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Selenium
Selenium is a necessary microelement nutrient. Selenium is a transition element. There is a known similarity between selenium and sulphur, and vice versa.
Average adults need 30-70 g daily.
Important things to notice on selenium
In dietary products, selenium is found combined with other elements, therefore its recommended to take a pure selenium supplement, to gain the maximum edge Selenium is responsive for regulating your enzyme levels Selenium deficiency can lead to hypothyroidism Selenium is necessary for testosterone metabolism Selenium proteins are very active part in immune reaction If necessary levels of selenium is not enough immunoreactions are weak The optimal selenium levels in a body stimulates immune system There are specific techniques in selenium supplements, by giving more of specific selenium proteins the body increases particular reactions in immune system There is a importance of selenium in humans central nervous system Little to none selenium in plasma is usually found in people that experience depression, anxiety and other such diseases In most of the European countries there is very little selenium in soils Selenium levels in a body can only be measured by blood tests Necessary levels of selenium depends on the location you live in There can be a decrease in selenium levels of a countries population if specific import routes are closed Specific regions in China experience serious selenium deficit There was serious selenium deficit in Finland that as fixed by regular plasma tests and specific salts added to the soils Lots of selenium can be found in Japanese food fish and rice In very big doses (5grams+) selenium can be poisonous Animals can get poisoned with selenium easier than humans