Selenium – not only essential for the thyroid gland

rubyni^® Selenium: An important building block for your body

• Contributes to normal thyroid function^1,2,3
• Keeps hair and nails healthy⁵
• Helps to protect the body’s cells from oxidative stress as a building block^1,2,3
• Is a basic element for a good immune system^1,2,4
• 100 % vegetable selenium from sunflower seeds
• naturally bound selenium that is readily available to the body
• Only 1 capsule provides 55 µg selenium
• Vegan, lactose- and gluten-free, 100% organic

rubyni^® selenium can help you to cover your daily requirement of this vital substance from a natural and purely plant-based source – with the power of sunflower seeds. We have made sure that your body can absorb the selenium in our capsules particularly well.

rubyni^® selenium at a glance: What’s in our capsules

rubyni^® Selenium is a dietary supplement with vegan selenium that guarantees you the highest quality from a natural source.

Ingredients:

• Organic sunflower seed extract (from Helianthus annuus, 0.5% selenium)
• Organic carrot powder
• Coating agent hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (plant-based capsule shell),

The selenium in our capsules is naturally bound. This means that the trace element is embedded in a plant matrix that contains other natural components.⁷ The main form is selenomethionine. It is considered to be particularly easy to utilize.⁷ It is said to have good bioavailability, which means that your body can absorb it optimally.

Pack size: 90 capsules – in a tin made from recycled PET.

Note: Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a balanced and varied diet or to replace a healthy lifestyle.

Good to know:

Selenium: For the thyroid, beautiful hair and healthy nails

What do you think of when someone tells you about an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism)? The first thing that comes to mind for most people is iodine deficiency. What is less well known, however, is that a lack of selenium also prevents the thyroid gland from working properly. This is because the vital substance is necessary to activate important thyroid hormones^.2
Selenium is also a basic building block for your immune system. But the vital substance is also essential for other functions in the body.2

Your hair and nails need selenium to grow and stay healthy. This is because thyroid hormones influence hair-forming cells, among other things. A deficiency can cause hair to grow more slowly, become thinner and dull or even fall out.⁸
Nails also grow more slowly with a selenium deficiency, become brittle and can split or break quickly. Transverse or longitudinal grooves may also appear on the nails.⁸ Larger white patches often appear.^5,9

Selenium supports muscles and protects cells

Selenium also has an effect on your muscles. After all, skeletal muscles contain up to 50 percent of the amount found in your entire body.¹⁰ Do you exercise frequently? Then selenium can help your muscles to recover better after exercise.¹¹ A selenium deficiency, on the other hand, can lead to muscle diseases.⁵
Selenium has an antioxidant effect – just like our berry extracts¹² – and can protect body cells from damage caused by so-called free radicals. This protective effect also affects sperm, i.e. male sperm cells. Men who are unable to conceive usually have very low selenium levels.¹³ They often also lack zinc.¹⁴ Taking these two trace elements can help to improve the quantity and motility of sperm cells.¹⁵

Selenium-poor soils as a cause of deficiency

Selenium is found in both animal and plant foods. How much selenium is found in plant foods depends on the content of the soil. In Europe, soils are considered to be low in selenium. This means that plants grown in Germany, for example, contain comparatively little selenium.^1,2
This is why people who eat a vegan diet in particular are at an increased risk of selenium deficiency. Unbalanced diets or inflammatory bowel diseases can also lead to an undersupply of this vital substance.⁵
rubyni^® Selenium can help you to cover your daily requirement from a natural source. Just one capsule provides you with the recommended daily dose.

What are the health benefits of selenium?

The trace element is essential for various vital functions ¹⁶:
Selenium

• contributes to normal thyroid function
• contributes to the maintenance of normal hair
• contributes to the maintenance of normal nails
• contributes to the normal function of the immune system
• contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress
• contributes to normal sperm formation