Nutriscene Selenium 200mcg (methionine)
code ns13 size 60 veg.caps
Price: £
Yeast-free seleno-methionine 200mcg Selenium is an essential trace mineral that works synergistically with vitamin E. As a
constituent of glutathione peroxidase, an antioxidant enzyme, selenium helps
neutralize the effects of free radicals within body tissue.
Recommended Use: Take one capsule per day with food.
Antioxidants
If you’ve noticed how an apple turns brown when it’s cut or how iron rusts
when exposed to the elements, you’ve seen the effects of oxidation. Oxidation
causes similar damage to the cells of the body. But unless you have discovered
how to live without breathing, you cannot escape the consequences of oxidation.
It takes place whenever you breathe, digest food, exercise, or even sleep –
and produces potentially harmful agents called free radicals.
Free radicals are
unstable molecules that trigger chain reactions that eat away at the cells of
the body and damage the genetic material they contain. Countless free-radical
chain reactions take place in the body each day. In addition, emotional stress,
ultraviolet light, air pollution, and cigarette smoke also generate free
radicals that can put your health at risk.
Fortunately, nature
provides antioxidants – factors which have been shown to be helpful in
minimizing the effects of free radicals. The most important antioxidants
include:
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Certain vitamins and carotenoids
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Glutathione, L-cysteine, alpha lipoic acid
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Certain minerals such as Zinc and Selenium
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Components found in plants, such as ginkgo biloba, bilberry, resveratrol and green tea
While fruits and
vegetables provide a source of natural antioxidants in the diet, in this modern
age additional supplementation is desirable to help achieve optimal intake.
Recent research
suggests that combinations of antioxidants work better than isolated
antioxidants, and that alpha lipoic acid in particular helps to recycle the
antioxidants.
Minerals
Minerals are the inorganic elements which comprise part of the body. They
contribute from 60% to 80% of all the inorganic material in the human body. The
trace elements make up the remainder. Minerals and trace elements serve as vital
catalysts for the biological reactions that take place within the body. They are
found, for example, in bones, teeth and soft tissues. They are needed for the
production of blood, hormones and enzymes, thus serving a life sustaining
function.
The absorption of
minerals and trace elements (excluding electrolytes) is generally less efficient
than that of other nutrients. The term “bioavailability” refers to the
degree to which a particular nutrient is available for use in the body. There
are many factors which influence bioavailability including the compound form of
the mineral or trace element. | 
