The report in Medical Hypotheses(1) says “multiple lines of evidence suggest that selenium deprivation leads to depressed mood.” It also associates low plasma selenium with decline in brainpower.

However, taking supplementary selenium has been shown to lift the mood and drive away the blues as well as helping us to become more clear-headed, confident and composed. “Selenium intake was associated with a general elevation of mood and in particular, a decrease in anxiety.” This is of particular importance because in the UK most people are eating a diet that is deficient in selenium.

Selenium is of fundamental importance to human health and is taken up by the red blood cells and distributed to the tissues.

Wassen Selenium-ACE and Wassen Selenium-ACE EXTRA nutritional supplements, which contain a synergistically balanced formula of minerals and vitamins, offer valuable ways of countering the ill effects from having too little selenium in the British diet.

A one month supply of Wassen Selenium-ACE, containing 100mcg of selenium and 30mg of vitamin E, costs £4.25. Selenium-ACE EXTRA, containing 200mcg of selenium and 30mg of vitamin E, costs £5.95 from most pharmacies and supermarkets in the UK.

Self-medication is becoming increasingly important for today’s informed consumers who want to maintain their health and well-being despite increasingly busy and demanding lifestyles. Wassen manufacture a thoughtfully formulated range of vitamins and minerals with well-documented benefits.

For further information consumers can contact Wassen’s nutritional adviser at vitamins@wassen.com  or visit the company’s web site at: www.wassen.com . If you would like a full copy of the Medical Hypotheses article, a product sample or photograph please call Jean Garon.

(1) Medical Hypotheses (2001) 57(4) 480-483

Source: Wassen International