Selenium is the most important nutrient that your immune system needs to fight viral infections.

Many people aren’t getting enough selenium in their diet and this weakens their immune system. Repeated infections or long standing chronic infections can be greatly helped with selenium.

Selenium deficiency creates a weakening of defences against infectious diseases, especially those caused by viruses. Selenium deficiency may lead to increased risk that a virus will change itself from a benign (mild) virus to a highly virulent (dangerous) virus. This is because if there is not enough selenium in an infected person the virus has greater tendency to change its genetic identity to a more dangerous form – this is called a mutation.

An adequate supply of macro and micronutrients is vital to support an individual’s immune defence and resistance against dangerous disease-causing microorganisms. The modern-day diet is often not sufficient to meet the increased demands for micronutrients in infectious diseases.

Many areas of the world have selenium deficient soils. Dietary supplements containing selenium of 200 mcg/daily have potential as safe and inexpensive additional therapy in viral infections. Dietary supplementation with selenium might also be useful to strengthen the immune system of patients suffering from other viral epidemics such as the West Africa Ebola outbreak of 2013-2016. Populations in several countries most afflicted by past outbreaks of Ebola fever (e.g., Liberia, Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo) showed a high risk of selenium deficiency. Interestingly the lowest dietary selenium supply in Africa was reported from Liberia, with a daily intake of only 23 mcg of selenium.

Hepatitis C is harder to treat in selenium deficient people. Both selenium and zinc deficiency make it harder to overcome hepatitis C and raise the risk of liver cancer. Hepatitis can cause profound fatigue. Selenomune Designer Energy capsules provide a range of nutrients critical for healthy immune function and energy production.

Selenium has been known as “the viral birth control pill” because it can reduce the ability of viruses to increase in numbers. A study in 1998 found that patients with severe viral infections have rapidly decreasing concentrations of selenium in their body. Almost half of a person’s selenium concentrations may disappear during such an infection, which can be life-threatening, if the person’s selenium levels are already low. This study discovered the unexpected degree to which selenium is used up when the immune system is activated by the virus.

Even in people who get adequate amounts of dietary selenium, additional supplementation will be beneficial. Selenium protects the genetic material from mutations in humans, animals and viruses. When a virus infects a human or animal lacking selenium, the virus can undergo mutations making it far more dangerous. If the virus also lacks selenium, mutations can occur making it even more dangerous. There is a risk that many viruses could become more virulent by passing through a selenium-deficient host.

In addition to selenium, supplements of the mineral zinc and vitamin C have been proven to exert valuable anti-viral and anti-inflammatory effects. Vitamin D is also important for a strong immune system and you do not want to be deficient in vitamin D during a respiratory virus pandemic.

It is important to remember that antibiotic drugs do not help your body to fight viral infections. Remember that viruses will always be mutating into new and dangerous forms. Don’t be complacent. Keep your immune system strong.

The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.

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