Are You Menstrual?

Selenium Deep Dive

May 01, 2023 Amanda Montalvo Season 4 Episode 9
Are You Menstrual?
Selenium Deep Dive
Show Notes

This is our last mineral deep dive of season 4. I covered 7 minerals over the last 8 episodes (iron was a doozy) and will be wrapping up the mineral deep dives with a look at selenium. As always we will go through what selenium does in the body, the recommended daily intake, how it impacts our hormones, and then I will answer your questions at the end with a rapid fire. If you want to learn about the different mineral interactions with selenium, hear me walk through a case study of a client that benefited from selenium, and get a sample day of optimizing the selenium in our food, you can get access to all bonus content on patreon.com/hormonehealingrd.com

As always, this episode is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before you make any nutrition, lifestyle, or supplement changes. 

This episode covers:

  • What does selenium do in the body? {2:57}
  • Deficiency and toxicity of selenium {8:35}
  • How does selenium impact the thyroid? {17:28}
  • The connection between selenium and fertility {31:45}
  • What minerals interact with selenium status? {36:51}
  • Do high selenium foods have high mercury? {42:21}

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