Selenium in our soils, and our bodies

Selenium is an essential trace element found in soil that is absorbed by eating crops and animals that graze on the land. Once in the body, it gets converted into selenoproteins – around 25-30 powerful enzymes that help support our human health. Among other things, they contribute to the normal working of the immune system, the protection of our cells from oxidative stress, the normal functioning of the thyroid gland, the maintenance of normal hair and normal nails, and the production of healthy sperm.

But there is a problem. Selenium levels in UK soils are low and declining, meaning the produce we’re eating is
absorbing lower levels from the agricultural land, and our diets are subsequently lacking in it. As a result, selenium deficiency is common in the UK population, with around 50% of men and 26% of women deficient.

Adding in a Selenium supplement

On top of a balanced diet, selenium supplements are an excellent way to make sure you’re getting the levels you need. But like selenium content in soils, Selenium supplements also vary in levels of quality and efficiency. They come in both ‘inorganic’ (such as sodium selenite) and ‘organic’ forms (such as selenium-yeast). Evidence suggests that the organic form is more efficient in terms of how much the body absorbs, and contains a wider-range of beneficial seleno-compounds, which are important for the eventual production of selenoproteins.

Documented in over 40 published studies, Pharma Nord’s patented selenium yeast, Bio-SelenoPrecise, has excellent absorption and retention (as high as 88.7% – the highest recorded for selenium supplements). Bio-SelenoPrecise contains more than 20 different organic selenium species, which represents the same diversity of selenium types
that you get from eating a varied diet containing different selenium-rich foods. Pharma Nord Bio-SelenoPrecise is the World’s only pharma grade selenium yeast, and the only selenium supplement we would choose.

Why Pharmanord?

Many health supplement brands offer products made with poor quality ingredients, that don’t store well, and offer little to no real absorption.

Pharma Nord products are different:

Beginning with the raw materials. All ingredients are meticulously analysed by their own laboratory, to ensure their first-rate quality.

What’s inside counts. All tablets and capsules are checked for consistency to ensure they each contain the right amount of active ingredients.

Higher standards. All products are pharmaceutical-grade quality, and therefore subject to tighter controls than other food supplement brands.

The gold-standard of researchers worldwide. Thanks to their superior quality and bioavailability, Pharma Nord’s products are heavily documented and have been used in countless scientific studies.

Delivering a real therapeutic benefit. Products are created based on real world evidence, to ensure consumers can actually obtain health-promoting effects from using them.

Quality until the end. With blister-packed protection and a long shelf life.