generally be avoided, unless it has been demonstrated to be low, because it usually tends to already be too high in autistic kids. Therefore, giving a multimineral supplement that contains copper is generally not a good idea. Give minerals individually, or in a copper-free multiple-mineral supplement. As extra minerals are administered, it's important to periodically monitor their levels during the chelation process." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Kenneth Bock, "in multiple nutrients—zinc, selenium, magnesium, essential fatty acids, and so many of the fat-soluble vitamins, like the vitamin A." "Rather paradoxically," Dr. Phil Landrigan said, "you have the problem of overnutrition, or terrible nutrition. All the fast foods that people eat—the fatty foods, the sodas that kids drink by the gallon?have caused the trebling in the frequency in childhood obesity in the last fifteen years and the epidemic of diabetes which followed." As for the long-term outcome of these health problems? According to Dr." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Mercury is toxic only in the absence of selenium, an essential dietary mineral. If you take selenium supplements or get 200 meg of it in a multivitamin-multimineral supplement, it should protect you. If you eat seafood judiciously, and you can do so two to four times weekly, the benefits outweigh the risks. Pregnant women and small children, however, should still avoid high-mercury seafood. Other high-mercury seafood includes Atlantic halibut, king mackerel, Gulf Coast oysters, pike, sea bass, shark, swordfish, tilefish (golden snapper), tuna steaks, and canned albacore." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Unlike nutrient-empty synthetic sugar substitutes, stevia is loaded with vitamins and minerals, including magnesium, niacin, riboflavin, zinc, chromium, and selenium. Stevia is also one of the oldest, safest, and most highly esteemed South American herbs known, with a centuries-long history of safe use. By 1921, stevia was being hailed by American trade commissioner George Brady as a "new sugar plant with great commercial possibilities." He was so convinced that it made "an ideal and safe sugar for diabetics" that he presented it to the United States Department of Agriculture." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"The antioxidants we normally produce in our bodies or add to our diets (such as vitamins C and E and the minerals selenium and zinc) help to cancel out the chemical activity of free radicals and protect our cells. Antioxidants surrender themselves, offering their electrons freely to neutralize the invading oxidants in these metabolic reactions, like suicide pilots sacrificing themselves for the benefit of their cause." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

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