NOW Foods Selenium 200 mcg VCaps, 180 ct

Great product.

I had serious Hypothyroid issues. I had thyroid nodules... The Doctors just wanted to Cut my thyroid out of my body.... If you have thyroid issues do not trust the doctor's. They are all about how to make money rather than how to help you. They are allowed to invest in and make money off of medical drugs and treatments. So say an Endo doctor will invest is stuff like thyroid hormones and other thyroid treatments.... Never once did any of my doctors suggest that I take anything like Selenium or Iodine. Long story short I refused to let the doctors do to me what they wanted to. To have your thyroid removed they use radiation several times and kill it that way first than eventually take it out so you can use a thyroid hormone to replace your thyroid. But the dirty secret is that there is nothing at all wrong with the thyroid other parts of the body is not interacting with the thyroid because the thyroid is deficient in nutrients it needs like Iodine and Selenium. There are other nutrients the thyroid needs like zinc. My suggestion to anyone with Thyroid issues is to do their own research and I can tell you it is a lot of work with so many disinformation videos on YouTube that will tell you never take Iodine that you get enough of it in your diet... If you are having an illness or a medical condition their is a 100% chance you are infected because your body need detoxed from all the heavy metals in your body and other toxins and that you have a nutrient imbalance. Most doctors will not ever tell you about Detoxing your body about finding what nutrients you may be lacking. After Detoxing and taking Iodine, Selenium, Zinc Arg, and a Thyroid specific blend. I had an ultra sound, PET Scans, many blood tests over months... well I now have no nodules and all of my blood tests are good. With research prayer and taking what your body needs I feel 100% confident people can be healed by not taking radical radiation and radical surgeries, and not even using the costly drugs that are actually bad for your long term health

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Highly Recommended for Heart Health

I'm sold on NOW supplement products. After a heart attack and twin stints in 2009 my doctor suggested I use 200 mcg of Selenium once a day. I've been using this product and am almost 96 now so I can't complain

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A great value with so many benefits…

I have taken Selenium for years as selenium is most helpful in the production of thyroid hormones and converting T4 to the active T3 which always helps when my thyroid slows. Research also shows that it alleviates the toxic effects of excessive iodine on thyroid which is more common then people realize due to the addiition of it to table salt, increasing urinary iodine excretion. As an anti-oxidant, it protects against free radical damage. Selenium can help raise your level of glutathione which I found does help in the detox of heavy metals and toxins. I had found that mercury binds to selenium so I found it was especially important supplement to take more when I was dealing with excess mercury. A couple of Brazil Nuts or some blackstrap molasses I used as natural sources as well, but I find that this Now selenium is such as excellent value and easier to take. Most selenium pills have a slight odor. Were I rich, I would buy everything without fillers such as the 3x higher priced Pure Encapsulations selenium and thats the only reason for the 4 and not 5 stars. I wonder if I went completely filler free, I would in turn find my natural pheromones to skyrocket and be chased by millions of women like an axe commercial..Maybe I'll have to try that someday and see. In the meanwhile, I have had good success with this now product, and get a hair tissue mineral analysis to check the levels, as both deficiency and large excess can cause problems since our bodies are a balance beam

320 persons found it helpful

Dont take everyday

First, I gave it 5 stars because NOW brand is by far a top notch brand. Selenium builds up in our systems fairly fast. Especially if you are already eating a well rounded diet. I was taking this daily for a few weeks, and started to feel terrible. It turns out it was building up in my system. Our body gets rid of excess selenium fairly fast, and I was back to 'normal' after a month. I take this once a week now

310 persons found it helpful

I can personally speak for the potency as I was …

I can personally speak for the potency as I was just diagnosed with selenium toxicity after taking it about 3-4 times a week for a few months. I lost about 1/3 of my hair before I was able to figure out what the issue was. Be careful when taking this, especially if there's selenium in other supplements you might be taking. There are very real consequences of overdoing it

253 persons found it helpful

They Work Perfectly

Since I have been taking this supplement I've been losing 1-2 lbs a week. More if I watch my diet closer and include more exercise as well. Doesn't taste too bad, has a strong smell but it's bearable

137 persons found it helpful

essential for those with Hashimoto's/ thyroid problems

Selenium supplements are essential for those with Hashimoto's (autoimmune) thyroiditis to help reverse autoimmunity and the disease process, and to correct autotoxicity caused to the thyroid gland by byproducts caused by the disease where the thyroid gland is attacked by the body's own cells, and any possible selenium deficiency can be a trigger as well as a secondary state as a result because selenium is essential to healthy thyroid hormone production. Of those with thyroid disease or hypothyroidism, 80-90% have this autoimmune disorder whether or not it was explained to you that way by your doctor. If you need to know more, find a good alternative or functional medicine doctor and find the book by Dr. Isabella Wentz "Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - the Root Cause" because it is a complicated disorder involving more than just taking a thyroid hormone replacement. Dr. Wentz, a pharmacist, also has an educational website and a new book coming out soon. There are many interventions that can actually help reverse the autoimmune component of the disease process, and selenium supplementation is one of the simplest and most essential, along with N acetyl-cysteine. Anyone with any type of thyroid disease would be wise to take selenium for life. That's how important it is according to my doctor, and why I have chosen a trusted brand like NOW to provide this supplement for me. Standard dosage for this use is 200mcg-400mcg per day. Too much selenium causes problems too so more is not necessarily better. I started out with 200mcg and upped it to 400mcg when it was not doing everything I wanted. Highly recommend this brand and this supplement!

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Warning

Selenium is a great product -BUT - should be taken in small doses. One of the side effects is Selenium Toxicity which can cause your hair to break, shed and fall out. There should be a warning on this product. If you take Selenium double check any other supplements and make sure the total dose is no more than 200 mcg. Ask me how I know. My hair is now in terrible condition because I was unaware of this issue. Now I am no long taken anything with Selenium in it. Shame on me for not doing more research; however, a warning would have been good

49 persons found it helpful

Gluten Free and Thumbs Up for Potency Claims

I have Hashimoto which is destroying my thyroid. My doctor recommended 200 mcg of selenium daily to help. I have a subscription to consumer lab and NOW was a recommended brand for both potency claims with no heavy metals. My doctor also told me to stay away from gluten because it triggers my immune response and these are gluten free. I take these in the morning on an empty stomach and they don't make me nauseous. They come in a small capsule so they're easy to swallow

33 persons found it helpful

Real Selenium!

Don't like the smell when you open the bottle? Well, that's how you know it's real Selenium. Quit whining about the smell and giving bad reviews. Do some research before you give poor ratings. This product is wonderful. When I opened the bottle I was greeted by the selenium smell. I was excited! I had bought from Wally world and it smelt like cardboard. Another vitamin store and same thing. I yerned for that authentic selenium odor! Now I have it again

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