CanPrev CanPrev - Selenium Glycinate 200mcg, 120 vcaps
CanPrev Selenium Glycinate - An essential mineral that is involved in many critical biological processes, Selenium is a key player in several functions your body performs daily, from maintaining proper thyroid function to normal cell growth. Selenium is also a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger. CanPrev’s Selenium Glycinate 200 provides a therapeutic and optimal form of selenium and is superior when it comes to all-important absorption and gentleness.
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Why people keep reordering it
- Highly absorbable forms
- Chelated forms your body takes up, instead of oxide that mostly passes through.
- Calm and recovery
- Supports muscle relaxation, sleep quality and everyday stress resilience.
- Gentle on digestion
- Formulated to skip the laxative effect of cheaper magnesium.
Best suited to: someone with confirmed low selenium intake or status, people supporting thyroid hormone conversion, anyone who gets nauseous on selenite or selenate tablets.
What the research supports
This is selenium bound to glycine (an amino acid chelate) delivering 200 mcg of elemental selenium per capsule, one capsule a day. Selenium at this dose supports thyroid hormone metabolism and acts as a cofactor for the body's own antioxidant enzymes. The glycinate form is used specifically because it's absorbed through a different gut pathway than selenium salts, which tends to mean less GI irritation.
200 mcg matches the dose used in most human thyroid-support and antioxidant trials, which commonly ran 200 mcg daily. It's well above the 55 mcg RDA but still under the 400 mcg tolerable upper limit, so it's a therapeutic dose rather than a maintenance one.
- thyroid hormone conversion support (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses)
- Selenium is a required cofactor for deiodinase enzymes that convert T4 to T3, and supplementation at 200 mcg has been shown to lower thyroid autoantibody levels in people with elevated antibodies.
- antioxidant enzyme activity (evidence: moderate, from human trials, mechanistic studies)
- Selenium is incorporated into glutathione peroxidase, and repletion in deficient individuals restores this enzyme's activity.
- general immune cell function (evidence: limited, from animal studies, small human trials)
- Selenium plays a role in immune cell signaling, but human trial evidence for immune benefits at this specific dose in non-deficient people is thin.
Read the literature: thyroid hormone conversion support on PubMed, antioxidant enzyme activity on PubMed, general immune cell function on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- someone with confirmed low selenium intake or status
- 200 mcg daily is a therapeutic dose that reliably raises selenium status when diet is lacking.
- people supporting thyroid hormone conversion
- selenium is a required cofactor for the enzymes that convert T4 to active T3.
- anyone who gets nauseous on selenite or selenate tablets
- the glycinate chelate form is gentler on the stomach than inorganic selenium salts.
Look elsewhere if
- anyone already eating a few Brazil nuts a day
- check dietary intake first since two or three Brazil nuts alone can exceed 200 mcg, and stacking that with this capsule pushes toward the 400 mcg upper limit.
- someone wanting general multivitamin-level insurance
- a multivitamin with 55 to 100 mcg of selenium is a better fit than a standalone 200 mcg therapeutic dose.
- pregnant people without guidance from a practitioner
- selenium needs are lower in pregnancy and doses like this should be confirmed with a healthcare provider first.
What to expect
Selenium status itself doesn't produce a feeling you notice day to day. Blood selenium levels rise within weeks, and any downstream effect on thyroid antibody levels or hormone conversion, if you have a deficiency to correct, tends to show up over two to three months, best tracked with bloodwork rather than by symptoms.
How it compares
- Compared with sodium selenite or selenate tablets
- the glycinate chelate is absorbed via amino acid transporters, which generally means better tolerance and less stomach upset. The tradeoff: selenite and selenate are cheaper and have a longer track record in large-scale trials.
- Compared with selenium from selenium-enriched yeast (selenomethionine)
- glycinate skips the sulfur-amino-acid pathway entirely, which some people prefer if they're sensitive to yeast-based products. The tradeoff: selenomethionine is the form used in the largest long-term cancer-prevention trials, so it has more research history behind it specifically.
Product details
- Active ingredient
- CanPrev - Selenium Glycinate 200mcg
- Ingredient form
- vcaps
- Strength
- 200 mcg
- Servings per container
- 120
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- independent laboratories
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- CanPrev
How to take it
Take 1 to 2 capsules daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May reduce absorption of certain antibiotics and thyroid medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about CanPrev - Selenium Glycinate 200mcg
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- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.