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Selenium

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  • 05-09-2008 12:53pm
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    ntlbell
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    Anyone know good natural sources of Selenium?


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    neuro-praxis
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    I did a quick google. Apparently:

    Fish and shellfish
    Red meat, chicken and liver
    Grains
    Eggs
    Garlic
    Brewer's yeast and wheat germ


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    g'em
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    ntlbell wrote: »
    Anyone know good natural sources of Selenium?

    The World's Healthiest Foods website is great for little tidbits of info like this (as well as for large tomes of info too!).


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    ntlbell
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    g'em wrote: »
    The World's Healthiest Foods website is great for little tidbits of info like this (as well as for large tomes of info too!).

    ah what an excellent resource, cheers gem!


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    eclectichoney
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    I always heard Brazil nuts were good if that's any help!


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    brettmirl
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    Yep - brazil nuts all the way!

    I read in men's health before that men should eat 2/3 Brazil Nuts a day to keep selenium levels up.

    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_7_21/ai_n14933672

    good anti-oxident against cancer, heart disease and keeps the little swimmers going too, apparently.


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    EileenG
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    Brazil nuts. And for general information, Irish soil tends to be very depleted of selenium. Horse breeders always give their horses extra selenium, so I would definitely assume that you won't get enough from your normal diet unless you make an effort to eat selenium rich food.


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    ntlbell
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    Thanks all

    have stocked up on the brazil nuts seem to be the easiest way to top up for me..


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    CerebralCortex
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    g'em wrote: »
    The World's Healthiest Foods website is great for little tidbits of info like this (as well as for large tomes of info too!).

    You got there before me. Its like my bible for eating. Its almost as good as having your own personal disease preventing doctor :D


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    cozmik
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    mick_irl wrote: »
    Yep - brazil nuts all the way!

    I read in men's health before that men should eat 2/3 Brazil Nuts a day to keep selenium levels up.
    Brazil nuts are not uniform in their selenium content and may contain much more or much less than the estimated 50 micrograms per nut. No more than one or two Brail nuts should be consumed daily to avoid excessive accumulation of selenium in tissues. (Thomson CD, Chisholm A, et al.,Am J Clin Nutr)

    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=95


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