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Selenium + Vitamin E
by Douglas Labs
90 Softgels
Anitoxidant: Supports Cardiovascular Health*
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Selenium + Vitamin E, provided by Douglas Laboratories, supplies 400 IU of natural vitamin E and 50 mcg of selenium in each gelatin softgel.
FUNCTIONS
Vitamin E is one of the body’s most important antioxidant nutrients. Antioxidants protect healthy cells from oxidative and free radical damage.* Free radicals are unstable chemicals formed in the body during metabolism and from exposure to environmental sources, such as pollution and cigarette smoke. Free radicals are necessary for energy metabolism and immune function, but in excessive numbers they can attack healthy cells, especially cell membrane lipids and proteins. This, in turn, is thought to contribute to a number of degenerative diseases.* Vitamin E is an especially valuable antioxidant in the cell membranes, where it prevents oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids by trapping free radicals. This helps stabilize and protect cell membranes, especially red blood cells and tissues sensitive to oxidation, such as the lungs, eyes, and arteries.* Vitamin E also protects the liver and other tissues from the free-radical damage of toxicants, such as mercury, lead, ozone, nitrous oxide, carbon tetrachloride, benzene, cresol, and various drugs.* Selenium is a nutritionally essential trace element for humans and animals. The National Research Council’s Recommended Dietary Allowance for selenium in adults ranges from 55 to 75 mcg per day depending on age and gender. Selenium is a cofactor to about 10 selenoproteins in the body; the most important of these appears to be glutathione peroxidase (GPX). GPX uses glutathione to reduce hydrogen peroxide and thus protect cells and plasma against free radical injury. GPX activity depends on an adequate supply of dietary selenium. Recently, selenium as selenocysteine has been identified in the active center of type 1 and 3 iodothyronine deiodinases, two important enzymes regulating the formation and degradation of the active thyroid hormone, triiodothyronine (T3). Another important selenoprotein appears to be selenoprotein P, but its functions remain unclear. Selenium and vitamin E appear to have synergistic effects, since some signs of vitamin E deficiency in animals can be alleviated by dietary selenium.*
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Supplement FactsServing Size: One (1) Softgel
Servings Per Container: 90 | | | | Amount
Per Serving | Daily
Value | Vitamin E
(As D-alpha Tocopherol) | 400 IU | 1333% | | Selenium | 50 mcg | 71% | | Soy Oil
(Inactive Ingredient) | | ** | |
** Daily Value Not Established. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
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| Gelatin Capsule, Water |
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| As a dietary supplement, one (1) softgel daily with meals, or more as directed by physician. |
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| Keep out of the reach of children ... Store in a cool, dry place ... Do not use if outer seal is missing. |
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| This product contains NO wheat gluten, no milk/dairy, no corn, no sodium, no sugar, no starch, no preservatives, and no artificial coloring or flavoring. |
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| Cardiovascular Health, Degeration of Cells, Free Radicals, Immune System Support |
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| Artery, Cardiovascular, Cellular Function, Eye, Immune System, Liver, Lung, Red Blood Cell |
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Andersen O, Nielsen JB. Effects of simultaneous low-level dietary supplementation with inorganic and organic selenium on whole-body, blood, and organ levels of toxic metals in mice. Environ Health Perspect 1994;102 Suppl. 3:321-324. Cirelli A, Ciardi M, De Simone C, et al. Serum selenium concentration and disease progress in patients with HIV infection. Clin Biochem 1991;24:211-214. Dworkin BM. Selenium deficiency in HIV infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Chem Biol Interact 1994;91:181-186. Dworkin BM, Antonecchia PP, Smith F, et al. Reduced cardiac selenium content in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [see comments]. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1989;13:644-647. |
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