Your immune system cannot do without it. Your cells need it to protect themselves. It can relieve painful joints, and some even claim it can prevent certain forms of cancer. Have you ever heard of a mineral called selenium? If not, here is your chance to learn how to protect your health and improve your quality of life without using medicine. More and more scientific studies are pointing to this nutrient as the most vital source of prevention ever known to humans.

While medical science is constantly on the lookout for new, highly advanced techniques for treating cancer, helping infertile couples, preventing heart deaths and making life tolerable for people with chronic pain in their joints, a great deal of attention is being channelled into a simple micro-nutrient called selenium. Why? Because selenium, which is essentially a mineral, may hold the power to do all of the above mentioned, only in a completely natural way. Basically, selenium is an antioxidant, meaning that it is a natural compound that protects cells and cell membranes against being damaged, and this mechanism appears to be the key to avoiding an array of commonly known health problems.

If you hadn't heard of selenium, you probably didn't know that your body is a battlefield either. Every second of your life, aggressive molecules called free oxygen radicals bombard your cells, threatening to destroy them. Your body defends itself using something called 'antioxidants'. Selenium is a very powerful antioxidant, which is why it works so effectively by preventing damage to healthy cells. Free radical attacks are believed to be the underlying cause of numerous diseases such as arthritis, where joints are damaged, causing pain, swelling and reduced mobility. According to studies, getting too little selenium may trigger the condition, but it is possible to bring it under control by increasing your selenium intake.

Selenium is available as a food supplement in your local pharmacy and plays a significant role in our biochemistry, key in preventing cardiovascular disease, strengthening the immune system and lowering the risk of certain forms of cancer.

For more information on selenium, contact Pharma Nord Limited on 01-630 5470 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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