Saturday Jun 14, 2025

Selenium, Thyroid Health & Mercury Detox

🔥 First, a Quick Heads-Up…

Tight28 is back July 6–August 2!
If you’ve been feeling "okay, but not great," this program is for you. Tight28 dives into advanced topics like food sensitivities, inflammation, organ health, and how those invisible issues affect your weight, energy, bloating, joint pain, and even your mood—especially if you think you’re doing everything right.

💡 This is the only live round of Tight28 in 2025—and for some, it's the program that changes everything in just one week.
👉 Learn more and join us at www.tight28.com


🎧 In This Episode: The Hidden Hero Called Selenium

This week, we’re talking about something small but mighty: Selenium—a trace mineral that plays a huge role in midlife health, especially for the thyroid, brain, and metabolism. Here's how this episode came to be (shoutout to Tom, the neighbor with all the wild Alaskan fish 🐟)...

We cover:

  • Why Selenium is essential for thyroid conversion (T4 ➡️ T3)

  • How a deficiency can show up as fatigue, cold intolerance, and brain fog

  • Its critical role in protecting the thyroid from oxidative damage

  • How Selenium binds to mercury and helps neutralize toxicity (especially relevant if you eat a lot of fish)

  • What the research says about Selenium lowering thyroid antibodies in Hashimoto’s

  • Why two Brazil nuts a day might be the most delicious prescription you’ll ever get

  • Foods rich in Selenium (besides Brazil nuts): wild fish, sunflower seeds, turkey, eggs, and shiitake mushrooms

  • How too much Selenium can be toxic—why more isn’t better

  • A sneak preview of the upcoming Mastering Midlife program (August!)


🧠 Key Quote:

“No Selenium, no thyroid conversion. You can have all the T4 in the world, but unless it’s turning into active T3, your metabolism is stuck in neutral.”


🎯 Takeaways:

  • If you’re always cold, sluggish, or foggy—check your thyroid and Selenium status.

  • Food-based Selenium is often enough, especially if you enjoy Brazil nuts or wild fish.

  • Ladies in midlife and beyond: keep Selenium on your radar—especially if you have or suspect Hashimoto’s.

  • Test, don’t guess. And remember: more is not better when it comes to trace minerals.


🎉 Final Reminder:

Tight28 starts July 6—your chance to uncover hidden blocks like inflammation, organ dysfunction, and food sensitivities that may be sabotaging your progress.
🔗 www.tight28.com — let’s fix what’s really going on behind the scenes.


📍Share this episode with someone who loves fish, Brazil nuts, or just wants to stop being tired and cold all the time.

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