{"id":64,"date":"2018-11-09T10:12:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T02:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2019-04-07T14:55:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T06:55:21","slug":"selenium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/?page_id=64","title":{"rendered":"What is selenium?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Selenium (Se) is a natural element on earth with atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal and belongs to the same group with Oxygen and Sulphur in the periodic table. Selenium is a nutritionally essential element for human.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Selenium exists in two forms: inorganic\n(selenate and selenite) and organic (selenomethionine and selenocysteine). Both\nforms can be good dietary sources of selenium. Inorganic selenites and\nselenates are absorbed by plants and convert to organic selenium, mostly in the\nform of selenomethionine and their methylated derivatives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ingested organic selenium,\nafter being absorbed from the duodenum and small intestine, is transported in\nthe blood to the liver. Inside the liver it is subsequently broken down into\nselenite and then resynthesized into different selenoproteins that make their\nway into the red blood cells, muscles, and tissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The human body is capable of\nabsorbing more than 90% of ingested selenomethionine, but can only absorb about\n50% of ingested inorganic selenium, as from selenite. The difference is highly\nbeneficial to the body because it takes smaller amounts of inorganic selenium than\norganic selenium to be toxic to the body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selenium’s essentiality is exerted mainly\nthrough different selenoproteins which play an important role in immune\nfunction, thyroid function, and act as antioxidants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selenium has a powerful affinity for binding toxic agents in the body and neutralizes them. When mercury and selenium bind, this new compound cannot be absorbed by the body so it is removed as waste. This strong interaction greatly benefits total health and serves as one of the best ways to remove accumulated mercury from fatty tissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This antioxidant enzyme is essential for protecting us from mercury\ndamages. We must include a surplus of selenium in our body to reduce mercury\nlevels. It is critical to consume more selenium and less mercury for this to\noccur. Mercury contamination can come from food, water, vaccines, or dental\namalgams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selenoproteins are used in a\nvariety of antioxidant pathways in the body. They also reduce inflammation,\nregulate the immune response, and improve blood flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selenium binds protective antioxidants like glutathione to\nareas of DNA that need repair. This process reduces the damage to cellular DNA\nand is especially important to\nreduce cancer growth, improve the aging process, and prevent against many\ndegenerative diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is known that selenium can contribute to natural antioxidant pathways\nwhich stimulate apoptosis (cell death) in human cancer cells. It has also been\nfound to reduce metastasis (spreading of cancer cells) in skin cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low selenium levels may increase the risk of thyroid cancer. This is due to the crucial role it plays on protecting the thyroid gland from damage. Selenoproteins is essential for optimal thyroid health and for the protective effects of these antioxidants inside the body. By supporting the repair of DNA, selenium is able to inhibit tumour development. By removing toxic substances from the body, selenium supports a healthy immune response to fight infection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selenium (Se) is a natural element on earth with atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal and belongs to the same group with Oxygen and Sulphur in the periodic table. Selenium is a nutritionally essential element for human. Selenium exists in two forms: inorganic… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PahoEh-12","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496,"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaelisa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}