Load with selenium

Selenium is a mineral present in the soil as well as in some meals such as salmon. It's classified as a trace mineral, which means your body only requires a trace quantity. Getting adequate selenium in your diet is still crucial. Selenium has been found in studies to help maintain bone health, lower thyroid antibodies in persons with autoimmune thyroid disease, and may potentially lessen the incidence of some cancers.

A 3.5-ounce (100-gram) meal of salmon contains 75-85 percent of the daily value (DV) for selenium. Consuming salmon and other forms of seafood have been proven to boost blood selenium levels in patients with low selenium diets. A prior study discovered that persons who ate two servings of salmon per week had much higher blood levels of selenium than those who ingested fish oil capsules with less selenium.