Nutrition Notes: Selenium Function

Antioxidant Rich Foods:

• Selenium : The mineral selenium helps protect the body from cancer. Including skin cancer caused by sun exposure. It also preserves skin elasticity and slows down the hardening of tissue associated with oxidation. "Selenium has been found to be important to make fertility; increasing selenium levels leads to improved sperm motility. 

10 Selenium Food Sources

• Brazil Nuts
• Sunflower seeds
• Fish ( tuna, halibut, sardines, flounder, salmon)
• Shellfish (oysters, mussels, shrimp, clams, scallops)
• Meat ( beef, liver, lamb, pork)
• Poultry ( chicken, turkey)
• Eggs
• Mushrooms (button, crimini, skiitake)
• Grains (wheat germ, barley, brown rice, oats, whole grain cereals)
• Onions (garlic)

This is one of the interesting facts I learned from my esthetician class.Keeping a balanced diet and regular water intake is the start of healthy skin too. The adage, "you are what you eat," still holds true. If you need an easier way to understand the recommended proportions to break the food groups, you can go to ChooseMyPlate.gov It's a recommended guideline for food groups that individuals should consume daily and can be based upon an individual's needs.