7 Hidden Signs of SELENIUM Deficiency (Some are Subtle)
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- Signs of Selenium Deficiency? Here are the most common signs of selenium deficiency to look for. Low selenium symptoms can be quite subtle, and there is no good lab test for selenium levels. Best to ensure your getting enough Selenium in your diet.
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1. Infertility.
2. Muscle weakness.
3. Low thyroid.
4. Feeling cold all the time.
5. Mental fog.
6. Accelerated hair loss.
7. Weakened immune system.
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Ya thank you! - this is me
Thanks so much
Last year my TSH W/REFLEX TO FT4 Result was 6.32 (abnormal range), today it was 3.48 (normal range). I have had hypothyroidism for awhile, but never took any prescription drugs for it. I started taking selenium last Fall. I wanted to heal it myself. By the way, my doctor never told me to take selenium. I had to become my own doctor. I'm so happy to be in the normal range now.
did u do a blood test before taking supplements?
@@amellia8450 , yes. I can look at my past bloodwork on Quest Lab and see my historical results.
@@amellia8450
Tammy said exactly what her results were so, she would've had to be tested!
@@amellia8450 did u read her comment?
That’s amazing! Did you / do you feel a difference in your fatigue levels and muscle strength? Any other physical benefits you can share?❤
Selenium is extremely important for those who have hypothyroidism or no thyroid. A lot of people on thyroid medication will be low in selenium and think they’re levels are off or blame the thyroid when in reality they’re low in selenium.
Selenium has been a godsend for me. I have hypothyroidism and now my hair is growing in , my nails are stronger and I’ve lost 10 pounds I take 200 mcg a day
Yep. It also helped shrink my nodules. Just two brazil nuts per day.
Thank you!
@@quickpstuts412 I have 3 nodules, for decades. How long did they take to shrink?
@@ellenkno5233 Mine started to grow around 2013, got their biggest between 2016 and 2021. They were so big in 2021 that my throat felt tight when sleeping.
Last year I started eating tons of leafy greens (2-3 big salads daily), minimized sugar, ate 2-3 brazil nuts daily and they began to shrink.
They are almost completely gone now and mine were so big you could see them just by looking at my neck. I had over 10. Saw the biggest shrinkage in one year.
The anti inflammatory diet is key!
Selenium is also a critical component of the body's system for elimination of toxic heavy metals, including mercury among others. One or two Brazil nuts per day will meet or exceed normal daily requirements.
if the nuts grew in soil that had good amounts of selenium
Cilantro eliminates Heavy Metals.
amen to 2 nuts
I really, really hate how people make dumb statements like one or two Brazil nuts will give you " all the selenium you need" and regurgitute it like it's a fact. I eat tons of Brazil nuts and I'm STILL deficient in selenium. There's so many things that affect your selenium. Just because you eat something doesn't mean your body absorb it or depending on weather you're deficient in other needed vitamin and minerals to unitized selenium. I've recently discovered I've had a severe vitamin B1 deficiency for years which can negatively affect your body no matter how well you eat. If you have the MTHFR gene mutation like I do how you body process what you eat various greatly depending on your particular mutation. Bottom line when it comes to health there's no one size fits all. That kind of thinking is like going to an allopathic doctor and him writing you a prescription based on what everyone else with your symptoms needs, STUPID!
@@micaonyx5301 "I'm handicapped so squats don't build muscle"
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Great video! So much information. Thx Dr B!
I love your channel. Always informative! Thanks.
Thanks Dr. for sharing this info. Take care.
This antioxidant helps lower oxidative stress in your body, which reduces inflammation and enhances immunity.👍
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EXCELLENT VIDEO. JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!!
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Thanks for making this interesting video.
Thank you Ken - great information as usual x
Hello👋there, how are you doing
Thank you for the great information
Very helpful and interesting!! I'll pass this along to some of my patients
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Hello from 🇨🇦. I have been on 200 mcg of selenium for 2 months. I have hypothyroidism and I could never grow my nails, lost a lot of thickness of my hair and I gained 20 lbs. Now I’m just the opposite. 👍🏻
Thanks
Really? Does it really help?
Didn't you also take Iodine? Thank you.
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Whoa I was just searching on selenium today. Synchronicity! Love it!
Hello👋there, how are you doing
Thanks for the info!
Thank you Dr. Ken.
Factoid. I was told by a pharmacist in New Zealand that selenium deficiency is a problem there because their soil doesn’t have it because of its volcanic origins. 🤷♂️
Yes, that is correct.
What about europe
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Thankx doctor excellent explained thank you
Great video
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
I admired MD that learning and sharing this.
i find using selenium and Vit E in form of red palm oil, they work extremely well together. 🙏
Thanks Doc!
@KenDBerryMD do you have a video or advise on biltong, jerky or any other type dried/cured meat for snacks or to help push through cravings while trying to break the cycle of the “typical American diet” ?
Adequate selenium is also necessary for bone health including bone density. So, ostheoporosis could also be a sign of deficiency (but the more obvious deficiency there would be magnesium with calcium loss as a side effect of the body having to mine its bones for the magnesium).
Hi, Dr Berry😊
Speaking of compromised gut function affecting nutrient levels and absorption, I would love a video about the nutrient effects and other possible considerations one might encounter if they had to have their colon removed, and/or also an ileostomy. There aren't many videos out there on this topic, and I know your video would be extremely helpful for many!
Thanks for taking my suggestion!
Well, the good news is that your gut absorbs nutrition through the villi of your small intestine. This is where the body creates a soupy slurry of your digestive enzymes and the food you ate. The colon is the large intestine. Under normal conditions, it's the colon's job to absorb the excess water and make the waste more solid ... i.e., poop.
So no worries about the nutrition if colonoscopy is done.
@@kaleidoscope8743 there is actually a huge risk for mineral/electrolyte imbalance/depletion due to electrolye and other mineral/water soluble vitamin loss due to having no colon to reabsorb fluids and thus having dehydration issues and mineral/vitamin loss.
Many B vitamins and SCFA like butyrate are fermented in the gut by the microbiome, and the microbiome is essentially eliminated along w the colon... B12 deficiency, anemias, and vit d deficiency are potential issues as well.
A healthy immune system depends on a good working colon and microbiome... A huge majority of immunity we have is thanks to that organ. When that's gone, it's gone and I'd also like Dr Berry's thoughts on prevention and making sure the immune system stays balanced
In addition, while we know the benefits of having a balanced microbiome, we don't know much about the effects of having NO gut flora (yes, a small amount of flora is in the upper gi tract, but it's a very small amt and different types). As mentioned, it's important in fermenting some nutrients, immune function, mood, hormones, weight, disease prevention, and so many other things that have yet to be discovered.
There are other possible concerns like hormone/endocrine issues, pelvic floor concerns, and even metabolism (due to the above mentioned and also 20% of thyroid hormone is converted in the colon, so that could impact someone whom already has thyroid issues), not to mention food choices due to typically needing less fiber (carnivore and keto are definitely helpful for most).
Anyways, there are of key things the colon does, but those often get overlooked. It's more complicated than hydration and I thought Dr berry could dissect this from many angles. It's not a subject talked about and it would help many people.
The shitty part is people overeat to get the nutrients their bodies need but if the soils doesnt contain the nutrients, they can overeat to death and still be defeciant leading to surgeries that lead to more defeciencies bc of lack of absorption. Nasty cycle.
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Thank you dr.
Thank You!
Dr. Berry, Always appreciate your info..I took a selenium supplement for several years for the reasons you mentioned. However....when recently diagnosed with High-grade prostate cancer, I began researching causes of prostate cancer and came across a study showing that selenium supplements were associated with a huge increase prostate cancer. Worse yet, this increase was associated with a large increase in the High-grade variety of prostate cancer. It’s too late for me since I recently had a radical prostatectomy, which changes a man’s life in many ways. The study did not find the same increase in cancer when selenium was obtained from food sources.
Wow. Can you send me that study?
Yes, I was tested on my selenium levels and they were way too high! My doctor said take selenium every 1 to 2 days.
@@ebriggs3498 for what it's worth, one Brazil nut daily provides enough. Not two, one.
Thank you for doing my research for me! I read years ago to much Selenium also causes brain 'issues'. Sorry to hear about your snips, however Dearheart, we are grateful you are still here!🥳
Still much to do in spite of it all! 👍😎💌
As for Brazil nuts (sounds like a disease), one a day is indeed enough because you don't want to get too much. Also, it's probably a good idea to eat separately from other foods so it doesn't chelate your other nutrients.
Hi Dr Berry ,I was wondering whay if any protocall for exposer too espesiades would be ?
Thanks doc
Selenium is needed for thyroid T4 to T3 conversion, sperm health for men, glutathione recycling, prevents congestive heart failure, improves immune. Selenomethionine is the best and cheapest source if cannot get enough through the diet
Thorough overall coverage of symptoms and, remedy for overcoming maladies mentioned....what time frame would supplements take to overcome said ailments? 1-3 months?
Hi … it took a month on 200mcg of selenium and my hair and nails started to grow abit and I lost 10 lbs because being hypothyroid, it affected my weight and hair/ nails .
A single hard-boiled egg provides about 20 mcg of selenium. Pastured ham, beef kidney, and butter are also my top choices for selenium.
Thanks
brazil nutd
@@stadiumarcadium2351 The problem with trying to get selenium from Brazil nuts is that the chelation that they contain is not the most bioavailable chelation for human digestion (especially in people with digestive issues). Not to mention the long list of antinutrients that are present in nuts, seeds, and legumes.
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Beef and butter are the only two in that list I would eat. I keep kosher, so no ham, and kidney is organ meat, ick!
Dr Berry what do you think of VIGI condition
I was the 26th thumbs up, which is also how old I feel thanks to the Proper Human Diet!
It's probably not the best eating plan for everyone. My sister tried it for five months and lost so much weight that she had to go back to eating carbs with her protein.
@@mikewoodward8532 perhaps she wasn’t eating enough fat
@@johndim11
She eats plenty of bacon and eggs, beef, avocado. Anyway she's eating fruits and veggies and getting back to normal again.
Thank You
Thanks! 😉👍
Great video. Regarding the selenium in foods and the soil, my farm is in an area with low selenium in the soil. I must give my calves a shot of selenium within 24 hours of birth or they can die of "white muscle" disease. Only once have I actually seen a newborn down and unable to stand, but within three hours of giving him selenium needle he was up running. If it's not in the soil it won't be in your food no matter how much you eat. On another matter, in 1994 I had a PSA of 5.3 and was sent for a biopsy(50 years old). No cancer, but I read up on the subject and started to take 200mcg of selenium daily. Six months later my PSA was 2.7. I have not had to have a biopsy since, although my PSA did go to 5.88 once when I foolishly had a specialist tell me that in research studies selenium had been shown to give no benefit, and I believed him. Then, I ignored the so-called research and started taking selenium again and soon had the PSA below 5. I am 77 years old. I have worked as a research scientist in industry and university, and about research I have accepted the golden rule, "He who has the gold makes the rules".
Amazing testimonial. Thanks.
@@rayblazejko6908 You're welcome. Glad you liked it. if you choose to use it remember the units are mcg, not mg. I now take 300mcg daily.
@@georgejenkins3371 . Something I reckon will interest you very much.
TH-cam.
Selenium Dr Schrauzer Why Youngevity 57min.
This person is the absolute go to guy on selenium . Slow beginning but incredible information.
@@rayblazejko6908 , thanks but he assumes that all Brazil nuts are grown on soils with adequate selenium. For centuries people have been mining the soils and when they do fertilize they hardly ever add trace minerals. I eat nuts often, but i will stick to my 300 mcg per day. interesting that he mentioned China. There are areas with high selenium content in China. Selenium is indeed toxic and one account I read said that when Marco polo went through an area that had high selenium soils, some of his ponies died. Also in university I read of a study where researchers wanted to determine how much better natural cereals were than packaged ones. At the end of the study, the kids eating the packaged cereals fared better. It turns out the study was carried out in a region with low selenium content in the soils and the wax paper used in the packaging of the cereals contained enough selenium that the kids eating it got a valuable supplement.
Me too, mine are goats here in tn. My friends kids had their hooves actually bent from lack of selenium.
Thank You. #!!
I hope Ken can answer this CV question,... Inflammation is a huge health factor I hear, is Inflammation a big factor in CV mortality ?
I tested + for CV 3 days ago & my symptoms are mild & just like the Flu despite being 54, overweight, have Congestive Heart Failure but my Creatinine, ALT/AST has always been very low AND my C-Reactive Protein is only 0.2 which is apparently suggests low inflammation.
Is there a correlation between CRP (inflammation) & CV morbidity/survival ?
I always work with my mini LaMancha goats for their selenium, zinc and copper due to the lack of it in their alfalfa and hay here in Tn. Now to work on me!
Thank you
Dr. Berry what about the condition EoE?
Excellent description. Especially about the soil .
Is it correct that Dr Joel Wallach researched selenium and presented a paper that proved lack of selenium in the mother during pregnancy caused cerebral palsy. 1972 I think.
that directly correlates with the george jenkins comment about him having to give newborn calves a shot of selenium otherwise they die of white muscle disease ie no blood to the muscles, very interesting.
@@Lauren-vd4qewho is george jenkins?
I gotta keep an eye out for selenium
Thank you Dr. Berry. I started taking Selenium everyday about a month ago and have noticed some differences.
What are they?
You may want to cut back a little - maybe twice a week, or at least keep monitoring. Individual response to dosage can vary, and maybe you need it daily at least for a while, but studies have linked selenium supplements to overdose symptoms, harming the brain and the prostate (not that your name matches the profile to have the latter).
@@beautifulvictory9683 start eating 2 brazilian nuts a day 🙂
@@pondboy3682stop fear mongering. The study you are referring to was done with selenium and a toxic synthetic form of vitamin E by big pharma.
Doc, how do we test to see if we need more?
Thank you. Do you feel if I eat Brazil nuts keto cookies once a week is enough Seliumn in safe dosage? I've heard eggs has that too.
If I use keto chow should I be taking additional magnesium supplements?
What about people who have had weight loss surgery? Is this something that should be on my radar?
I’d love to find a physician in Louisiana to have to go to when I need it.
I have 3 Brazil nuts on days I eat...currently fasting alternate day. For those that don't know, it's also possible to get selenium poisoning, which I'm kinda surprised Ken didn't mention. One common way is over consumption of Brazil nuts. The 3 I have is pretty much the max amount recommended, but it really depends on the crop they came from, as to the actual selenium concentration. In other words, you might get away with more than a few a day, but the risk is obviously not worth it.
He does address it in his other selenium video.
I read one brazil nut a day has the perfect amount of selenium and more than that can already be too much for the body.
LOL...my problem is I enjoy Brazil nuts so much, I can't stop untill I have eaten at least a small hand full. 🙂
If that's true why am I still deficient in selenium even though I eat a ton of Brazil nuts. I seriously DOUBT God created a food that you're body can't process. I believe people who have a selenium toxicity get it from selenium supplements when they didn't get tested for a selenium deficiency.
@@micaonyx5301 God? Lol
I used to eat Brazil nuts for selenium but wasn’t soaking them. I’ve started eating them again (1 a day) but now I’m soaking them.
I have a ton of thyroid nodules and started eating 2 brazil nuts per day and my nodules began to shrink slowly. I think my nodules came from inflammation and lots of mineral deficiencies.
My son has duchennes muscle dystrophy and I was wondering if selenium could help him
Hey DoC
Should Selenium be taken with Chromium Picolinate or does it matter?
How long to heal if change to adequate diet?
I was told that an RBC Selenium is a good test. Is that an untrue statement?
Do the keto chow daily minerals provide a full days worth of mineral requirements ? in one portion per day ? Or do you take it several times a day to get the rda ?
Hello👋there, how are you doing
Brazil Nuts
Soak and dehydrate first
Muscle weakness, low thyroid, feel cold, catch colds, fatigue, sluggishness ... I'm not getting hair loss, but my hair and skin have gotten dull.
Selenium reversed my weight gain, and hair loss and fatigue. I’m hypothyroid. I take 200mcg daily and 25 mg zinc
try 200 mcg selenium; 2 drops iodine and 500mg tyrosine daily.
@@AP-nx6xo how much did u lose and how long did it take.
would you like to touch on selenium toxicity? bc soils in some North American regions have an abnormally high level of selenium.
Is there a lab test that could measure selenium deficiency? One would think that is important before assuming a deficiency and taking supplements
Dr. Berg: Can you please make a video on the importance of using a Full Thyroid Panel test in diagnosing thyroid patients, as opposed to a TSH only test?
I went 25 years without a Full Thyroid Panel test, because my doctors felt the TSH test and T4 were adequate to measure and treat thyroid function, in spite of the fact it did little to improve my symptoms.
Recently, I went to a naturopathic doctor who ran a Full Thyroid Panel test, including TSH, free T3, free T4, auto antibodies and Reverse T3, and we discovered I have a severe Reverse T3 problem. Instead of the T4 converting to active T3 as it should, it was reverting to almost all Reverse T3.
It's no wonder I still had all the symptoms of hypothyroidism, which were getting increasingly worse over the last two decades. If you would be kind enough to do a video on this to spread awareness, I would very much appreciate it, and so would the thousands of hypothyroid sufferers who are receiving inadequate testing and treatment, and being treated like hypochondriacs.
Wrong Doctor >.>
I sympathize with your comment however, I was treated like lazy trash for years when my body was failing me and I couldn't figure out why I felt like trash all the time until my hypothyroidism was diagnosed.
@@kylefer How are you doing after the diagnosis? Have the treatments helped?
@@Charlie-eq3dj Doing better with medication, struggling with pre-diabetes symptoms now. Trying to fast regularly to keep it at bay, thank you for asking. Hope you're well :)
Hollycat50,
You're on Dr. Ken Berry's channel!
What degrades Selenium?
in which food we can get the cileniom ??
I've noticed when I supplement selenium for awile I start getting pretty aggressive. Does anyone know if it's some type of testosterone booster or am I experiencing some type of toxicity?
I like dr. Ken Berry high blood pressure TH-cam please bring that back on
Best natural source are Brazilian Nuts. 1-2 of those already provides the daily recommended amount of selenium.
Dang you look GOOD!
Have taken it for years
I have lipo/lymphedema. My specialist recommends selenium for inflammation in the form of 3 brazil nuts each day.
yes there is some research that selenium (brazil nuts) and butchers broom can help with Lipedema swelling and inflamation
What else do you do for lipodema?
I read a report recently about a study suggesting high selenium and vit E intake caused certain cancers to grow faster and more aggressively?
Someone else also referenced that same study and another commenter stated it was a synthetic form of selenium and vitamin e that were used in the study…
I only counted 6 signs - Infertility, muscle weakness, low thyroid, mental fog, hair loss, weakened immune system. Great video ! I'll be buying the mineral chow today.
Being cold all the time. That's me! 😊
@@Kari.F. Hair loss & muscle weakness for me
Keep reading the comments people, there is more precautionary info you need to know! 🤔🧐💌
I had tremendous hair loss. I now supplement with selenium. After reading the comments I am bringing it up to 200 mcg a day for a while to see if it helps.
How much should a senior female take?
A lot of the soil is depleared of minerals because of dams, see the book " dead doctors don't lie " by Dr. Joel Wallach.
Dr please what are the best way to get rid of diabetes neuropathy ?
Do some research into Rick Simpson Oil for diabetes as well. It may one part of the picture of natural supplements to help heal your diabetes. 🌈💚✝️
Seems to be a couple of vitamin deficiency who has the same signs. How can we know which vitamin or mineral we have a deficiency if the signs are the same and that your doctor refuses to test that?
So what about hyperthyroidism?
Thank you, just Thank you.
Hello👋there, how are you doing
@@wellingtonmoore321 doing OK, how are you doing.
@@barbaracoyle72 nice to hear from you, if I may ask where are you from?
@@wellingtonmoore321 Texas
@@barbaracoyle72 Well I am from Houston Texas due to my work schedule I'm currently in Germany working
We live in a selenium deficient area, so much so that our livestock requires extra selenium in their mineral and selenium shots at birth. We grow most of our own food so I guess we need to be supplementing, too.
The soil is very deficent...we suplement all out animals..but I wasn't suplement me.. dah....
I am suffering from Empty Sella Syndrome. If possible, please advise me for my healthy life
Thank u Sir
Is genetic pernicious anemia considered one of those disorders that would also be prone to low selenium, too? My body, as well as generations of women on the maternal side, lack the intrinsic factor to absorb B12 via foods so I do q2wk IMs of cyanocobalamin.
Side bar, I often CRAVE Brazil nuts, could my body be onto something.
Hi! You should do Methylcolabamin, as the one you’re doing is synthetic and bad for our health.
@@Wonderpattypattywhy do you have a photo of Chris pratt?
I've been getting raw organic Brazil nuts and roasting and flavoring myself. So far, the chicken and waffle flavor from Flavor God is the best.
Brazil nuts are good sauce of selenium if I remember correctly. We eat Brazil nuts regularly in my family. 🤎🤎
sauce it up
i didnt realize how mcuh selenium brazil nuts had, i been eating about a handful a day lol
Any advice? Been keto for 2 years and have slowly made the switch to carnivore...after some stomach upset saw GI and stated that my diet is what caused me intestinal metaplasia...and is basically telling me to stop eatting this way and I am so confused I love how I feel low carb and ketovore...but is he right? I cant fina anything on the internet....I do not want this precancerous to become cancer...I do not want to believe his diet advice.. or starts taking meds.. anyones help would be awesome...were a family here like dr berry says. Of course I will take his advice and take the meds but is there any proof its my diet? No history of stomach cancer on any side of my family. Or cancer at all for the most part.
humans are genetically designed to be PLANT based not meat based. meat is an acid food, so ingesting a lot of it constantly will cause the body to go into acidosis; the baseplate of all the major diseases. read the Starch Solution book, and go plant based, just make sure your food intake is 50% veg fruit intake vs the starch component. your stomach issues will vanish.
I adopted vegan diet October 2023 (high lipids). In February, I noticed hair loss. Very visible. I'm hashimoto thyroiditis. My thyroid labs looked normal, anti-thyroid antibodies off the chart. I just started selenium supplementation. I hope my hair comes back. I'e also been sick 2x already this year. Wow. Rethinking what I need to eat.
I recently started adding more red meat to my diet and cutting out as much breads as possible. I have started feeling much better and have had more energy and able to work longer. I have hashimoto's as well. Not trying to put down your food choices but we need protein and especially red meat. Pasture raised is the best. You don't need a huge steak just a few ounces. Also get organic pasture-raised butter. Try to find pasture-raised lard or tallow to cook in. Good luck.
Thanks Doc. Down 70 lbs thanks to your advice.
Awesome
GET YOU SOME BRAZIL NUTS! THEY ALSO HAVE ZINC WHICH EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE EXTRA RIGHT NOW