Selenium is a trace mineral that is a key player in several functions your body performs daily. The greatest concentrations are found in the thyroid gland. Selenium is a component of the enzyme that helps convert T4 to T3, producing the active form of thyroid hormone that your body needs.
Selenium is a trace mineral that is a key player in several functions your body performs daily. The greatest concentrations are found in the thyroid gland, where selenium plays a role in maintaining normal thyroid function.
Although selenium is a mineral, it acts as an antioxidant as well by enhancing Vitamin E’s antioxidant activity and also helps replenish glutathione peroxidase, the body’s main free radical scavenger. Glutathione Peroxidase protects us from oxidative damage that can result from lifestyle and environmental factors. Now that’s one busy mineral!
A selenium deficiency is quite uncommon, so why supplement you ask? Some people have a selenium deficiency due to a poor diet or gastro-intestinal conditions that impair nutrient absorption.
CanPrev’s Selenium Glycinate 200 provides 200 mcg of selenium per capsule to help maintain thyroid function, protect against oxidative stress, and prevent selenium deficiency.
