Category Archives: Glutathione peroxidase

Selenium Improves Mood in Human Subject

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Selenium is an essential mineral. One of the main roles played by selenium in human metabolism is as a cofactor for the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase. Low levels of selenium decrease the activity of glutathione peroxidase, and this decreases the … Continue reading →

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Selenium and Mood

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Robert Barrington
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More On Biochemical Individuality and Selenium

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Robert Barrington

A number of studies have looked at the effects of biochemical individuality and selenium metabolism. It has been shown for example that the rate of selenium metabolism to the trimethylselenonium ion (TMSe) varies amongst selenium deficient Bangladeshi women. This suggests … Continue reading →

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Protect Yourself From Cancer

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Selenium Reduces Cancer Risk By 48 %

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Free Radical Recycling and The Eye

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Free radicals are chemicals that possess an unpaired electron in their outer orbital. This chemical structure makes them reactive and interaction with other chemicals can cause the free radical to gain an electron. Such interactions reduce and stabilise the free … Continue reading →

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Three Easy Things You Can Do To Protect From Cancer

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Cancer rates are increasing in developed nations. While some of this may be due to chemical exposure from pollution, toxins, drugs and water, increasingly it is being reported that diet is pivotal in the risk of developing cancer. In particular … Continue reading →

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Optimising Selenoprotein P

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Selenium is an essential element in humans that is required as a cofactor in a number of selenoproteins. Severe deficiency of selenium is not common, but when present results in the development of a form of childhood cardiomyopathy called Keshan … Continue reading →

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Tuna: A Good Source of Selenium?

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Selenium is an important trace mineral in human nutrition. Selenium is perhaps best know as a cofactor for the enzyme glutathione peroxidase, an important component of the cellular reductive system. The glutathione reducing system (which includes glutathione, glutathione reductase, glutathione … Continue reading →

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Antioxidant Synergism

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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