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Benefits Of Selenium For Heart, Cancer, Babies, Thyroid And Other.
According to the highly-recommended resource book “Prescription for Nutritional Healing” by Phyllis Bach:
“Selenium deficiency has been linked to cancer and heart disease. It has also been associated with exhaustion, growth-impairment, high-cholesterol levels, infections, liver impairment, lower cognitive function, pancreatic insufficiency, and… sterility.”
Also interesting is that Selenium is one of the essential nutrients in the function of our thyroid gland.
Benefits Of Selenium And A Funny Story Behind It
The following Health Pearl actually caused some, let’s say, misunderstanding amongst several radio listeners back in 1996. This was in large part do to my Dutch accent…
It doesn’t take away from the overall message, though: SELENIUM is very important for our health, including fighting viruses and helping our thyroid function at its best.
May 24, 2025
How To Best Take And Absorb Beta-Carotene.
Beta Carotene, as a supplement, when taken by itself on an empty stomach, is not very well absorbed. But when co-ingested with a moderate amount of quality dietary fat, such as butter, ghee, olive oil, flax oil, or fish oil, it offers up to 25 times the beta-carotene absorption value of raw carrots.
Beta-Carotene And Alpha-Carotene Use In Cancer Studies
Plenty of research continues to be done on cancers. Several of those studies focused on the cancer-preventive potential of Vitamin A and its precursors, Alpha-Carotene and Beta-Carotene. The latter has been studied widely as a promising chemo-preventive agent in reducing the risk of cancer in humans.
Not many people know that daily supplementation with carotenes has shown tumor reducing activities in specific cancers, such as oral cavity, head and neck, as well as colon.
Mother Nature's Amazing Carotenoids And Their Benefits
Carotenoids are essential compounds in nature. They are pigments showing red, orange, yellow, and purple colors in birds, fish, flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
Their health benefits include that they can protect us from disease and that they can strengthen our immune system. But there is more!! Without carotenoids we would not be able to see at all, because there would be no Vitamin A and thus no light gathering pigments in the eye.
SEX HORMONES Explained... With A Twist!
Men and women make the exact same hormones. However, Men produce more Testosterone and DHEA, women produce more Estrogens and Progesterone.
In order to live a long quality life, it's very beneficial to understand certain terminology and verbiage. Mitzi and Jacobus provide some of that here. You will become exited, you will feel empowered and hopeful to take more control over your health. Understanding how un(der)educated we've have all been in this life, this entertaining podcast will be an eye opener!