Selenium Methionine

Description

Selenium contributes to:

• the normal functioning of the thyroid gland
• a normal spermatogenesis
• the maintenance of normal hair
• the maintenance of normal nails
• the normal functioning of the immune system
• the protection of cells from oxidative stress

The multifaceted field of action of Selenium explained in more detail :

Antioxidant protection: 

Many of the clinical actions of selenium are related to the fact that selenium is an important key component of the body's own enzymatic defense against oxidative stress in cardiac muscle tissue, among others. Selenium deficiency therefore results in decreased activity of this enzyme system and increased susceptibility to oxidative stress.

Thyroid: 

selenium plays an important role in thyroid metabolism. The enzyme that converts the thyroid hormone T4 (thyroxine) to its active form T3 (tri-iodothyronine) is selenium-dependent. Selenium deficiency can therefore potentially result in thyroid underfunction.

Detoxification (especially of heavy metals): 

a sufficiently high level of selenium is able to bind heavy metals such as cadmium, silver, mercury and lead and reduce their toxicity. Also, selenium is essential for the cytochrome P450 enzyme system responsible for detoxifying foreign substances in the liver.

Fertility: 

selenium is essential for fertility in both men and women.

Inflammatory processes: 

Inflammatory diseases reduce in a short time with the help of selenium.

Immune system: 

the human immune system is highly dependent on the amount of selenium present in the body, especially with regard to the functioning of macrophages (feeder cells)