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Joined: Dec 2007
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This is the third time I'm posting this but I think it's important enough to have its own thread: The link to the article I posted ( http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2001_May/ai_73959332/print) Selenium is an essential trace element, which is vital to the activation of GSH- containing, liver detoxification enzymes and also to the antioxidant enzyme, Glutathione peroxidase, important in neutralizing free peroxide radicals and oxidized lipids. Tolerance of selenium may be limited by its binding to, redistribution and precipitation of mercury in the tissues, which may induce nausea, digestive disturbances, vertigo, etc. For those who do not tolerate selenium, use of Vitamin E (Tocopherols and Tocotrienols) to counteract mercury-induced, tissue lipid peroxidation is indicated. Vitamin E works with selenium to neutralize mercury. Notice how it mention "binding to, redistribution and precipitation of mercury" ab out Selenium. It looks like you should always supplement Vitamin E when taking selenium. From what I experienced in the last week I believe that Selenium mobilizes mercury. That is exactly in line with what I experienced. I did not take Vitamin E with the Selenium maybe that would have helped.
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Joined: Jun 2006
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Thanks for posting that. Like yourself, based on what I experienced, I can only agree with this because there is NO doubt it stirred up my mercury symptoms and at times I had to just stop taking it until things calmed down again. This explains it very well!
I use vitamin E and C and believe they help. Apparently it is better to take selenium 2 hours away from vitamin c, or it's not as effective....not sure how true that is, but I follow that advice anyway. But I sure do take vitamin E as well....I think maybe it does help.
They are really good antioxidants. But for sure selenium really did a job on me many times during my toxicity with mercury, either stirring up or improving symptoms. Either way, I am certain it was helpful to me in aiding my body with this poison. But there are times it wasn't tolerated.
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