Selenium: Important health benefits from an overlooked trace mineral

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The US Department of Agriculture notes that the consumption of Se

in amounts that exceed the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

may protect against prostate and colorectal cancer, and that

selenium bioavailability in food varies.

Selenium deficiency is increasingly associated with adverse

health conditions and even life-threatening diseases. This week's

Life Extension newsletter underlines taking a critical look at

the myth of getting enough of this crucial element in your food,

and details several functions that selenium performs in a

referenced article.

Often taken with undenatured whey, selenium is a crucial part of

glutathione antioxidant production, thus your immune system,

detoxification, your ATP energy cycle, and life itself. Why short

yourself out?

Source and dosage information for selenium and undenatured whey:

http://tinyurl.com/cuzcc

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November 2006 - Selenium: Important health benefits from an

overlooked trace mineral, by Julius G. Goepp, MD

Doctors assume that we get enough selenium through plant foods.

Unfortunately, in many places in America and the rest of the

world, including China and Russia, the soil is badly depleted of

its selenium content because of acid rain, which can dramatically

change the chemical composition of the soil. As a result, soil

acidification alters of the ability of the soil to bind with

vital elements such as selenium for assimilation into edible

plants.

Selenium deficiency is increasingly associated with adverse

health conditions and even life-threatening diseases. People who

live in selenium-poor regions of the world suffer from

dramatically increased rates of cancer, infections, and

inflammatory diseases. Fortunately, many of these conditions can

be prevented and even reversed with selenium supplementation.

Full article, unbreakable URL: http://tinyurl.com/ye83xu

-ruined URL:

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2006/nov2006_report_selenium_01.htm

?source=eNewsLetter2006Wk49-1 & key=Body+Mag

Duncan Crow

http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/

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On 12/5/06, Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...> wrote:

>

>

> Often taken with undenatured whey, selenium is a crucial part of

> glutathione antioxidant production, thus your immune system,

> detoxification, your ATP energy cycle, and life itself. Why short

> yourself out?

Duncan

You've been so helpful since I joined this list, i feel I've got a cheek

asking but I wondered if you could possibly comment on the supplements I'm

taking. I'm beginning to wonder if some could be contradicting others and/or

if I need them all. I'm having to give up work and go on benefits so money

is crucial and I can't afford to buy what I don't need. I'm not convinced

candida is really a major problem but I firmly believe bowel dysbiosis (sp)

is part of the problem. I've previously been diagnosed with IBS, have

anaemia and pernicious anaemia and now have been diagnosed with M.E.

I get hydrocobalamin injected every eight weeks and take 644mg ferrous

fumarate and 5mg folic acid per day - these are medically prescribed for

deficiencies.

Each day, I also take a shake including 1 portion undenatured whey, 2 tsp

psyllium husks, 1 tbsp flaxseed, 1/2 tsp vit C, 1 heaped tsp inulin, 1 tsp

D-ribose and 1 tbsp VCO.

With it I take 2g cod liver oil, 750mg MSM, 60mg kelp, 200ug GTF chromium,

1g blue-green algae, 1 Digestizyme, 2 Prebio 7, 1 Selenium-ACE, 1 Q10, 1

Magnesium-OK and 1 Allimax (allicin). Sorry, I've lost the boxes for the

last 4 so can't remember ammounts - that's just what's recommended. I also

take 2 sub lingual methylcobalamin.

I'm not sure if I can continue to afford all of these so I'd like your

opinion also is there anything you think I'm desperately mising.

Many, many thanks

Kirsteen

Chaos, confusion, disorder - my work here is done

[Guest guest]

Hi Kirsteen, glad to help or at least try.

I think you can drop the blue green algae, Prebio 7, ribose and

flaxseed and change the Q10 to much less expensive alpha lipoic acid.

Consider doubling the whey and inulin shake to twice daily,

increasing the VCO, and other dietary oils should be olive oil and

butter. Except the cod liver oil, which you should double to 2 grams

minumum.

How much selenium? Enough to conteract some of the arsenic in your

drinking water, which depletes selenium? Selenium should be 200-600

mcg.

Zinc is required for lots of things including stomach acidity. Are

you getting zinc and a b-complex? Vitamin D? A minimum of 2,000 IU

daily may not be quite enough to prevent disease, and it seems you're

much lower than that.

Take the zinc and magnesium with the vitamin C in or with the shake

to make them more absorbable

I don't see vitamin E in the list; 400 IU might be a good start.

The kelp seems low; several grams would be on the order of what is

eaten in a diet, so 2 grams dry might be better. I'm thinking trace

elements more than anything.

The b-12 seems more than adequate; what kind is the doctor injecting?

I'm not familiar with hyrdo - is that hydroxycobalamin? If it's

cyanocobalamin it isn't very useful; if it's methylcobalamin or

hydroxycobalamin you probably don't need both the b-12 sublinguals

and the b-12 injection, all are potent.

All of the above supplementation also assumes you have a fairly good

diet. Do you have a depressed metabolism? Are you overweight? Do you

bounce or jog?

Duncan

> >

> >

> > Often taken with undenatured whey, selenium is a crucial part of

> > glutathione antioxidant production, thus your immune system,

> > detoxification, your ATP energy cycle, and life itself. Why short

> > yourself out?

>

>

> Duncan

>

> You've been so helpful since I joined this list, i feel I've got a

cheek

> asking but I wondered if you could possibly comment on the

supplements I'm

> taking. I'm beginning to wonder if some could be contradicting

others and/or

> if I need them all. I'm having to give up work and go on benefits

so money

> is crucial and I can't afford to buy what I don't need. I'm not

convinced

> candida is really a major problem but I firmly believe bowel

dysbiosis (sp)

> is part of the problem. I've previously been diagnosed with IBS,

have

> anaemia and pernicious anaemia and now have been diagnosed with M.E.

>

> I get hydrocobalamin injected every eight weeks and take 644mg

ferrous

> fumarate and 5mg folic acid per day - these are medically

prescribed for

> deficiencies.

>

> Each day, I also take a shake including 1 portion undenatured whey,

2 tsp

> psyllium husks, 1 tbsp flaxseed, 1/2 tsp vit C, 1 heaped tsp

inulin, 1 tsp

> D-ribose and 1 tbsp VCO.

>

> With it I take 2g cod liver oil, 750mg MSM, 60mg kelp, 200ug GTF

chromium,

> 1g blue-green algae, 1 Digestizyme, 2 Prebio 7, 1 Selenium-ACE, 1

Q10, 1

> Magnesium-OK and 1 Allimax (allicin). Sorry, I've lost the boxes

for the

> last 4 so can't remember ammounts - that's just what's recommended.

I also

> take 2 sub lingual methylcobalamin.

>

> I'm not sure if I can continue to afford all of these so I'd like

your

> opinion also is there anything you think I'm desperately mising.

>

> Many, many thanks

>

> Kirsteen

>

>

>

>

>

> Chaos, confusion, disorder - my work here is done

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

On 12/6/06, Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Kirsteen, glad to help or at least try.

>

> I think you can drop the blue green algae, Prebio 7, ribose and

> flaxseed and change the Q10 to much less expensive alpha lipoic acid.

thanks Duncan

This is really helpful. I'm quite happy to drop the rest, but I've just

started the D-ribose because quite a few people with M.E. have found it

really helps the muscle fatigue. I'm not sure myself yet, I don't think I've

been taking it long enough to be really sure.

Consider doubling the whey and inulin shake to twice daily,

how do people manage this? I can't take anything in the morning or I get

really debilitating nausea the sake fills me up at lunch 'til dinnertime. If

I take it twice a day, I'm not really going to be eating much else. Is that

OK ?

increasing the VCO, and other dietary oils should be olive oil and

> butter. Except the cod liver oil, which you should double to 2 grams

minumum.

OK will do this

> How much selenium? Enough to conteract some of the arsenic in your

> drinking water, which depletes selenium? Selenium should be 200-600

> mcg.

I'm not sure, I've lost the box, just have bubble pack left. I'll check it

out and increase it if necessary

Zinc is required for lots of things including stomach acidity. Are

> you getting zinc and a b-complex? Vitamin D? A minimum of 2,000 IU

> daily may not be quite enough to prevent disease, and it seems you're

> much lower than that.

No I'm not taking any at the moment so will add that to the list

Take the zinc and magnesium with the vitamin C in or with the shake

> to make them more absorbable

>

> I don't see vitamin E in the list; 400 IU might be a good start.

Ok I'll add that. I seem to remember hearing Vit E couldn't be taken at the

same time as something else - I think it might have been iron, I'm not sure.

Is this the case?

The kelp seems low; several grams would be on the order of what is

> eaten in a diet, so 2 grams dry might be better. I'm thinking trace

> elements more than anything.

I've been taking it in tablet form. If I can find it dry is it ok to add it

to the shake? and what does it taste like?

The b-12 seems more than adequate; what kind is the doctor injecting?

> I'm not familiar with hyrdo - is that hydroxycobalamin? If it's

> cyanocobalamin it isn't very useful; if it's methylcobalamin or

> hydroxycobalamin you probably don't need both the b-12 sublinguals

> and the b-12 injection, all are potent.

Sorry, you're right - it is hydroxycobalamin (put it down to a combination

of bad typing and brain fog) I'd read a couple of articles which stated the

body had difficulty absorbing hydroxy.. and needed methyl... but I don't

know if that's true or not.

All of the above supplementation also assumes you have a fairly good

> diet. Do you have a depressed metabolism? Are you overweight? Do you

> bounce or jog?

I eat a low carb diet, high protein, high fat (mainly VCO and organic butter

with a little virgin olive oil occasionally. I'm pretty sure my metabolism

is depressed. I find it extremely difficult to lose weight I'm 5'6 " and

165lbs. That's not helped by the lack of exercise - I was trying to bounce,

I got an urban rebounder but with the M.E. even really moderate amounts of

exercise like a 10 min walk can leave me bedbound the next day.

Thanks for all your help - it's really appreciated.

Kirsteen

Chaos, confusion, disorder - my work here is done

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Kirsteen, most people have no trouble with two or three of those

shake mixes daily; I think as you get healthier the nausea/filled

feeling will improve.

I'm not concerned about taking vitmin E with anything; the natural

way to get vitamins is with other vitamins and minerals.

About your energy levels; the glutathione created by the undenatured

whey and selenium will reduce fatigue; it's a metabolic increaser as

well as a detoxifier. The kelp will taste " green " but the whey shake

will cover the taste just as the glyconutrient pudding does.

I'm thinking that 5 grams of cod liver oil daily would be better, at

least in the short term.

Even if you can't afford to follow through on it right now, you might

be impressed with the research on HGH therapy in fibromyalgia; it

helps about 1/3, some say 1/2 of the people with fibro/CFS, and some

of my clients noted pain relief and much more energy in days. I think

when the HGH is maintained the body can repair properly in between

bouts of exercise, and no " crash " follows the next day. Here's the

link:

http://members.shaw.ca/SomaLife-gHP/

You're welcome and good luck.

Duncan