Selenium (Some Info from www.whfoods.com)
The following is extracted from
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?dbid=95&tname=nutrient
What can high-selenium foods do for you?
(1) Protect cells from free-radical damage
(2) Enable your thyroid to produce thyroid hormone
(3) Help lower your risk of joint inflammation
What events can indicate a need for more high-selenium foods?
(a) Weakness or pain in the muscles
(b) Discoloration of the hair or skin
(c) Whitening of the fingernail beds
Excellent sources of selenium include button mushrooms, cod, shrimp, tuna, halibut, salmon, and mustard seeds.
In addition, Brazil nuts are one of the most concentrated food sources of selenium, featuring about 70-90 micrograms per nut. The reason that we do not include Brazil nuts in the chart that follows as well as in the food sources table at the bottom of this page is that they are not a featured food on our website. (Despite their reputation of being selenium rich, macadamia nuts are not an especially concentrated source of this mineral. Each nut only has about 0.3 mcg.)
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