Re: Nutriiveda and Selenium

February 13, 2010

Thad even though I'm away from the weekend -I needed to search this because I

have my whole family including my children on nutriiveda and as of yet have only

heard good things from doctors, nutritionists and feedback from those on it. I

mean worst news (like fish oils) would be " it's healthy but it's not " working " )

but this appears to work for even those few fish oils don't work for -so pretty

amazing.

A normal tuna fish sandwich would contain more selenium than a scoop of

nutriiveda Also keep in mind the nutritional info on the label is per two

scoops -not sure of your child's age but some are only using one scoop so 35

micrograms which according to the NIH sheet I have the link for below is even

safe for an infant. I read more issues about complications from low levels of

this essential trace mineral.

I did the search for you (thank goodness I'm a search queen!) and here is what I

found:

Selenium is an essential trace mineral and that's all that's in the nutriiveda

is a trace amount. You brought up Solaray which is part of Nutraceutical

Corporation -may want to search FDA recall for all their brands. It appears

from what I read on this link that Solaray manufactured a few batches with

levels that were 300 times higher than what they put on the label which of

course could be toxic! (for all products please check FDA to see if your brand

has ever been recalled)

" The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing has found hazardous levels of

selenium, up to 200 times greater than the amount stated on the label, in

Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar flavors of " Total Body Formula " and

Orange/Tangerine flavor of " Total Body Mega Formula. "

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/selenium/supplements2008.asp

Nutriiveda again is a high quality product formulated by some of the world's

most respected doctors- including Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Simon who put

their names and reputations behind nutriiveda. I highly again recommend you

check this with your child's doctor or any nutritionist you can -not because I

think there are any risks -but because the more you check the more you'll learn

that nutriiveda is that incredible and " impressive " as they say of a product.

It's truly remarkable. I had to drive for a class trip yesterday before we

went away for the weekend and the head of Tanner's school has been on the

nutriiveda for about 6 weeks now. She had run out about 10 days ago. First I

just want to add that Patty is a vegan -very healthy and only on the nutriiveda

for nutrients/maintenance as she's in very good health. We were sitting in the

movies prior to The Lightning Thief starting and she said " can you please

get me more nutriiveda? I ran out and have been meaning to call you and my

energy level has gone (she took her hand and went down) " I didn't understand it

because I eat so healthy and I'm doing all the same things but my body seems

have been doing so much better on the nutriiveda. Do you think you can get me

some more right away? " (my one neighbor is dropping some off for her as I'm not

home and didn't have any) Also if anyone wants to talk to her about Tanner

-she's BLOWN AWAY. Just let me know -this product again has been life changing

to not just Tanner either.

Here's info on selenium from the NIH -and here's the only mention of children

-but I hope doesn't have anything to do with the children in our group:

An examination of 125 HIV-positive men and women linked selenium deficiency with

a higher rate of death from HIV [60]. In a small study of 24 children with HIV

who were observed for five years, those with low selenium levels died at a

younger age, which may indicate faster disease progression [61]. Results of

research studies have led experts to suggest that selenium status may be a

significant predictor of survival for those infected with HIV [62].

# Campa A, Shor-Posner G, Indacoche F, Zhang G, Lai H, Asthana D, GB, Baum

MK. Mortality risk in selenium-deficient HIV-positive children. J Acquir Immune

Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 1999;15:508-13. [PubMed abstract]

# Baum MK and Shor-Posner G. Micronutrient status in relationship to mortality

in HIV-1 disease. Nutr Rev 1998;56:S135-9. [PubMed abstract]

http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/selenium.asp#h7

For more info on nutriiveda again visit http://www.pursuitofresearch.org

http://www.nutraeasy.com and

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=115029735601 & topic=13047

Back to vaca!! Happy Valentine's Weekend everyone!

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February 14, 2010

,

Thanks for responding. I hope my question didn't interrupt your vacation or

cause undue stress. After reading your response and trying to figure out where

my notion that selenium was bad came from, I think it was a combination of

factors. At the time (several years ago), I was looking for vitamin e that had

gamma in it. The only one I could find locally was the Solaray Bio e gamma plex

(http://www.vitacost.com/Solaray-Bio-E-Gamma-Plex ), which has 200 mcg of

selenium. Since the plan was to give high levels of the vitamin E, that

particular formulation would have given more selenium than I was comfortable

with.

With some more searching (I've been on the NV for a few days now, so maybe I'm

" more focused " too :-) I found a chart of upper limits for selenium:

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/selenium/

Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for Selenium

Age Group UL (mcg/day)

Infants 0-6 months 45

Infants 6-12 months 60

Children 1-3 years 90

Children 4-8 years 150

Children 9-13 years 280

Adolescents 14-18 years 400

Adults 19 years and older 400

Thanks for reminding me that the nutrition info on the Nutriiveda is for two

scoops, I hadn't factored that in. My son is 10 yrs old, so even at four

scoops, I don't think there'd be an issue. I started him on it yesterday, with

only one scoop. Mostly just to give us a chance to figure out a way that he

likes it. He wasn't too keen on it, but I cajoled him into it eventually. One

thing that seemed to help, was letting him drink it through a straw. I don't

know if it was the texture of the drink on the lips or what, but the straw

seemed to help.

This morning I mixed mine with Hawaii's Own Paradise Punch

(http://www.hawaiisown.com/products ) and a few spoons of sugar. It was pretty

close to a drink you'd get at an Orange Julius (http://www.orangejulius.com/ ),

if anyone has ever had one of those.

Anyway, thanks again for responding and I hope you have (or 'had' depending on

when you see this) a great Vacation.

Thad

>

> Thad even though I'm away from the weekend -I needed to search this because I

have my whole family including my children on nutriiveda and as of yet have only

heard good things from doctors, nutritionists and feedback from those on it. I

mean worst news (like fish oils) would be " it's healthy but it's not " working " )

but this appears to work for even those few fish oils don't work for -so pretty

amazing.

>

> A normal tuna fish sandwich would contain more selenium than a scoop of

nutriiveda Also keep in mind the nutritional info on the label is per two

scoops -not sure of your child's age but some are only using one scoop so 35

micrograms which according to the NIH sheet I have the link for below is even

safe for an infant. I read more issues about complications from low levels of

this essential trace mineral.

>

> I did the search for you (thank goodness I'm a search queen!) and here is what

I found:

>

> Selenium is an essential trace mineral and that's all that's in the nutriiveda

is a trace amount. You brought up Solaray which is part of Nutraceutical

Corporation -may want to search FDA recall for all their brands. It appears

from what I read on this link that Solaray manufactured a few batches with

levels that were 300 times higher than what they put on the label which of

course could be toxic! (for all products please check FDA to see if your brand

has ever been recalled)

> " The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing has found hazardous levels

of selenium, up to 200 times greater than the amount stated on the label, in

Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar flavors of " Total Body Formula " and

Orange/Tangerine flavor of " Total Body Mega Formula. "

> http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/selenium/supplements2008.asp

>

> Nutriiveda again is a high quality product formulated by some of the world's