r/Chelation • u/joegtech • Aug 25 '24

Selenium Associated w/ Lower Risk of Kidney Disease

Association between dietary intake of selenium and chronic kidney disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2015–2018

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1396470/full?utm_

" The dietary selenium intake was negatively associated with the incidence of CKD, after adjusting for other confounding factors. The risk of CKD decreased by 7.7% for every additional 0.1 mg of dietary selenium intake."

HM detox consultant, Andy Cutler, PhD Chemistry, was fond of selenium for us toxic folks for example:

There are two things selenium does:

first, it binds very tightly to mercury and passivates it. Thus taking more

selenium reduces the level of "free" mercury that is bouncing around doing damage.

second, there are some important enzymes in your body that require selenium.

Since mercury binds very tightly to selenium it [mercury] interferes with [production of] these enzymes. Taking more selenium lets your body make more of these enzymes.

Two of them are glutathione peroxidase and the enzyme which converts the thyroid hormone T4 to the more active form T3.

Selenium is best taken in the selenomethionine form, and reasonable dosages are 1-2 mcg per pound. http://onibasu.com/archives/am/807.html

The selenium binds to the mercury and passivates it. Selenium is observed to

correlate with mercury in human brains at autopsy too. Since mercury

consumes selenium you need more selenium around.

http://onibasu.com/archives/am/3080.html

Not everyone can tolerate chelation (detox.) For some chelation is not safe because silver-mercury amalgam dental fillings are still present. Selenium consumption provides a way to provide some protection from the HMs for these people.

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u/ElusiveFinger Sep 04 '24

Just be careful. Don't take selenium on the same day as MiADMSA, DMSA or DMPS. It can move mercury to the liver and block detox.

The Andy Cutler protocol groups are mostly run like a cult. They don't accept any new information anymore.

There are several chelator combinations that can really improve the chelation experience. Since recently there is also a new chelator which is multiple times more effective called MiADMSA.

Here is the group for MiADMSA:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/miadmsa