This combination has been described as one of the most important weapons in the battle against ill health.
Vitamin A is said to be a powerful nutrient for the sight and skin; vitamin E is also beneficial to the skin and has been used to successfully treat menopausal flushes and certain blood diseases like sickle cell anaemia, and is also helpful in cases of osteo-arthritis.
Selenium is a trace mineral that is rarely found in food in this country. In Denmark farmers treat the soil with selenium to introduce it to food grown there. Selenium is one of the most powerful antioxidants and is particularly important in maintaining men’s health. It is thought that a selenium deficiency may be a factor in prostrate cancer, and the lowered sperm count in some European males may be attributable to a lack of selenium.
The writer is a particular fan of selenium as I suffered from reoccurring acute pancreatitis. Local hospitals could offer no treatment and research on the Internet lead me to the Manchester Royal Infirmary who over the last 20 years have been successfully treating pancreatitis with antioxidants, particularly selenium. Five years of taking the antioxidants has kept me free of attacks from what is a life-threatening illness, so selenium could well have saved my life.
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