Selenium
increases antioxidant effect

Active ingredient

Selenium

Selenium is an essential trace mineral, important factor in many body processes and increases antioxidant effects in the body. The human body incorporates selenium into special types of proteins called selenoproteins. Selenoproteins are a group of proteins containing selenium in the form of selenocysteine.

Low selenium levels have been associated with a number of negative health outcomes, including suppressed immune function and an increased risk of anxiety, infertility and heart disease.

Selenium is nutritionally essential for humans and plays a critical role in reproduction, thyroid hormone, metabolism, DNA synthesis, and protection from oxidative damage and infection.

People commonly use selenium for selenium deficiency and to reduce the risk for high blood pressure during pregnancy. It is also used for prostate cancer, complications from statin drugs, abnormal cholesterol levels, cataracts, and many other conditions

Food sources rich in selenium

Selenium is an essential trace mineral found in foods, including crab, fish, poultry, wheat, Brazil nuts, bananas, eggs, ham, pork meat, beef meat, turkey, chicken, cottage cheese, brown rice, sunflower seeds, baked beans, mushrooms, oatmeal, spinach, milk, yogurt, lentils and cashews.

Some people with certain health conditions may have difficulty absorbing selenium.

The amount of selenium in soil varies, and foods grown in different soils have different selenium levels.

Other names

Selenious acid, selenium methylselenocysteine, selenomethionine, sodium selenite

ProHumano+ products containing Selenium

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Did you know?

One of the most common pain condition in urban Romanian population aged 20-55 years old experience is the back pain (62%).

Back pain
affects
of adults

Information source:

GfK 2013 report "Prevalence of pain among Romanian population: headaches, back and dental pain are the most common ones". The even distribution of back pain across all age groups, from ages 20 to 55, is alarming.

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