Selenium removes mercury in methylmercury-poisoned rats

[Mauritio]

This study showed that supplementing selenium to methylmercury-poisoned rats lowered the mercury content in them by about 20-40%. It also restored the microbiome back to that of the control group.
So selenium supplementation might be helpful for people wanting to detox mercury (and possibly other heavy metals?) from vaccines from their body, since some vaccines contain mercury compounds.
Some foods like chocholate can also contain significant amoutns of heavy metals (Chocolate And Heavy Metals (Lead, Nickel, Cadmium, Etc.)), so taking selenium might be helpful , if you eat a lot of those foods. On the other hand selenium is richer in the soils of sout america ,where heavy metals are most prevalent as well, so there is some protection already.

I think Ray recommended high calcium intake as the best way to counteract heavy metals, so it looks like the healthy metals/minerals can replacte to heavy ones.

"This study suggests that MeHg poisoning damaged the abundance of gut flora and decreased their capacity for the decomposition of MeHg. After Se treatment, the abundance of gut flora was partially restored and the decomposition and excretion of MeHg was enhanced. These findings suggest that the modulation of gut flora may be one way to promote the health status in MeHg-poisoned rats and possibly in human beings."

- Selenium modulated gut flora and promoted decomposition of methylmercury in methylmercury-poisoned rats - PubMed

 

[chrstn4o]

This study showed that supplementing selenium to methylmercury-poisoned rats lowered the mercury content in them by about 20-40%. It also restored the microbiome back to that of the control group.
So selenium supplementation might be helpful for people wanting to detox mercury (and possibly other heavy metals?) from vaccines from their body, since some vaccines contain mercury compounds.
Some foods like chocholate can also contain significant amoutns of heavy metals (Chocolate And Heavy Metals (Lead, Nickel, Cadmium, Etc.)), so taking selenium might be helpful , if you eat a lot of those foods. On the other hand selenium is richer in the soils of sout america ,where heavy metals are most prevalent as well, so there is some protection already.

I think Ray recommended high calcium intake as the best way to counteract heavy metals, so it looks like the healthy metals/minerals can replacte to heavy ones.

"This study suggests that MeHg poisoning damaged the abundance of gut flora and decreased their capacity for the decomposition of MeHg. After Se treatment, the abundance of gut flora was partially restored and the decomposition and excretion of MeHg was enhanced. These findings suggest that the modulation of gut flora may be one way to promote the health status in MeHg-poisoned rats and possibly in human beings."

- Selenium modulated gut flora and promoted decomposition of methylmercury in methylmercury-poisoned rats - PubMed

Yes I was taking up to 400mcg of selenomethionine in addition to liver to help with ameliorating the damage from mm y mercury amalgams. Glad I finally got them out.

 

[Mauritio]

In this study they looked at the MoA of Selenium against heavy metal poisoning (here it's lead). And it mainly acted through anatognising the heat shock proteins and inflammatory cytokines. HSPs are apparently always elevated because of heavy metals (check out Rays Newsletter on HSPs)

"Se alleviated the abnormal expression of HSPs, selenoproteins, inflammatory cytokines, and apoptosis in brainstem tissues of chickens treated with Pb. The results indicated that HSPs, selenoproteins, inflammatory, and apoptosis were involved in Se-resisted Pb poisoning. Overall, Se had resistance effect against Pb poisoning, and can be act as an antidote for Pb poisoning in animals."

- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324001039?via=ihub#bib17