Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 10 year follow-up, after four years of supplementing with a combination of CoQ10 and selenium, significantly reduced the risk of death from both cardiovascular disease and heart disease by 49% in 221 healthy elderly participants...
Selenium Improves Maternal Health During Pregnancy
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 70 participating women with gestational diabetes, those who supplemented with selenium for 6 weeks had a significant improvement in blood sugar control, and an 11.5 % increase in glutathione blood levels as well as improved...
Selenium Levels Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 1932 subjects, half of whom had colorectal cancer, women with higher levels of selenium had 36% lower risk of colorectal cancer. Selenium bestows a variety of health benefits that include protecting cells against oxidative stress...
Increasing Dietary Selenium may Accelerate Mesothelioma Growth
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Research finds that increasing concentrations of selenium causes certain malignant mesothelioma tumors to proliferate and grow. The incidence of mesothelioma is increasing in many parts of the world. Selenium, because of its antioxidant...
Brazilian Nut Consumption Improves Health in Obese Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 37 severely obese women, all were deficient in selenium before the study and consumed one Brazil nut per day (one nut provides over 5 times the RDA of selenium). After 8 weeks all were sufficient in selenium and...
Selenium and Prostate Cancer: Finding the Happy Medium
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Nine out of 12 reviewed studies found the optimal plasma serum selenium that significantly lowers prostate cancer risk to be 60 – 170 ng/ml while a toenail selenium range of 0.85 – 0.94ng/g decreases prostate cancer risk by...
Moderate Intake of Selenium May Allow Essential Selenium Utilizing Proteins to Function at the Expense of Non-Essential Selenium Proteins: Triage Theory
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Dr. Bruce Ames and Dr. Joyce McCann have proposed a triage theory of aging. If there is not an abundance of micronutrient vitamins or minerals in the body, the micronutrients that are available will be used first in...
A Mineral Showing Promise in Reducing Bladder Cancer Risk
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. High levels of selenium have been shown to decrease risk of bladder cancer by 39%. Worldwide, bladder cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer (1). In the United States, approximately 70,530 men and women will be diagnosed and...
Study Suggests How Selenium Maintains Prostate Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this study of 248 men with prostate cancer, those with blood levels of 87-95 micrograms/L had a 40% reduced risk of prostate cancer compared to those with blood levels below 78.9 micrograms/Liter. Selenium blood levels above 95...
What is Oxidative Stress Doing to Your Arteries and What Supplements Can Help?
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. 70 participants with cardiovascular risk factors received 1000 mg vitamin C, 4oo IU vitamin E, 120 mg CoQ10, and 200 mg selenium per day or a placebo. Improvements were seen in systolic blood pressure 6.2%, large artery flexability...
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