Selenium and Zinc Tablets

Selenium and Zinc Food Supplement Tablets 

You may have heard of selenium and zinc, but how exactly do they benefit you? The body contains small amounts of both, and they play a vital role in your health. Selenium is classified as an ultra-trace element that has one essential role, while zinc is known as a trace element that has various functions throughout the body. 

Selenium

The primary function of selenium is to make antioxidant enzymes that protect your cells from damage caused by harmful free radicals. Selenium helps strengthen your body's immune system after you receive a vaccination and also supports thyroid health.

Selenium Food Sources

The recommended daily allowance for selenium is 55 micrograms per day for healthy adults. The amount of selenium in food is dependent on the soil in which it was grown. Common food sources include Brazil nuts, halibut, tuna, oysters, chicken, egg noodles, lobster, sunflower seed and eggs. The content of selenium in grains varies based on the soil, and fruits and vegetables have limited amounts of selenium. 

Zinc

Zinc collaborates with over 300 enzymes that start essential reactions in your body, such as digestion of food. This trace element helps maintain healthy brain cells, transports essential compounds throughout the body, aids in immune function, stabilizes your gene structure and helps form your bones.

Zinc sulfate is commonly used to treat the common cold. In adults, supplementation reduces the severity and duration of symptoms. However, more research needs to be conducted to determine if it decreases the frequency of the common cold.

Zinc Food Sources

The main food sources of zinc are meat, fish, poultry, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, milk and other dairy products. Other good sources include oysters, dry beans, nuts, peas and wild rice. The daily reference intake for adult women is 8 milligrams per day. The majority of Americans consume 10 to 15 milligrams per day.

Selenium and Zinc

All vitamins and minerals intricately work together to aid in health and disease. For instance, selenium and vitamin E function together by protecting your body from inflammation, which is correlated to certain diseases. Scientific research continues to try and determine the effects of selenium and vitamin E on cancer, if there are any. Zinc also helps your immune system fight to maintain health. Thus, when you eat a variety of nutrient-dense foods, your body is equipped to stay strong and healthy.

SUPPLEMENT FACTS: 300mg of Yeast, 100ug Selenium, 2.0mg Elemental Zinc

INGREDIENTS: Yeast Powder, Selenium Yeast, Bulking Agent: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Zinc Oxide, Anticaking Agent: Magnesium Stearate

DIRECTIONS: Take one or two tablets a day.