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Health Alert You must have Minerals
I would like thank Brad A. for
sending me this article. Selenium quantities are
listed below in our products.
Cellwise: 100 micrograms (mcg)
Vitality Pack (Vitamin/min complex) 100 mcg
The Must Have Mineral
Health Alert 331
Dear Subscriber:
Last week in my nutrition class, I lectured about
minerals. It surprised me how little the class
knew of this subject. In your quest for better
health, you’ve probably read a lot about vitamins
and nutritional supplements. But what about
minerals?
Many minerals, like iron and zinc are essential
to life. Without them, your body could not
function. And because your body cannot make them,
you need a reliable source from your diet.
On commercial farms, the soil no longer has the
minerals it used to. That means you may be
suffering from a mineral deficiency. In today’s
Health Alert, you’ll see how the trace element,
selenium, can help you beat disease – and even
joint pain.
* The Forgotten Key to Good Health *
We’ve known for years that selenium is a major
player in the fight against chronic diseases.
Selenium dramatically lowers your risk for many
types of cancer. These include lung, colon, liver
and prostate cancer.
A new study from the University of North Carolina
shows that selenium can also lower your risk of
osteoarthritis.(1) Researchers found that
people’s risk of arthritis was related to the
amount of selenium in their bodies.
To give you an idea of how powerful this mineral
is, an increase of just one tenth of a part per
million decreased their risk of osteoarthritis by
15 to 20 percent. The higher the amount of
selenium, the more their risk dropped.
Selenium is one of the most powerful antioxidants
on the planet. It protects your cells from the
damaging effects of free radicals. In the case of
osteoarthritis, doctors are starting to realize
that selenium protects your cartilage and
prevents the inflammation that causes joint pain.
* Get Your Daily Dose of Selenium *
You won’t find much selenium in fruits or
vegetables. That’s why vegetarians often suffer
from a lack of this very important mineral.
The best sources are fish, red meat and Brazil
nuts. I recommend you get at least 55 micrograms
of selenium a day. Notice I said micrograms, not
milligrams. The amount is very small.
The list below will give you a better idea of
quantities in food: (2)
Food Quantity Micrograms
Brazil Nuts 1 ounce 544
Canned Tuna 3 ounces 63
Beef 3.5 ounces (cooked) 35
Cod 3 ounces (cooked) 32
Turkey 3.5 ounces (roasted) 32
Chicken Breast 3.5 ounces (roasted) 20
Egg 1 medium 14
Walnuts 1 ounce 5
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD
1. Press Release. University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Nov 18, 2005
2. Office of Dietary Supplements. National
Institutes of Health. http://ods.od.nih.gov.
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