The Importance of
Zinc and Selenium
Zinc and Selenium
"As You Age, Your Risk for These Two Under-the-Radar
Deficiencies Climb ... and That Can Threaten Your Immune
Health, Brain, and Healthy Aging
"While zinc and selenium deficiencies can occur at any age, by the time you reach 60, your risk can soar as high as 40 percent.Second after iron, zinc is the most common mineral found in your body.
It plays many roles and is required for the healthy functioning of all your cells, tissues, organs, and bones.
Yet, as important as it is for health, hardly anyone suspects a zinc deficiency when they’re not feeling well.
Nearly 1 in 3 people around the world may be deficient in zinc. While zinc deficiency is a widespread concern for people around the world – nearly one in three individuals may be deficient – it’s just not on the radar for many physicians and patients living in developed nations!
Why is that? There are two key reasons why zinc deficiencies remain “under-the-radar...”
Plus, there’s no shortage of good food sources of zinc.
Foods that many people eat regularly – like beef, poultry, mushrooms, spinach, and pumpkin seeds – are natural sources of zinc, so why would anyone be deficient?
Why You Might Be Deficient in Zinc and Not Know It
Even if you’re getting enough in your diet, certain conditions can keep you from absorbing and utilizing zinc.
And because zinc is found throughout your body as part of proteins and nucleic acids, plasma or serum zinc levels don’t always measure your true zinc status. The same is true for urine tests and hair analysis.
So what signs should you watch for that may suggest a zinc deficiency?
If food doesn't taste or smell as good as it used to, you may be deficient in zinc
The fact that these signs mimic other conditions is one of the reasons many people never suspect a zinc deficiency. None of these stand out as a “zinc” red flag all by itself!
If you have one or several of these signs, and neither you nor your doctor can explain why, I suggest trying a high-quality zinc supplement and see if it helps.* You may be one of the 1-in-3 people who are deficient.
Also, if you’re dealing with any type of chronic illness, ask your health practitioner about zinc.
Because zinc plays such a critical role in immune function, healthy cell growth, and a healthy inflammatory response, you want to make sure a zinc deficiency isn’t affecting your health.*
How Stress Can Lead to a Zinc Deficiency
Emotional stress can take a toll on your adrenal health and zinc status Do you lead a stressful lifestyle? Do you find yourself sometimes feeling overwhelmed with life’s many responsibilities?
If so, you may be deficient in zinc.
Emotional stress is one of the biggest factors behind zinc
deficiency.
When you’re stressed, your body shunts zinc to your brain, organs, muscles, and skin to help repair damage from stress.
If you’re unable to control the stress in your life, it can affect your adrenal health. In turn, adrenal fatigue can lead not only to a zinc deficiency, but calcium and magnesium deficiencies as well.
For a healthy balance of hormones, including your thyroid hormones, you need enough zinc.
Zinc also helps produce progesterone, cortisol, and aldosterone – hormones essential for optimal well-being and a healthy inflammatory response.*
If You’re 60 or Over,
You May Be at a Greater Risk for Zinc Deficiency
If you are over 60, you may not absorb zinc as well There are many factors that come into play as you age and your risk of zinc deficiency grows...
According to one government survey, up to 45 percent of adults aged 60 and above were found to have zinc intakes below the estimated average requirements of 6.8 mg/day for senior women and 9.4 mg/day for men.
As you age, your ability to absorb and utilize zinc declines. Add that to a marginal intake, and you’re suddenly at greater risk of deficiency.
Too little bioavailable zinc can mean more frequent infections and degenerative changes in your body.
Here’s something else to keep in mind: The part of your brain that houses zinc is the cerebral cortex, including your hippocampus and amygdala. This crucial region is responsible for memory, spatial ability, thinking, and emotions.
Having the right amount of zinc is absolutely necessary for your healthy brain function, memory and mood!
One of the biggest challenges with zinc and people of any age is this:
Zinc isn’t stored in your body, so you must get the amount your body needs – and can absorb – each and every day! For people over 60 especially, this can be a challenge.
If You Fall Into Any of These Other 5 Groups,
You May Also Be More Likely to Be Low in Zinc
In addition to those 60 and over, there are several other groups who may be at a greater risk of developing a zinc deficiency…
If you have less-than-ideal gut health, you may be zinc deficient Gut and digestive disorders can decrease zinc absorption and increase the loss of zinc from your intestinal tract, tract and even your kidneys.
Bioavailable zinc is highest in animal foods, like oysters, liver and pastured beef. Not only are they the best sources of zinc, eating these foods may also enhance your absorption of zinc from all sources.
Plant sources of zinc are not absorbed nearly as well as animal sources. If you are a vegetarian, you may need as much as 50 percent more zinc than meat eaters.
Many legumes, whole grains, seeds and nuts contain phytates, or compounds that bind to zinc and make it harder for your body to absorb. While vegetarians tend to eat plentiful legumes, grains, nuts and seeds, even if you’re not a vegetarian but eat a lot of these foods, you may also be at greater risk.
Helpful hints for increasing your zinc bioavailability include soaking beans, grains, nuts and seeds in water for at least several hours or overnight, and, if possible, allowing them to sprout after soaking. This also helps reduce harmful lectin content.
A developing fetus requires high levels of zinc. If a woman starts her pregnancy with marginal zinc levels, she may be at risk of developing a zinc deficiency. Lactation can also deplete a mom’s zinc stores.
For these two reasons, the recommended daily amounts of bioavailable zinc are higher for pregnant and nursing women than other women.
Up to half of alcoholics have low zinc levels. The consumption of ethanol both decreases intestinal absorption of zinc and increases the excretion of zinc in the urine. Plus, many alcoholics don’t get enough zinc in the types and amounts of foods they typically eat.
9 Key Reasons Why You Need the Right Amount of Zinc
Researchers now recognize that zinc is important for:
Even mild to moderate zinc deficiencies can depress your immune function and impair your body’s response to invaders. Without enough zinc, your protective white blood cells can’t function optimally.
Your cells’ DNA is the blueprint for healthy cell replication. Research shows that a moderate increase in zinc status can lead to improved repair of DNA strand breaks along with serum protein concentrations involved with DNA repair, and help restore antioxidant and immune functions.*
Studies show that adequate zinc improves respiratory well-being, even during seasonal challenges to your health.*
Zinc plays a delicate dance with other nutrients in your body and helps with the absorption of nutrients, including folate from food.* Too little zinc can increase your need for vitamin E. Zinc also acts as a cofactor in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
Zinc plays an important role in your cognitive health* When proteins in your brain lose their correct shape due to damage, they cease working properly and can clump together. Zinc plays a key role in creating and holding proteins in their correct shape, an important factor for healthy cognitive function.*
Zinc supports healthy skin and the integrity of your mucosal membranes.*
Zinc plays a key role in your bone matrix and regulates the delicate balance between bone building and bone breakdown, especially important as you age.* It also promotes bone mineralization through its role as a cofactor of alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme found in your bone cells.*
Researchers have found that zinc may help delay age-related vision loss, possibly by protecting against free radical damage to cells in your retina.*
A shortage of zinc can lead to a loss of taste, and therefore, appetite. With a deficiency, the cells in your taste and smell organs can actually die faster. For your vision, zinc works together with vitamin A to help your eyes sense light and transmit nerve impulses to your brain.*
This is just a sampling of what zinc does in your body... Zinc is an essential trace mineral with more biological roles than all your other trace elements combined!
Used in all of your cells, it’s a building block for about 3,000 proteins and required for over 300 enzymatic reactions.
However, as beneficial as zinc may be, there’s also a real danger from getting too much zinc. Excessive amounts of zinc can reduce your immune function and also lower your “good” HDL cholesterol levels.
Plus, too much zinc can adversely affect your healthy copper levels as well as your hearing and taste.
The “Goldilocks” of Zinc... Plus Two Other Essential Minerals for a Healthy Balance
Zinc glycinate chelate crosses your intestinal wall with less interference from other nutrients There’s no doubt that zinc is an essential mineral for optimal health and one that no one can afford to run low in.
But you must get just the right amount of the right form...
Too little zinc and you boost your risk of a potentially health-jeopardizing deficiency. Too much and you could risk serious side effects.
That’s why I’ve reformulated my Zinc supplement to reflect the latest research and recommendations for the ideal form and dosage.
The form of zinc I’ve chosen is zinc glycinate chelate – a high-potency source of zinc that’s been formulated for enhanced absorption.
This special form combines zinc with two glycine molecules to help it cross your intestinal wall. Plus, this unique combo helps protect the zinc from competing minerals and phytate binding.*
Because it’s high-potency, I’ve reduced the amount to 15 mg – the ideal daily dose that won’t give you too muchzinc.
However for my formula revision, I didn’t just stop with zinc...
I added two more valuable minerals to my Zinc Plus Selenium.
Like Armor for Your Cells, Selenium Serves
as Your First Line of Defense Against Harmful Free Radicals*
Brazil nuts are the top food source of selenium There’s another mineral that may be just as important as zinc for healthy cells and overall health support – selenium.*
Selenium as a trace element was discovered nearly 200 years ago. Today, it’s recognized as an essential mineral for human health.
While researchers suspect selenium may support cardiovascular health, cognitive health, and thyroid health, they do know it serves two very important roles for your cell heath:
Selenium is an active component of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme with potent antioxidant properties.
While researchers have long believed that glutathione peroxidase was primarily responsible for selenium’s cell health support, more recent studies show there may be yet another function of selenium...*
It turns out that it doesn’t matter what form of selenium you choose if you just want glutathione production.
However, for truly optimal support for cellular health, the form makes all the difference!*
When It Comes to Cell Health,
the Form of Selenium You Choose Matters
Protecting cells and supporting normal cell health is the number one reason why many holistic health practitioners recommend taking selenium.
Cell health is the #1 reason holistic health practitioners recommend taking selenium* But not just any selenium provides the cell health-supporting benefits you expect...
In multiple studies evaluating the effectiveness of selenium in promoting normal cell growth and development, one form stands out.*
A specific form of standardized selenium-enriched yeast has proved to be the most effective form, beating out all the others, including sodium selenite and selenomethionine.
I especially like high-selenium yeast because it is the full protein form, rather than a single amino acid like selenomethionine. And it’s a more natural food.
Selenium yeast gives you two things that the commonly form used in supplements, selenomethionine, doesn’t: methylselenocysteine and selenocysteine. These complimentary active forms of selenium may be invaluable for your cellular health!*
High-selenium yeast is made from a non-pathogenic, non-GMO Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain. It goes through a fermentation process that replicates the natural way plants absorb and transform minerals from the soil into a more bioavailable form.
That means the form of selenium you get is closest to the form found in the top food sources of selenium, Brazil nuts and pastured meats!
Plus, this healthy yeast is able to accumulate and incorporate selenium into the protein structure, which enhances the antioxidant properties that fight oxidative stress in your body.*
In fact, studies show this unique form of bioavailable selenium significantly reduces the biomarkers for oxidative stress, which are a measure of healthy aging and reduced risk for chronic illness.*
As your cells age, your body’s antioxidant response to oxidative stress caused by free radicals fades and loses its ability to keep up. The resulting damage can speed up your aging process and increase your risk for cellular changes and illness.
This exceptional form of selenium could potentially help change all that for you if you’re deficient...*
Could You Be Deficient in Selenium?
First, Take a Look in Your Backyard...
Parts of New England and the Atlantic Coast are just two of the regions in the U.S. with selenium-deficient soil Like zinc, selenium can be tricky to measure and get an accurate reading. One clue to a possible deficiency might be right in your backyard – or, the region in which you live.
If you live in Nebraska and the Dakotas, your soil levels of selenium are high, and if you’re eating locally grown and pastured-raised food (which I highly recommend), chances are you’re getting enough.
But other U.S. and Canadian regions aren’t so lucky. These areas are considered either low or deficient in selenium:
If you live in these regions and eat locally grown and produced food, you may be deficient.
The same goes for many parts of Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, and China. Soil levels of selenium are lower in these regions as well.
Low soil levels affect both plant foods and some of the best animal sources of selenium like pastured beef, turkey, and chicken.
Brazil nuts, sardines, halibut, and yellowfin tuna are the top sources of zinc, but tuna is one of your worst choices because of its mercury content. Even halibut has moderate amounts of mercury and should be consumed on a limited basis.
6 More Hidden Clues
That Could Mean You Have a Selenium Deficiency
A lack of selenium may be to blame if you're becoming forgetful Another way to find out if you may be deficient is to take a closer look at your body and daily activity...
... Are you losing more hair than normal, including on your legs and underarms?
... Are the beds of your fingernails turning white, in place of your normal skin color?
... Are you feeling more tired than usual, either physically or mentally?
... Are you having greater difficulty focusing or remembering things?
... Are you dealing with underactive thyroid symptoms?
... Are you getting sick more often?
While many of these signs can be related to other issues (including a zinc deficiency), they are also associated with low levels of selenium.
One simple, risk-free way to find out if selenium may be at least partly to blame is to try my Zinc Plus Selenium with high-selenium yeast and see if your symptoms improve.
I’ve included just the right amount of yeast-based selenium – 200 mcg to match the levels researchers used in their leading studies. And it’s in the optimal ratio to zinc!
For Extra Mineral Balance,
I Added Copper to Zinc Plus Selenium
Balance is key for nature's minerals Your body has an elaborate system to maintain balance between trace minerals, especially zinc and copper.
When you get the right amount of these minerals from your diet, balance tends to take care of itself. However, whenever you supplement minerals, you tamper with nature’s delicate balance.
Supplemental minerals can easily create an imbalance of too much of one and not enough of another.
Taking a zinc supplement helps increase your zinc, but it can also reduce your copper, an important micronutrient.
This is especially true with zinc and copper as they compete for absorption in your gut, with copper losing out if it’s not supplemented along with zinc.
And, of course, you don’t want a copper deficiency...
Copper deficiency can lead to an abnormal low white blood cell count and increase your risk for infection. A shortage of copper can also affect your lipid metabolism and lower your “good” HDL cholesterol, putting your cardiovascular health at risk.
Every time you take a zinc supplement without copper, including a simple zinc lozenge for a cold, you could be adding to a zinc-copper imbalance in your body.
Whenever you take a zinc supplement, I recommend taking a very small amount of copper at the same time.
Our Zinc Plus Selenium makes that easy to do. I’ve added a very tiny, yet adequate amount of 0.250 mg of copper to the formula for balance in its preferred copper glycinate chelate form.
It’s Time to Bring These Overlooked Trace Minerals
Onto Your Radar Screen…
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Deficiencies Climb ... and That Can Threaten Your Immune
Health, Brain, and Healthy Aging
"While zinc and selenium deficiencies can occur at any age, by the time you reach 60, your risk can soar as high as 40 percent.Second after iron, zinc is the most common mineral found in your body.
It plays many roles and is required for the healthy functioning of all your cells, tissues, organs, and bones.
Yet, as important as it is for health, hardly anyone suspects a zinc deficiency when they’re not feeling well.
Nearly 1 in 3 people around the world may be deficient in zinc. While zinc deficiency is a widespread concern for people around the world – nearly one in three individuals may be deficient – it’s just not on the radar for many physicians and patients living in developed nations!
Why is that? There are two key reasons why zinc deficiencies remain “under-the-radar...”
- The signs of possible zinc deficiency mimic other common conditions
- Zinc as an essential mineral was overlooked for years, while experts focused on iron and other nutrients
Plus, there’s no shortage of good food sources of zinc.
Foods that many people eat regularly – like beef, poultry, mushrooms, spinach, and pumpkin seeds – are natural sources of zinc, so why would anyone be deficient?
Why You Might Be Deficient in Zinc and Not Know It
Even if you’re getting enough in your diet, certain conditions can keep you from absorbing and utilizing zinc.
And because zinc is found throughout your body as part of proteins and nucleic acids, plasma or serum zinc levels don’t always measure your true zinc status. The same is true for urine tests and hair analysis.
So what signs should you watch for that may suggest a zinc deficiency?
If food doesn't taste or smell as good as it used to, you may be deficient in zinc
- Brain fog and decreased alertness
- Frequent respiratory illnesses or other infections
- Difficulty sleeping
- Slow wound healing
- Lack of appetite
- Leaky gut and gastrointestinal complaints
- Occasional moodiness and feeling blue
- Food doesn’t taste and smell as good as it used to
- Impaired hearing
- Reduced libido
- Occasional loose stools
- Increased food and environmental allergies
- Hair loss, rashes and other skin issues
The fact that these signs mimic other conditions is one of the reasons many people never suspect a zinc deficiency. None of these stand out as a “zinc” red flag all by itself!
If you have one or several of these signs, and neither you nor your doctor can explain why, I suggest trying a high-quality zinc supplement and see if it helps.* You may be one of the 1-in-3 people who are deficient.
Also, if you’re dealing with any type of chronic illness, ask your health practitioner about zinc.
Because zinc plays such a critical role in immune function, healthy cell growth, and a healthy inflammatory response, you want to make sure a zinc deficiency isn’t affecting your health.*
How Stress Can Lead to a Zinc Deficiency
Emotional stress can take a toll on your adrenal health and zinc status Do you lead a stressful lifestyle? Do you find yourself sometimes feeling overwhelmed with life’s many responsibilities?
If so, you may be deficient in zinc.
Emotional stress is one of the biggest factors behind zinc
deficiency.
When you’re stressed, your body shunts zinc to your brain, organs, muscles, and skin to help repair damage from stress.
If you’re unable to control the stress in your life, it can affect your adrenal health. In turn, adrenal fatigue can lead not only to a zinc deficiency, but calcium and magnesium deficiencies as well.
For a healthy balance of hormones, including your thyroid hormones, you need enough zinc.
Zinc also helps produce progesterone, cortisol, and aldosterone – hormones essential for optimal well-being and a healthy inflammatory response.*
If You’re 60 or Over,
You May Be at a Greater Risk for Zinc Deficiency
If you are over 60, you may not absorb zinc as well There are many factors that come into play as you age and your risk of zinc deficiency grows...
According to one government survey, up to 45 percent of adults aged 60 and above were found to have zinc intakes below the estimated average requirements of 6.8 mg/day for senior women and 9.4 mg/day for men.
As you age, your ability to absorb and utilize zinc declines. Add that to a marginal intake, and you’re suddenly at greater risk of deficiency.
Too little bioavailable zinc can mean more frequent infections and degenerative changes in your body.
Here’s something else to keep in mind: The part of your brain that houses zinc is the cerebral cortex, including your hippocampus and amygdala. This crucial region is responsible for memory, spatial ability, thinking, and emotions.
Having the right amount of zinc is absolutely necessary for your healthy brain function, memory and mood!
One of the biggest challenges with zinc and people of any age is this:
Zinc isn’t stored in your body, so you must get the amount your body needs – and can absorb – each and every day! For people over 60 especially, this can be a challenge.
If You Fall Into Any of These Other 5 Groups,
You May Also Be More Likely to Be Low in Zinc
In addition to those 60 and over, there are several other groups who may be at a greater risk of developing a zinc deficiency…
If you have less-than-ideal gut health, you may be zinc deficient Gut and digestive disorders can decrease zinc absorption and increase the loss of zinc from your intestinal tract, tract and even your kidneys.
Bioavailable zinc is highest in animal foods, like oysters, liver and pastured beef. Not only are they the best sources of zinc, eating these foods may also enhance your absorption of zinc from all sources.
Plant sources of zinc are not absorbed nearly as well as animal sources. If you are a vegetarian, you may need as much as 50 percent more zinc than meat eaters.
Many legumes, whole grains, seeds and nuts contain phytates, or compounds that bind to zinc and make it harder for your body to absorb. While vegetarians tend to eat plentiful legumes, grains, nuts and seeds, even if you’re not a vegetarian but eat a lot of these foods, you may also be at greater risk.
Helpful hints for increasing your zinc bioavailability include soaking beans, grains, nuts and seeds in water for at least several hours or overnight, and, if possible, allowing them to sprout after soaking. This also helps reduce harmful lectin content.
A developing fetus requires high levels of zinc. If a woman starts her pregnancy with marginal zinc levels, she may be at risk of developing a zinc deficiency. Lactation can also deplete a mom’s zinc stores.
For these two reasons, the recommended daily amounts of bioavailable zinc are higher for pregnant and nursing women than other women.
Up to half of alcoholics have low zinc levels. The consumption of ethanol both decreases intestinal absorption of zinc and increases the excretion of zinc in the urine. Plus, many alcoholics don’t get enough zinc in the types and amounts of foods they typically eat.
- Those with GI and Digestive Disorders
- Vegetarians
- Grain, Seed, Nut, and Legume Eaters
- Pregnant and Nursing Women
- Excessive alcohol consumption
9 Key Reasons Why You Need the Right Amount of Zinc
Researchers now recognize that zinc is important for:
Even mild to moderate zinc deficiencies can depress your immune function and impair your body’s response to invaders. Without enough zinc, your protective white blood cells can’t function optimally.
Your cells’ DNA is the blueprint for healthy cell replication. Research shows that a moderate increase in zinc status can lead to improved repair of DNA strand breaks along with serum protein concentrations involved with DNA repair, and help restore antioxidant and immune functions.*
Studies show that adequate zinc improves respiratory well-being, even during seasonal challenges to your health.*
Zinc plays a delicate dance with other nutrients in your body and helps with the absorption of nutrients, including folate from food.* Too little zinc can increase your need for vitamin E. Zinc also acts as a cofactor in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
Zinc plays an important role in your cognitive health* When proteins in your brain lose their correct shape due to damage, they cease working properly and can clump together. Zinc plays a key role in creating and holding proteins in their correct shape, an important factor for healthy cognitive function.*
Zinc supports healthy skin and the integrity of your mucosal membranes.*
Zinc plays a key role in your bone matrix and regulates the delicate balance between bone building and bone breakdown, especially important as you age.* It also promotes bone mineralization through its role as a cofactor of alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme found in your bone cells.*
Researchers have found that zinc may help delay age-related vision loss, possibly by protecting against free radical damage to cells in your retina.*
A shortage of zinc can lead to a loss of taste, and therefore, appetite. With a deficiency, the cells in your taste and smell organs can actually die faster. For your vision, zinc works together with vitamin A to help your eyes sense light and transmit nerve impulses to your brain.*
- Supporting immune function*
- Supporting healthy cell growth and replication, and helping to reduce everyday “wear and tear” on your cells’ DNA*
- Supporting respiratory health*
- Aiding in the absorption of other nutrients and supporting a healthy metabolism*
- Helping to prevent the accumulation of defective proteins in your brain*
- Promoting protein synthesis and wound healing*
- Supporting healthy bones*
- Helping to prevent cellular damage in your retina*
- Supporting your sensory organ function, like taste, smell and vision*
This is just a sampling of what zinc does in your body... Zinc is an essential trace mineral with more biological roles than all your other trace elements combined!
Used in all of your cells, it’s a building block for about 3,000 proteins and required for over 300 enzymatic reactions.
However, as beneficial as zinc may be, there’s also a real danger from getting too much zinc. Excessive amounts of zinc can reduce your immune function and also lower your “good” HDL cholesterol levels.
Plus, too much zinc can adversely affect your healthy copper levels as well as your hearing and taste.
The “Goldilocks” of Zinc... Plus Two Other Essential Minerals for a Healthy Balance
Zinc glycinate chelate crosses your intestinal wall with less interference from other nutrients There’s no doubt that zinc is an essential mineral for optimal health and one that no one can afford to run low in.
But you must get just the right amount of the right form...
Too little zinc and you boost your risk of a potentially health-jeopardizing deficiency. Too much and you could risk serious side effects.
That’s why I’ve reformulated my Zinc supplement to reflect the latest research and recommendations for the ideal form and dosage.
The form of zinc I’ve chosen is zinc glycinate chelate – a high-potency source of zinc that’s been formulated for enhanced absorption.
This special form combines zinc with two glycine molecules to help it cross your intestinal wall. Plus, this unique combo helps protect the zinc from competing minerals and phytate binding.*
Because it’s high-potency, I’ve reduced the amount to 15 mg – the ideal daily dose that won’t give you too muchzinc.
However for my formula revision, I didn’t just stop with zinc...
I added two more valuable minerals to my Zinc Plus Selenium.
Like Armor for Your Cells, Selenium Serves
as Your First Line of Defense Against Harmful Free Radicals*
Brazil nuts are the top food source of selenium There’s another mineral that may be just as important as zinc for healthy cells and overall health support – selenium.*
Selenium as a trace element was discovered nearly 200 years ago. Today, it’s recognized as an essential mineral for human health.
While researchers suspect selenium may support cardiovascular health, cognitive health, and thyroid health, they do know it serves two very important roles for your cell heath:
- Provides first line defense against the build-up of harmful free radicals in your cells*
- Supports normal cell health because of its powerful ability to reduce free radicals*
Selenium is an active component of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme with potent antioxidant properties.
While researchers have long believed that glutathione peroxidase was primarily responsible for selenium’s cell health support, more recent studies show there may be yet another function of selenium...*
It turns out that it doesn’t matter what form of selenium you choose if you just want glutathione production.
However, for truly optimal support for cellular health, the form makes all the difference!*
When It Comes to Cell Health,
the Form of Selenium You Choose Matters
Protecting cells and supporting normal cell health is the number one reason why many holistic health practitioners recommend taking selenium.
Cell health is the #1 reason holistic health practitioners recommend taking selenium* But not just any selenium provides the cell health-supporting benefits you expect...
In multiple studies evaluating the effectiveness of selenium in promoting normal cell growth and development, one form stands out.*
A specific form of standardized selenium-enriched yeast has proved to be the most effective form, beating out all the others, including sodium selenite and selenomethionine.
I especially like high-selenium yeast because it is the full protein form, rather than a single amino acid like selenomethionine. And it’s a more natural food.
Selenium yeast gives you two things that the commonly form used in supplements, selenomethionine, doesn’t: methylselenocysteine and selenocysteine. These complimentary active forms of selenium may be invaluable for your cellular health!*
High-selenium yeast is made from a non-pathogenic, non-GMO Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain. It goes through a fermentation process that replicates the natural way plants absorb and transform minerals from the soil into a more bioavailable form.
That means the form of selenium you get is closest to the form found in the top food sources of selenium, Brazil nuts and pastured meats!
Plus, this healthy yeast is able to accumulate and incorporate selenium into the protein structure, which enhances the antioxidant properties that fight oxidative stress in your body.*
In fact, studies show this unique form of bioavailable selenium significantly reduces the biomarkers for oxidative stress, which are a measure of healthy aging and reduced risk for chronic illness.*
As your cells age, your body’s antioxidant response to oxidative stress caused by free radicals fades and loses its ability to keep up. The resulting damage can speed up your aging process and increase your risk for cellular changes and illness.
This exceptional form of selenium could potentially help change all that for you if you’re deficient...*
Could You Be Deficient in Selenium?
First, Take a Look in Your Backyard...
Parts of New England and the Atlantic Coast are just two of the regions in the U.S. with selenium-deficient soil Like zinc, selenium can be tricky to measure and get an accurate reading. One clue to a possible deficiency might be right in your backyard – or, the region in which you live.
If you live in Nebraska and the Dakotas, your soil levels of selenium are high, and if you’re eating locally grown and pastured-raised food (which I highly recommend), chances are you’re getting enough.
But other U.S. and Canadian regions aren’t so lucky. These areas are considered either low or deficient in selenium:
- The Great Lakes region and east towards New England
- Parts of the Atlantic Coast
- The Southeast U.S.
- The Southwest U.S.
- Texas
- The Pacific Northwest and NW Mountain States
- Western Canada
If you live in these regions and eat locally grown and produced food, you may be deficient.
The same goes for many parts of Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, and China. Soil levels of selenium are lower in these regions as well.
Low soil levels affect both plant foods and some of the best animal sources of selenium like pastured beef, turkey, and chicken.
Brazil nuts, sardines, halibut, and yellowfin tuna are the top sources of zinc, but tuna is one of your worst choices because of its mercury content. Even halibut has moderate amounts of mercury and should be consumed on a limited basis.
6 More Hidden Clues
That Could Mean You Have a Selenium Deficiency
A lack of selenium may be to blame if you're becoming forgetful Another way to find out if you may be deficient is to take a closer look at your body and daily activity...
... Are you losing more hair than normal, including on your legs and underarms?
... Are the beds of your fingernails turning white, in place of your normal skin color?
... Are you feeling more tired than usual, either physically or mentally?
... Are you having greater difficulty focusing or remembering things?
... Are you dealing with underactive thyroid symptoms?
... Are you getting sick more often?
While many of these signs can be related to other issues (including a zinc deficiency), they are also associated with low levels of selenium.
One simple, risk-free way to find out if selenium may be at least partly to blame is to try my Zinc Plus Selenium with high-selenium yeast and see if your symptoms improve.
I’ve included just the right amount of yeast-based selenium – 200 mcg to match the levels researchers used in their leading studies. And it’s in the optimal ratio to zinc!
For Extra Mineral Balance,
I Added Copper to Zinc Plus Selenium
Balance is key for nature's minerals Your body has an elaborate system to maintain balance between trace minerals, especially zinc and copper.
When you get the right amount of these minerals from your diet, balance tends to take care of itself. However, whenever you supplement minerals, you tamper with nature’s delicate balance.
Supplemental minerals can easily create an imbalance of too much of one and not enough of another.
Taking a zinc supplement helps increase your zinc, but it can also reduce your copper, an important micronutrient.
This is especially true with zinc and copper as they compete for absorption in your gut, with copper losing out if it’s not supplemented along with zinc.
And, of course, you don’t want a copper deficiency...
Copper deficiency can lead to an abnormal low white blood cell count and increase your risk for infection. A shortage of copper can also affect your lipid metabolism and lower your “good” HDL cholesterol, putting your cardiovascular health at risk.
Every time you take a zinc supplement without copper, including a simple zinc lozenge for a cold, you could be adding to a zinc-copper imbalance in your body.
Whenever you take a zinc supplement, I recommend taking a very small amount of copper at the same time.
Our Zinc Plus Selenium makes that easy to do. I’ve added a very tiny, yet adequate amount of 0.250 mg of copper to the formula for balance in its preferred copper glycinate chelate form.
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Zinc plus Selenium
90-Day Supply | 90 Capsules Per Bottle
Only $0.22 per day
Your Price:$19.97
Savings:$7.78 (28%)
- View IngredientsComplete Probiotics 70 Billion CFU
Fermented Mushroom Complex
Immune Support Herbal Complex
Zinc plus Selenium
Vitamin D Spray
Premium Immune Support Pack
30-Day supply
Includes:
- Complete Probiotics 70 Billion CFU (30 Capsules Per Bottle)
- Fermented Mushroom Complex (90 Capsules Per Bottle)
- Immune Support Herbal Complex (90 Capsules Per Bottle)
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