Signs of Selenium Toxicity: Only Take THIS Much

[@carolynjones2449]

Some Urogynaecological meshes/slings can also cause toxic levels of selenium and can cause severe neurological symptoms. I have been eating foods high in selenium and have the kind of mesh that has toxic levels of selenium and as a result II now suffer with neurological and gastro symptoms and other symptoms of toxicity, I thought I would mention this because many women with mesh and neurological symptoms also might have this and not know that this could be a possibility. I was told that most of the time, blood tests can't always pick up toxicity once it enters the brain.

[@Viv8ldi]

Memo: dont mix food sources (brazil nuts) with selenium supplementation, be careful

[@kimjohnson3193]

What is best way to reverse selenium toxicity if you realize you have been taking too many brazil nuts daily?

[@LindaKreutzer-v2d]

​@@kimjohnson3193... I think 3 Brazil nuts daily.

[@Khoelhutchinson]

I just ate 15, would love to know the answer to this lol.​@@kimjohnson3193

[@intuitivediane]

@@kimjohnson3193just stop and you’ll quickly recover I assume

[@khanarif8558]

​@@kimjohnson3193 Just Stop to take Nuts, After Few Weekals you feel Improvement

[@michaeldowdy9303]

Purchasing selenium in the right dose is difficult. What is on the market is too strong of a dose. The problem is the manufacturers. 50 micrograms should be plenty.

[@lollyb8808]

I just found out i have selenium toxicity, i thought i was having hypothyroidism symptoms but it was toxicity. I had nausea, hair loss, fatigue, brain fog, itchy skin and heart palpations. I was only taking 100mcg a day but was eating brazil nuts everyday as well.

[@kelsmo]

How long did it take you to feel normal again after stopping supplementation?

[@lollyb8808]

@@kelsmo i think it was a few weeks

[@rebeccalopez1985]

I took three was itching all night the next day I didn’t know it was because of the nuts I was eating all day that day now three days later I’m still itching from head to toe. Did you have that problem?

[@kelsmo]

@@rebeccalopez1985 I personally had that problem. Lots of itchiness. Other symptoms are what Lolly B mentioned; fatigue, Brian fog, heart palpitations, hair loss.. and for me.. major disruption in my digestion/bowel movements. Have only stopped Brazil nuts for a few days now but already noticing less itichiness.. still dealing with other symptoms.. hopefully in a couple weeks they will resolve themselves.

[@perad1895]

bruh u can just eat 1 brazil nut . thats more than enough for the day.

[@jleight9544]

I straight up poisoned myself with selenium. I did realize what I was doing! Being carnivore for over a year i was taking 5-6 times the amount and for two months I have had the ladder symptoms! Thank you for confirming this!!

[@drwestinchilds]

Welcome!

[@Medinalegend]

How much u was taking?

[@Medinalegend]

?

[@tessafrith]

Hi Dr Childs, I love your videos thank you! However, I had Hurthle cell carcinoma and had to have a thyroidectomy and would be very grateful if you were to make videos about those of us who no longer have a thyroid. Tess

[@KellyBell1]

I’ll be without a Thyroid soon too.

[@maxkang351]

how long after taking selenium should you take iodine?(minutes/hours)?

[@user-rd9mb1kc8t]

Thanks for this video, very informative. I regularly eat lots of egg, brown rice, spinach, oatmeal, salmon, and shrimp. Coincidentally and unknowingly, I began eating 2 Brazil nuts and spirulina. Well, I think this was what drove my intake of selenium to excess. I began having thyroid ache, fatigue, and hair loss. In the past I had thyroid issues, even though the blood test said I was fine. By reading books on the subject, I decided to take iodine and I read that selenium protects the thyroid whenever you take iodine. Long story short, I became much better in the past, but now I messed up my thyroid again. Here is another information I found online, whether it is true or not I don’t know: “If there is a selenium deficiency and attempts are made to supplement with iodine, the iodine will exacerbate the selenium deficiency causing it to worsen as well. In fact, anytime one is high and the other is low, symptoms will occur and often times get worse. If there is a deficiency, both must be supplemented and kept low.”

[@adamslijderink3306]

Brazilian nut 350% daily intact per nut

[@DDumbrille]

Iodine must be supplemented first, for 2 weeks or so before starting selenium.

[@rebeccaabi2400]

Yes it is true I took iodine for a month and got atrial fib and now I thought I may be deficient in selenium. I was in birth control for sometime so both depleted my selenium I guess. I am not able to sleep at night because of this heart issue. Just now started selenium supplement hope it resolves.

[@Asa-wv1zb]

....my history is the same as yours withthe thyroid being a bit wonky, so I started supplementing with bothiodine and selenium,but too much selenium and now my thyroid feels swollen and "sore" and my hair is falling out. Started abput a week ago and half my hair is gone 😢 Did you have to go through some treatment to lower the selenium or was it about just excluding ot from the diet and waiting for the selenium to drop?

[@user-rd9mb1kc8t]

@@Asa-wv1zb With regards to fallen hair, this happens to me a lot also, and over many years trying to figure out why, I more or less found the solution… Iron. My ferritin levels is within range. The range is 10-232 ng/ml, and I was 32, this taking 25mg of iron daily. I don’t understand why such a broad range in lab work numbers. In my opinion, lots of time lab results are wrong. For instance, when people check for thyroid problems, it comes back as they are fine when they are not.

[@ambermac77]

I’m taking 200mcg a day, just from a supplement (not taking into consideration my multivitamin). But I feel like I’m overdosing. I’m having fatigue, joint pain, hair loss, my nails keep chipping, and recently I’ve been dealing with constant nausea. 😢 Should I go get a blood test to confirm?

[@Viv8ldi]

Its so weired, the side effects of too much selenium kind of sound like the symptoms of iodine or selenium deficiency

[@juliantreidiii]

My Ex had a faulty coffee pot and she got a selenium overdose. It was bad. She could not walk for a week. It had a selenium Solder.

[@keynadarling]

Great video Dr. Childs!!! Dr. Childs, would you be willing to do a video on your Leptin Resistance and also a video on Metformin?

[@drwestinchilds]

Sure, I will add it to the list of future topics.

[@kesha2414]

@Dr Child’s, I have been having joint pain in my fingers, I noticed that my muscles have been hurting in my thighs and stomach pain and upset. The first two are new and made me wonder what’s going on with me. My serum selenium level is 300 for lab results that indicates it’s high. Is there anything I need to do? I stopped supplementing with selenium a while before the lab yes. Thanks for your help.

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

Thank you for this video ! Turns out I have selenium in excess (134). I thought I probably had a deficiency since I have hypothyroidism, I had no idea I was getting intoxicated... The thing is : I don't even take supplements ! The lab "forgot" to make my analysis so I took 2 brazil nuts a day for a week waiting for the results because i had hypothyroidism symptoms... jeez... Now if cut the salmon, shrimps, eggs, oats... where do I get the good stuff and iodine (this is lacking...) from ? :( The human body is hard to deal with !

[@alexiswinter6948]

Yes. The human body is a horrible design. It's like the system was invented solely for pain and illness.

[@monaalkoronfily8609]

I dont eat brazil nuts and I dont take selenium and my blood test is 157 I am scared. Any tips?

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

@@monaalkoronfily8609 I'm afraid I don't. Try checking the selenium content of the food you eat the most. (after 6 months, mine is now too low..... I thought it took ages to get lower)

[@Raquel_98]

What were your symptoms of selenium intoxication?

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

@@Raquel_98 it's is hard to say what is directly related among the other symptoms. What I can say is that I reduced shrimps and stopped Brazil nuts and a few months later I didn't have enough selenium... getting balance in your nutrients, vitamins, minerals is a tricky thing ! In the meantime, I discovered "functional lab norms" (optimal norms) but as for selenium norms, I am still a bit confused.

[@wendyvg1225]

I love your talks! They are always super informative! However, please consider how the speed with which you talk tends to go up throughout the first couple of minutes and then stays up. The way you start out the talks in the beginning is great! But after a while you tend to go so fast that you' re almost making me a little nervous ;-). So maybe you want to try to pace a little more. But keep up the great talks!

[@drwestinchilds]

You can slow down the video to 0.75 if that helps with the speed :)

[@davetoms63]

get real, criticizing someone's speech?

[@lindywheeler4192]

​​@@davetoms63I don't think they were doing that. He does talk fast! He has a lot of important things to say an we want to hear them.

[@bbyng7316]

​@@lindywheeler4192 only really quick-thinking people can follow at his pace. I totally agree it's too fast.

[@kerino1]

Really good info. Thank you Dr. Childs!!!

[@drwestinchilds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dolarrius]

Can you take iodine and selenium together?

[@akailah]

Yes! They are safe to take together and actually compliment each other!

[@tonygarforth539]

i have been eating hand fulls of brazil nuts say at least 10 nuts every day for years im 72 full head of hair my yearly check up says im like a 20 year old never feel ill i put it down to eating brazil nuts i told a neighbour who is a nutritionist and a retired dr she said have you been watching youtube i said yes she said i will say no more but you keep taking your nuts

[@mamamoore3474]

I ate Brazil nuts and more than two a day. For over a month and my nails were splitting and hair was falling also bumps are forming in my face. Stop eating them now for over a month, but my hair and nails and face are still the same. What can I do to stop it for om happening

[@intuitivediane]

Get a blood test to check and confirm. Could be low iron or anything else.

[@rosanalicong7249]

Had selenium supplement at 200mcg. Managed to avoid wheat bread for almost a week now. To have good health is a sacrifice we need to take so we can enjoy life as we grow to old age. Thanks to KZbin for providing people sharing dos and donts so we can overcome problems like Hashimotos' disease.😅

[@aditisisodia3586]

😊..Glad It worked you.I have started gluten nd dairy free diet and also 40 mcg selenium since 10 days and it is working positivily.❤

[@GinaR21212]

How would you know if a doctor never checks selenium? Doctors check vitamin D and calcium but I don't really see them checking much of anything else besides magnesium.

[@aditisisodia3586]

My doctors never checked and asked me take selenium.Infact in my 8 year or hypothyroid,I changed 3 doctors and none of them ever told me anything like selenium,gluten & dairy free diet😊.It was me who noticed while I was on spiritual fasting nd ate gluten free diet realise I loose fat nd weight.And then I started searching on youtube, Google.Then only I come to know about these things.Started gluten nd dairy free diet nd selenium magnisium nd pro pre biotics and I can see great results.

[@aditisisodia3586]

My mother tells me everytime doctor are business man now days.They don't want to cure patient completly so that their business don't go down.

[@rcayers1700]

As with many vitamins & minerals, the factor that determines tolerance is based on the patint's weight & age & gender. There has to be a scientific research based table that shows safe tolerance, minimum & max recommended the 3 factors above.

[@michaelmelling9333]

Gosh, I'd been buying big quantities of Brazil nuts and eating handful after handful day after day.😢 Thanks for the heads up!👍

[@Faithamberly]

Unfortunately, all nuts can cause you to have problems if you eat them in excess. You really shouldn’t eat more than 1 handful of any nut a day.

[@trogdortheburninator8149]

I have been eating 10-12 Brazil nuts a day in my smoothies time to cut back significantly I think

[@fagiolli53]

OMG l did not know

[@fagiolli53]

Got to stop eating brazil nuts

[@rosrrich]

Thank you Dr Childs for these precious informations!! I definitely need to stop eating Brazil nuts every day, maybe will eat one per week since I also eat the other foods high in selenium, red meats excluded.

[@drwestinchilds]

You can have them still, just make sure to do it in moderation :)

[@aditisisodia3586]

Well.. 40 mcg of selenium is working well for me..I having taking it for 10 days .And i have been a hypothyroid patient for 8 years.Ist change is my hair falls stopped.Body is looking lean.

[@katiedoherty2329]

Ive been taking selenium 200 mcgs for only a month. My thyroid medication gives me anxiety and i had a drs appointment coming up thinking selenium and vitamin d would fix the problem. Well it didn't and my thick hair was coming out and i had horrible heartburn, not to mention i was going to sleep at 5pm!!! Im now going to take my thyroid meds religiously bc my bloodwork was horrible and my dr upped my dose and i have more bloobwork in 3 mos

[@joshbeyer9757]

Take iodine, but don’t take it when you’re on that meds

[@Libradebrief]

This helped a ton. You answered so many questions I had.

[@drwestinchilds]

Glad to help!

[@DDumbrille]

@@drwestinchilds But you talk WAAAAAY too fast. I mean, how many triple lattes did you have before this shoot? And also, no mention of iodine? That typically why selenium causes a problem, because there's insufficient iodine in the first place.

[@kimjohnson3193]

​@@drwestinchildsHow do you reverse selenium toxicity after realizing you have been eating too many brazil nuts daily?

[@yuyanmalez6205]

thank you! been wondering wether my selenium intake is appropriate

[@drwestinchilds]

You're welcome!

[@Hello-yo3zo]

Can a zinc 50mg complex with selenium 200mcg and copper 2mg be a good daily supplement? Is there too much in each mineral that may cause toxicity if taking for long period of time?

[@mac-ju5ot]

Thank u Dr I just bought Brazil nuts and found myself eating a lot today....didn't know u can get overdose.on a nut I'll use precautions and be warey

[@Nardzz019]

Thank you good video. I think i got selenium deficiency from taking NACET without supplementing it. Would spreading your doses out throughout the dat make it safer as well, to give your body more time to process and expel unprocessed selenium? Say 100mcg 3 times a day?

[@jleight9544]

How do you detox from it? I stopped taking the supplements a month ago but recently been eating a lot of bananas 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I had the scariest thing happen to me and I’m afraid to eat anything now because these neurological events happen almost every day… sometimes really bad (like i don’t know who I am, severe anxiety, mental disassociation) to just feeling a little weird. Honestly I haven’t felt normal in a long time

[@drwestinchilds]

From selenium? Your body will take care of it on its own, typically.

[@chevezharris5750]

Hey J. Are you feeling better ??

[@patricijabalina]

Literally my symptoms, my dumb ass has been eating 6 brazil nuts a day for more than a week 🤐 Did you recover?

[@LJK2159]

@@drwestinchilds SLOOOOOOOWWWW DOWN. . Your info is great but your not at an auction Wow !!! Replay your video please and listen . Unreal

[@benmax6740]

Copper and iodine will 'detox' or use up selenium

[@brucemaher7621]

Damed if you do .. Damed if you don’t...

[@drwestinchilds]

Sort of!

[@Viv8ldi]

Does every thyroid medication contain selenium? Here in Germany, I took L-thyroxine for my hypothyroidism for 14 years, 6 month ago I got my medication changed to prothyrid. In neither of the descriptions of the medication was selenium mentioned

[@Stefan-vc2ef]

Are you slow? he's talking about supplements not medications

[@Asa-wv1zb]

So, what is the treatment for the toxicity? If we are talking about hair loss type toxicity, what's the treatment? Or is the treatment to just exclude it from the diet?

[@elvisedimo5694]

Yeah nobody is addressing that issue as yet. We need to know how and what to do to detox selenium from the body.

[@bushrabonera]

​@@elvisedimo5694I heard glutathione supplements helps, how does your look like now

[@mariakeyvan4789]

Thank you for the information I am currently taking synthroid 0.75 Also have hashimoto’s Is ok to take selinium? And how much? Thank you!

[@drwestinchilds]

Yes, I usually recommend 75-150mcg/day.

[@Kuwthetwins]

I have been taking selenium for a couple months and recently took colloidal silver.. i didn’t know these two were toxic with each other.. now i’m experiencing a metallic taste in my mouth.. idk if it’s from the colloidal silver or the selenium.. please help.. i need to get this taste out now :(

[@stevencorrea8032]

I hope you're feeling fine? I hope the doctor respond I think heavy metal chelation will work but I don't know. Better yet please check with your doctor

[@m.d5886]

I just consumed 200g of Brazil nuts. I did not know about selenium before I consumed the nuts

[@Z_Pavel]

are you ok?

[@doreenryan7325]

I’ve been eating lots while watching tv every night and ended up recently with fluttering / palpitations and stomach pain with nausea, fatigue and headache along with hair loss. I’ve t stopped eating them a day ago so hope I can lower the level now and start to feel better.

[@maryagendron]

selenium lowers copper and iodine also needed for thyroid function. If you take iodine or copper without selenium it causes problems, if you have too much selenium it tanks your copper and iodine. Having too much iodine and too little selenium and copper can also cause goiter.

[@terri4337]

I was taking lugol’s iodine and it elevated my TSH

[@elvisedimo5694]

Your comment is just heaven sent! This is the very connection I needed. I have been having issues with my copper and been wondering what could have been the culprit. I had taken some medications containing selenium in the past. And I started developing some very odd nerve and chest pains. It was only after researching I got to know that selenium was the troublesome child. So I stopped. Now just yesterday, I bought a pack of Eye Capsule and unfortunately, there is 50mcg of selenium in it. This morning I woke up with some severe heart pain. Over here in Nigeria, it is very difficult to buy copper supplement as a stand alone medication. As for iodine I do use kelp and some iodize salt.

[@LadyZombieKiller]

Funny. I have all those symptoms on only 25 mcg in my multivitamin but aren’t those symptoms of Hashimoto’s?

[@GinaR21212]

That's funny My nails were brittle and my hair was falling out when I was diagnosed with low thyroid and I was never taking selenium. Anemia will also cause GI problems, I had pernicious anemia and when I started taking B12 liquid vitamins, because I've noticed I do best on liquid vitamins, I no longer needed medication for heartburn.

[@Dudemeister777]

Selenium deficiency also causes these symptoms. It's one of the issues that is practically the same both ways, so it's hard to tell if your toxic or deficient. If you have hashimotos, then it's deficiency most likely

[@1sr0]

I just got my blood test results back and I have excessive amounts of selenium in my blood. Struggling with hair loss, brittle nails and upper stomach pain with anything I eat and I did not know what was causing it. I am so scared now. I hope it will go down soon since I will not eat anymore brazil nuts or take selenium supplements for a while now.

[@chevezharris5750]

Hey are you feeling now..are you still experiencing those symptoms?

[@incorectulpolitic]

how many brazil nuts you were eating for how long and what type/how much selenium supplement per day were you taking?

[@Medinalegend]

How much u take?

[@Asa-wv1zb]

...was there any treatment you had to go through?

[@brad1ey50]

I had about 15 brazil nut’s yesterday and then out of curiosity I searched up the selenium content of brazil nuts and daily maximum allowance of selenium since I had heard that brazil nuts are high in selenium and I got a bit worried that I overdosed on selenium. This is the only time I’ve had brazil nuts besides having just 1 or 2 ever before yesterday. If it’s a one time thing should I be ok?

[@terri4337]

Probable why the carnivore diet reverses Hashimoto’s

[@alstroemeria227again4]

I’ve had a doctor say that our bodies only absorb about half of any supplement we take. Is this true?

[@maraagnieszka5625]

But how to get rid of high levels of selenium in the body? I dont take any selenium, but levels over 170, most of my hair fell out!

[@reikihealer6176]

I’m vegetarian I take selenium daily 200mcg I don’t eat nuts or seeds as I have to watch my potassium levels . I don’t eat processed food either . My nails get quite bad and my hair falls out I’m currently on topical steroid treatment for the hair loss . Do you think I’m taking too much selenium Dr Child’s ??

[@SandandGravelTruth]

Are you supplementing with Iodine to balance out selenium?

[@Asa-wv1zb]

How has it been for you the last year? I'm vegetarian too and have been takimg 180 micrograms selenium daily PLUS a lot of nuts and now my hair is falling out. I have just realized it was the seleniumcausing it and stopped it

[@kelsmo]

About how long after stopping supplementation (I was eating a handful of Brazil nuts a day for a month or two) until toxicity symptoms disappear? I have the fatigue, stomach upset, hair loss… I just now realized that the Brazil nuts were causing these symptoms that I have been trying to figure out for weeks now. What can I do to counteract the selenium?

[@rebeccalopez1985]

Did you have itchiness all over body?

[@SlackHoffman]

@@rebeccalopez1985only in his ball 🎱 hair 🥴🥜👋

[@autoimmune8601]

I bought a 8oz container of brazil nuts and ate it in 2/3 days. That's roughly 8000mcg of selenium... I don't think I feel any ill effects right now. Is there anything I should watch our for or when I would be in the clear of toxicity?

[@dior-l5878]

Thank you for this info!❤

[@user-vj9qz3br6l]

Is the hair loss permanent? I started taking 200mg/day and have not experienced hair loss, but have experienced the garlic breath. I am now reducing my dose to taking it every other day.

[@drwestinchilds]

No.

[@Kuwthetwins]

Have your garlic breath subsided? I have a metallic taste in my mouth & idk what to do

[@jihanestela6365]

​@@drwestinchilds for how long can selinium be taken? 3 months, 6, ...? ( I am a hyperthyroid patient)

[@graveyardwanderer5931]

What do you do if your selenium is high without supplementing? Seems to be an issue with MTHFR possibly?

[@drwestinchilds]

Check your diet to see if you are consuming foods high in selenium.

[@davidstearsraingutterclean6729]

Great information

[@cardinal1740]

My selenium, zinc and copper were all recently elevated on a serum blood test. What could this mean?

[@drwestinchilds]

Lab testing for nutrients isn't always accurate.

[@nextlevel5265]

I bought a new liquid selenium supplement today I took more than three times the recommended dose accidentally and about 45 minutes later started feeling nauseous. I feel like vomiting but I’m drinking water and starting to feel a little better. Never again 😩

[@drwestinchilds]

Yeah, you definitely want to be careful with selenium.

[@Medinalegend]

How much u take?

[@Medinalegend]

?

[@neerajkerkar]

I am getting 100mcg of selenium (as L-Selenomethionine) from my multivitamin. I analyzed my diet and I don’t think I am getting more than 100mcg from diet, so overall I might be getting no more than 200mcg/day. However, my blood work has shown high selenium level. Do I need to stop taking the multivitamin a few days/weeks before blood work for the test to be accurate?

[@elvisedimo5694]

yes ASAP! My wife ,my sister and myself got poisoned via our Multivitamin! Funny thing is, at least in my case even if it is a little as 50mcg cause me pains in the chest (heart region).

[@davetoms63]

on the carnivore diet, should we supplement selenium ? I've started taked 3 drops of 2% iodine and my hands get cold all the time

[@CC-kk8fb]

Try taking only 1 drop

[@Eternalfight87]

When I take selenium I am quicker to get angry and confrontational, is that a sign of toxicity or could that just be like a testosterone boost?

[@ArgonNoble]

No. It is working as intended. If the land, air, and water are saturated with selenium, people will be much less likely to participate in social cooperation with each other, thus reducing the risk of an usurpation.

[@ArgonNoble]

No. It is working as intended. If the land, air, and water are saturated with selenium, people will be much less likely to participate in social cooperation with each other, thus reducing the risk of an usurpation.

[@Eternalfight87]

@@ArgonNoble so what is your opinion? Should I stop taking it? Lower dose? Or keep on and learn to control anger?

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@Eternalfight87 i think your posting name is indicative of a pre existing condition...

[@PEDSTacoBueno]

I have been eating eggs and chicken everyday. Around 70 mcg of selenium. Is this too much? I have hair loss and diahreah

[@DaveOriginallyfromBrooklyn]

Can we take just 1 or 2 100-200 mags a week? Instead of daily?

[@jtboehler3714]

Any minerals ,one should take with caution. Plus anything fat soluble. It builds up in system.

[@komalrani-g9e]

does 100 mcg tablet per day do toxicity ? i took 200 mcg per day one day and next day I got swelling and itching and redness under hand and on one side of face . and I am taking 100 mcg and my hair is thining , so should I take 40 mcg per day ?

[@Faithamberly]

Maybe your body has a sensitivity to selenium. Or perhaps you aren’t deficient in Selenium & therefore shouldn’t be taking it.

[@ducksoup80]

Been taking over 2000mcg for 4 years with none of the side effects of too much selenium since I been battling with Bueckers muscular dystrophy a selenium deficiency caused disease an article which state that kids with any form of muscular dystrophy from 12 to 15 years of age can take up to 1500mcg selenium selenomethionine With no toxic effect The article retracted from taking a level of 3500mcgs of selenium yeast a less absorbent form of selenium. But this would be a toxic level for a normal person and people should consult a naturopath doctor about taking these levels of selenium for diseases such as muscular dystrophy. Been watching carefully for any of the side effects such as garlic breath curving nails or hair loss.

[@incorectulpolitic]

What type of selenium do you take?

[@ducksoup80]

@@incorectulpolitic 2/3 of the Selenium I take is I-selenomethionine and the other third is selenium glycinate complex optimum absorption blend. Both of them vitacost brand. And have been evaluated by a natural path doctor they reminded me to be on the lookout for any side effects

[@Medinalegend]

Are you here?

[@3500camarz]

@@Medinalegendrip

[@adelinekeys6582]

I eat a handful of brazilnuts twice a week. Is that too much?

[@DoctorKay221]

Make a video on Phytic Acid that lies in Brazil Nuts and effect of Phytic Acid.

[@Viv8ldi]

Memo: RDA=40-50mg of Selenium (always on the lower range) Dr. Childs recommandation: 100-200mg

[@birdlynn417]

I can't handle that much. My body is sensitive.

[@1flybyguy]

The dosage for selenium is in micrograms (mcg), not milligrams (mg).

[@yedabocaletto95]

My blood exams showed me that I have more selenium that I should. I don’t know why. Never supplemented it and I don’t eat lots of Brazil nuts. It baffles my doctor.

[@elvisedimo5694]

It should not baffle the doctor if he knows what he is doing i mean you can also get selenium from your food sources as well. Jeez!

[@frankschaeffer8153]

What about testing?

[@MaxHarden]

Why would Centrum Mens One-a-Day put 100mcg (182% DV) in a single dose? I've been taking too much my entire life!

[@drwestinchilds]

If 100mcg is your only source then that's fine.

[@MaxHarden]

@@drwestinchilds I worried my hair will fall out because of a multi-vitamin. Thanks for alleviating my fear, and I'll keep taking the vitamin I suppose.

[@mamajo005]

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, the doctor said that everything is fine with my blood work, my levels were good. Just that thyroid was overactive. What does mean?

[@elvisedimo5694]

You cannot have hypothyroidism and an over active thyroid at same time. They are two different situations. An overactive thyroid is hyperthyroidism.

[@hoodybaker8249]

I was taking too much iodine ...ya I thought more would be better , But it started to make me feel sick. I was taking a high dose for awhile but I am wondering do I stop taking the iodine altogether to combat the high dose I was taking or just lower the intake. ...the source is sea kelp tablets 150 mcg per tablet .

[@drwestinchilds]

You may want to take a break for a while to let your body use some of it.

[@hoodybaker8249]

@@drwestinchilds ok thanks for the advice

[@Medinalegend]

@@hoodybaker8249 How much u taking? Iodine I take 72mg and don’t feel big change

[@SageKwan]

Do you know the long term effects of taking too much selenium like 500 micrograms a day? I did it by accident for 2 years

[@Medinalegend]

2 years 500 mcg and don’t have side effects?

[@Medinalegend]

?

[@patypaez4039]

Is like dr Westin Child is talking about me , but I find out because my heart was going crazy, blood pressure when up and down like 138/90 and in one hour down to 106/65 without taking medicine but first was only low like 85/50 but happens every time I got check up by one of my care providers my blood pressure was normal they not even order a Ekg to check my heart until one of them order a selenium blood test it is like 3 time over the normal range but I was for about two years with very low blood pressure, none of my providers care about so I started taking a cup of cinnamon tea every morning to bust my blood pressure and now I’m dealing with the selenium tocxyn

[@drwestinchilds]

Thank you for sharing!

[@retiremepls]

I use your hypothyroid bundle and I eat two brazil nuts every day... 🤔 I am tired lol and I eat salmon, spinach, chicken, and bananas almost every day

[@TheRatzor]

I've been taking 1 Brazil nut daily for 6 weeks now i have a bit of a flaky rash on my throat where the thyroid is, but no other symptoms , you think this is related , should i cut back to a nut every second day they have about 115MCG in them

[@taylorlockie5481]

Omg there is the place where my rash is. I noticed it almost 2 weeks after starting a protein powder with selenium. Also I have constant muscle cramping too

[@smitashinde6263]

I am taking .ultivitamin for hairs , selenium is 40mcg is it ok, taking this from last six mo ths but was dwficient in zinc and copper from last 2 months, is it ok if i take multivitin

[@drwestinchilds]

40mcg is ok if not on the low side.

[@mem1701movies]

@@drwestinchilds what about 110mcg once a week? Will that hurt a woman in a day? (Acutely)

[@soiboughtabus9563]

I effed up. I consumed over 5lbs of brazil nuts this year. I have stopped, looking back, I had 2 days, different times where I slept 30 hrs. Diarrhea/not a solid stool for about a month, and pain extremely similar to an anal fisher minus blood. How do I fix this?

[@soiboughtabus9563]

Update, anal fisher started bleeding. Cut out dairy 100% pain is gone, external fisher healed up, pain gone, my stools are still loose, formed, but loose.

[@lemercenairedelespace4199]

400 mcg of selemethione gave me headache while i can go with 800 mcg of selenite easily without toxicity .

[@kristiecichon3099]

I got a package of Brazil nuts and I ate half the package. I’m scared now!!

[@AzreenAziz-nk4hw]

You are okay now?

[@cherylbentley5490]

I’m thinking of getting my thyroid removed ,would that fix my thyroid

[@marindacoetzee6760]

NOOO, do not remove!! Go to a functional Dr and FIX it!!

[@DarkAngel-cj6sx]

Do not remove please. People still have the same symptoms

[@aretik9871]

What about those of us without thyroid gland. I was told selenium is important for the t4 to t3 conversion.

[@rnkim2564]

you need specialized management with tests to make sure you don't make your life a biochemical misery as you tinker and titrate doses of supplements up or down in smaller amounts... that would be safest for someone without a thyroid and likely taking synthetics

[@drwestinchilds]

It still has value for those without a thyroid.

[@bartb1014]

If you don’t have thyroid issues it seems selenium might be detrimental for longevity if you take it for years under the age of 70

[@JavierBonillaC]

9 minutes?, I’ll ask chat GPT…. Just kidding. It was very much to the point. Thank you.

[@vitanilange6926]

But defiency also cause hairloss brittle nails?

[@vitanilange6926]

How long to normally take it if deficient..

[@vitanilange6926]

My supplement contains 150 ug started on it recently(started eating 1-2 Brazil nuts a day..will do this till the bag is empty..)..

[@theperfectautumn8781]

(((Has this video been sped up? Voice and mouth not lining up.)))

[@mystrength5640]

Hi there … Good Morning.. I read Selenium supplement and Niacin supplement don’t work well together… Please could you give an explanation on this? Thank you Jenny from country South Africa.. 🇿🇦🙏🏻

[@rebeccalopez1985]

883 Brazil nuts started itching all night the next day I ate three Brazil nuts I was itching all over again. That was three days later still itching has anybody had these symptoms

[@Asa-wv1zb]

Yes, even got itchy hives

[@O_Observer]

It contains nickel. Check with your doctor.if you are allergic to nickel. I also cannot eat brazil nuts. Anyway it.contains lots.of aflotoxins so supplements are better

[@johannaconyoga]

I took a lot of Brasil Nuts and loose my hair 😢

[@annajanette6866]

Read up on environment selenium contamination of farms and water. No need to supplement. And increased risk of ALS which is predicted to rise.

[@lafemmesanspseudo7840]

freaking out now...

[@ArgonNoble]

It is the direct fault of international interests conspiring to harm the world and its inhabitants. This is a fairly recent development, not beginning in earnest until late 1997/early 1998.

[@BrokennessAndBeauty]

@@ArgonNobleI don’t understand. So we don’t need selenium at all?

[@mikorin2788]

Thank you

[@divya4605]

@Dr. Childs......Always grateful for the info you share doc, but this is still confusing coz minor overdosing symptoms seem to coincide with hypothyroid symtoms.

[@drwestinchilds]

Welcome!

[@drwestinchilds]

They certainly do overlap.

[@DarkAngel-cj6sx]

I really don't like animals foods, if I could eat it once a month then take trace minerals I would be really happy

[@julieg7560]

The minor symptoms of selenium toxicity are the same as when you have thyroid issues (hashimotos) 🙄

[@brucemaher7621]

Yes... I have found these doctors say one thing then next day something else ... so confusing...

[@rnkim2564]

@@brucemaher7621 becuz the body and most chemical reactions are extremely complicated and inter -related and then there are individual differences.

[@drwestinchilds]

Yes, that is 100% correct. The symptoms of selenium toxicity also mimic those of selenium deficiency.

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

You forgot Breathing Problems man

[@healingsounds4u860]

My level is 217 I’m shocked that my level is so high

[@monaalkoronfily8609]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO TREAT IT?

[@maryb6269]

Can’t I just eat 4-5 Brazil nuts a day instead of taking a pill?

[@drwestinchilds]

I don't recommend that as a source but you can if you'd like.

[@flimpeenflarmpoon1353]

​@@drwestinchilds why not?

[@khanarif8558]

​@@flimpeenflarmpoon1353 Just take 01 Nut A day if You Deficient in Selenium.

[@hvvijuka]

Does it cause boils in underarms

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

no; sugar causes boils

[@sranney1]

200 mcg over here

[@helkomelko2373]

i get hotfleshes from 200mcg

[@DaveOriginallyfromBrooklyn]

Moral Of story is probably Not To supplement

[@scifiaudious2]

half of those symptoms are deficiency symptoms arent they not-