Re: Brazil nuts question

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I had a spot on my right shoulder that kept feeling like I had something crawling just under my skin and making it itch. Since I have stopped my 200 mcg of Selenium it has gone away. I interpret this that I do not need to add any additional Selenium to my diet beyond what I am getting in my multi. I know my blood work shows my Selenium level at mid-range.

Sandy

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-- Brazil nuts question

Just went out and bought a small bag of Brazil nuts from our health food store. They are on the smaller size from what I've seen before. I ate 4 of them. Maybe its my imagination, but a couple hours later I felt tingly, also feeling like I had a hair brushing against my cheek when there was none, and also my eyebrows tickled where my bangs touch them. This might sound weird, but they were some strange sensations and the nuts were the only thing new. Maybe I shouldn't have 4 and only 2. Could these be me reacting to the selenium?

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Hi I hope that ws not an allergic reaction. Ths is why I buy mine that are organic and have been soaked and dried. This process removes any chemicals that may be in them. I also found out that the health food store where I use to buy my nuts where selling nuts that were not organic and thay had a weird taste to them. I also felt stange after I ate them. My brazil nuts defnitely have to be organic and soaked and dried! F. wrote: Just went out and bought a small bag of Brazil nuts from our health food store. They are on the smaller size from what I've seen before. I ate 4 of them. Maybe its my imagination, but a couple hours later I felt tingly, also feeling like I had a hair brushing against my cheek

when there was none, and also my eyebrows tickled where my bangs touch them. This might sound weird, but they were some strange sensations and the nuts were the only thing new. Maybe I shouldn't have 4 and only 2. Could these be me reacting to the selenium?

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[Guest guest]

My One-a-Day vitamins have 70 mg(?) of Selenium. So without weighing

them out, about how many nuts would equate to 1/2 ounce? I've been

hearing that 2 to 4 nuts is appropriate.

I have also noticed that when I take my vitamins, I sometimes get this

same sensation (some days I forget to take the vitamin, like today).

And I was find until I ate the few nuts. It is a sensation I can live

with, and it only lasted about an hour anyways.

--- topper2@... wrote:

>

> If your body was selenium deficient... what selenium does, for those

of

> us that are thyroid challenged, is increase conversion... it MIGHT be

> that your conversion kicked in and you had a greater awareness of

> sensation... You should only have about 1/2 to 3/4 of an ounce of

> Brazils if you are going to be doing them every day. If you get over

600

> mcg of selenium for more than 2 weeks you're reaching toxic

levels... an

> ounce of brazils contain 800 plus mcg.

>

> You'll also want to take into account what is in your multi-vitamins.