Facts
Vitamin C, E, selenium
This works similar to an old trick from Grandma's kitchen: Sprinkle some
lemon juice on freshly cut fruit and it won't turn brown. That is
because the oxidation process is stopped. Just that here the ingredients
in the lemon juice react with air instead of fruit. The lemon juice
acts similar to an antioxidant ingredient. That is exactly the process
that happens millions of times in the human body. Vitamins protect the
body and the cell structures from the free radicals in the air and the
immediate environment. The operating principle of the vitamins is
similar to that of the lemon juice. They support the cell nutrionally
against aggressive, free radicals. Just like the lemon juice, a certain
part gets used up and therefore must be consumed in our diet.
Selenium has an antioxidant and immunomodulating effect
Selenium is an essential micronutrient, i.e. it is vital to life and the
body depends on nutritional intake. It plays an important role in
inactivating free radicals and has various beneficial effects in the
immune system area. That is probably the reason why balancing out an
increased demand for selenium by substitution has a positive effect on
people with immune deficiency problems (e.g. chronic-rheumatic
inflammations or cancer). People suffering from chronic-rheumatic
inflammations or cancer have a higher demand for antioxidant protective
substances which also include selenium.