Selenium

Antioxidant

One of the most notable benefits of selenium is its ability to protect the body from harmful oxidants, preventing damage and infection.

Regulatory function

Selenium, necessary for human nutrition, is a part of more than two dozen selenoproteins, which play a decisive role in reproduction and in the metabolism of thyroid hormones..

Selenium deficiency symptoms:

Adults require 55 mcg of selenium per day, pregnant women 60 mcg per day, lactating women 70 mcg per day.