SeleniumThanks for that Teri and Steve, I'll answer you both in one email if you don't mind.
I'll read through both of these more and do some more searching of the 'ingredients' to see what I come up with as this information could be quite helpful. There are predominantly 2 forms of selenium apparently, organic and inorganic, and also selenium is stated as being a 'relative' of sulpher. With this information, combined with your and Teri's, and information I haven't discovered yet I am trying to build a picture of what selenium is, what it does (exactly), and what other ingredients are included which constitutes the supplemental form. I found that apparently it's toxic if taken in excess and some articles accuse it of causing a form of diabeties, I think it was type 2, it doesn't matter what type anyway the accusation is the main point, and I believe it's used for chelation also, (this, I want to research more). I have to say though that it was when I discovered selenium is used in photography that it made me sit up and take notice. I'm not a scientist but just trying to fill in some gaps which are not readily 'fillable' of several points where EICS is involved. Thanks again for that Steve and Teri and I will continue my search for additional information. The quest is endless is it not! This would be so much easier if I was scientifically minded, and spoke the 'lingo' accordingly. Cheers...Neville. ----- Original Message ----- From: Norton, Steve To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:50 PM Subject: CS>Selenium Neville, From another group. Hope this helps. - Steve N "From my recently updated anti-cancer protocol <http://www.tbyil.com/anticancer.htm> : The best form of supplemental selenium for fighting cancer appears to be methylselenocysteine. The most common form of supplemental selenium is selenomethionine whose general proteins have no anticancer activity. Another form, sodium selenite is more frequently metabolized to the toxic metabolite hydrogen selenide (H2Se), which does have anticancer effects but is more toxic than selenomethionine. Its primary mode of killing cancer cells (and at high levels, normal cells) is through the process of cell necrosis. Cell necrosis provokes inflammation and may kill healthy cells along with cancer cells. The recommended form of selenium, methyselenocysteine is found naturally in some vegetables including garlic, brassicas, leeks, and onions, especially when these are grown in high selenium soil. Methylselenocysteine is easily converted to methylselenol which has been demonstrated to be an effective anticancer form of selenium. Rather than killing cancer cells by necrosis, methylselenol kills cancer cells through apoptosis. Apoptosis is an orderly process of cellular self-destruction that does not provoke inflammatory responses. Methylselenol is also known to inhibit angiogenesis in beginning cancer tumors. Angiogenesis, the creation of new blood vessels, is necessary for cancer cells to grow into a tumor. For cancer prevention, doses of 200 to 400 mcg of methylselenocysteine are generally considered safe without medical supervision. Nutritionally-oriented physicians may use as much as 900 to 2,000 mcg selenium from methylselenocysteine daily as part of a comprehensive cancer treatment protocol. Tony"
