The 8 Selenium Deficiency Symptoms | DrEricBergDC

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you know i realized i never did a video on a  selenium deficiency so here it is selenium is  

a trace mineral which means you need some very  small amounts of it but it’s very very important  

one of the functions is it helps you convert  t4 to t3 the active form of the thyroid hormone  

so if you’re deficient in selenium  you’re going to have hypothyroid  

symptoms which be a whole series of things and  i’ll put a link down below if you’re interested  

dna synthesis so your dna needs selenium to be  created if you’re eating foods high in selenium  

let’s say you’re doing some brazil nuts tuna  shrimp sardines or sea and you have some of these  

selenium deficiencies it could be because you  have intestinal absorption problems or you had  

a gastric bypass or you’re older as you reach 90  years old you really become deficient in selenium  

you just can’t pull it in anymore also if you’re  on statins you will be deficient in selenium  

selenium makes up a lot of different proteins  and one big one is glutathione which is like  

the master antioxidant and if you’re deficient in  glutathione definitely going to have some heart  

problems the heart could even enlarge another  symptom of a selenium deficiency is infertility  

as well as number eight low sperm count number  three myocardial necrosis what is that that is  

actually breakdown of the heart tissue and this  occurs when you also have an iodine deficiency  

which by the way is actually quite common to  have an iodine deficiency before muscle weakness  

number five mood problems anxiety feeling confused  number six fatigue probably because of this right  

here and brain fog your hair needs selenium well  guess what hypothyroid okay that can cause hair  

loss as well and then i already mentioned low  sperm so definitely don’t forget about selenium  

brazil nuts tuna shrimp sardines sea kelp other  seafood and other fish that’s from the ocean  

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