Selenium Against Cancer and Aids (Keats Good Health Guide) [Paperback]

Richard A. Passwater (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0879837845 | ISBN-13: 978-0879837846 | Publication Date: January 11, 1999 | Edition: 1

Selenium is a trace mineral that has been proven to have a protective effect against cancer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879837845
• ISBN-13: 978-0879837846
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,662,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the most scientific knoledge on the subject, May 23, 2000

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This review is from: Selenium Against Cancer and Aids (Keats Good Health Guide) (Paperback)

cancer and aids,the most two intimidating diseases in the 20th century,are explained in this wonderful-interesting well explained guidebook especially on the protecting and healling mechanisms of the strongest mineral-antioxidant=selenium. the mechanisms,and the diseases are explained simply and the researches are well docomented.this guide is not a thick book, but the amount of proven knoledge are worth of reading this guidebook at least twice.this is a must to everyone interested in those diseases. very much recommanded!

5.0 out of 5 stars Protect yourself from cancer with selenium, April 14, 2007

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This review is from: Selenium Against Cancer and Aids (Keats Good Health Guide) (Paperback)

A few years ago the results of a large double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study of selenium supplementation was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The multi-year study showed that people given 200 micrograms of supplemental selenium daily had only HALF the death rate from cancer as people who were given a placebo instead of selenium. No harmful side effects were observed. Has your doctor told you about this study or recommended that you take supplemental selenium to reduce your risk of cancer? I doubt it. He or she may well be unaware of this study; or, if aware, has dismissed it because it involved a simple, readily-available nutrient rather than a new wonder drug. But, if any pharmaceutical drug were available which cut the cancer death rate in half with no harmful side effects -- and none currently is -- you would see ads for it plastered on TV and magazines and your doctor would readily prescribe it for you. So if you want to reduce your risk of cancer with selenium you're probably not going to get the information you need from your doctor. However, you can get it from this book. By the way, perhaps your doctor or a friend may tell you that selenium is toxic. It is in large doses, but it is quite safe in the 200 microgram dosage used in the JAMA study which, as noted above, found no harmful side effects. Cancer is a disease that we all dread, but now you have the power to significantly reduce your risk. Please supply yourself with the information you need to do so. Dr. Passwater also discusses Selenium and AIDS.