Selenium Cataracts and Cancer

November 8, 2007 | Author earthquakie

Selenium is a trace element whose importance is underestimated by many. It is a micronutrient that should be part of a balanced diet for maximum health benefits. This trace element is an important antioxidant that helps fight major diseases such as: diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, strokes and cancer. Selenium works with vitamins E and C to help create the antioxidants and nutrients the eye needs to stay healthy. The proper levels of vitamins E, C and the trace element selenium are so important to your eye health that the number of cataract surgeries needed each year would drop significantly if the proper levels of these vitamins and minerals were maintained.

Caution: Too much selenium is toxic. It is a micronutrient meant to be taken in small doses. Always pay attention to the recommendations made by your medical professional. Additional information can also be found at the website for the Food and Nutrition Information Center.

Selenium helps the body slow the aging process and it is an important part of the cell’s defense against free radicals. You body is better equipped to handle hydrogenated and polyunsaturated (trans) fats when the proper levels of selenium are present.

The bottom line is if you want healthy blood, cells, cell membranes, prostate gland, liver, testicles and eyes; you need to make sure you have enough selenium and other vitamins and minerals in your body.

We create the environment within our bodies that lets diseases like cancer, cataracts, heart disease, strokes, Alzheimer’s disease and more by what we eat and what we don’t eat on a regular basis.

Some natural sources for selenium are sea food, kelp, bran, wheat germ and brazil nuts. How good a source the grains and nuts are for selenium is dependent upon the selenium content in the soil that produced them because plants do not use selenium.

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