{"id":190,"date":"2011-06-13T14:11:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T18:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=190"},"modified":"2011-06-13T14:11:52","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T18:11:52","slug":"selenium2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/selenium2\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Benefits of Selenium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Selenium And Health<\/h1>\n<p>Selenium is a mineral essential to your health. It has been found to be effective in fighting against cold sores and shingles, both viral conditions that studies have indicated can occur in the presence of a deficiency of either selenium or vitamin E. Each of these substances is an antioxidant, which can prevent the reactivation of the latent, dormant herpes virus which causes both shingles and cold sores. <\/p>\n<p>Because it is an antioxidant, it offers the potential to destroy free radicals that can cause the dangerous condition of atherosclerosis, caused by free radical oxidation of LDL cholesterol, and can also help to prevent premature aging by protecting skin and other body cells from disruption by free radicals. <\/p>\n<h2>Selenium and Cancer<\/h2>\n<p>There is also strong evidence that selenium can help protect you from certain cancers by appearing to normalize the life and death of body cells.  More work is needed on this subject, but the current situation looks good in this respect.  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