Disambiguation: Selenium (Programming)

Stuff ∞

forms

selenate and selenomethionine

• Selenate helps to elevate levels of glutahione peroxidase rapidly
• Selenomethionine increases levels of the antioxidant in the tissues

• antioxident, anticarcinogen

Benefits ∞

Inhibits the oxidation of lipids, preventing the formation of free radicals, preventive against the formation of certain types of tumors pancreatic function and tissue elasticity.

Symptoms of Deficiency ∞

Exhaustion, growth impairment, high cholesterol levels, infections, liver impairment, pancreatic insufficiency, and sterility.

Sources ∞

Meat and grains, Brazil nuts, brewer’s yeast, broccoli, brown rice, chicken, dairy products, dulse, garlic, kelp, liver, molasses, onions, salmon, seafood, torula yeast, tuna, vegetables, wheat germ, and whole grains. Herbs that contain selenium include alfalfa, burdock root, catnip, cayenne pepper, chamomile, chickweed, fennel seed, fenugreek, garlic, ginseng, hawthorn berry, hops, horsetail, lemongrass, milk thistle, nettle, oat straw, parsley, peppermint, raspberry leaf, rose hips, sarsaparilla, uva ursi, yarrow, and yellow dock.

• bran (wheat and rice)
• broccoli
• cabbage
• chicken
• egg yolk
• fresh garlic
• milk products
• onions
• wheat germ

• whole wheat flower