{"id":1014,"date":"2018-06-13T07:23:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T07:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2018-06-13T11:34:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T11:34:44","slug":"selenium-statin-medications-selenoproteins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/index.php\/selenium-statin-medications-selenoproteins","title":{"rendered":"Selenium and statin medications and selenoproteins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adequate synthesis of several selenoproteins \u2013 including the various glutathione peroxidases and thioredoxin reductases and Selenoprotein P \u2013 is important for the anti-oxidative defense of the cells. Professor Urban Alehagen and a group of Swedish researchers observed significantly reduced death from heart disease in a 10-year follow-up of healthy elderly study participants who were given four years of combined high-selenium yeast and Coenzyme Q10 supplementation. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a recent article on the web-site q10facts.com<\/em><\/a>, I have posted a summary of an article in which researchers discuss the various ways in which statin medications may increase patients\u2019 risk of atherosclerosis and heart failure.\u00a0 Yes, the Japanese and American researchers say, the statin medications do lower cholesterol levels [Okuyama]. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

But<\/em>, the guidelines for the use of statin medications need to be re-examined.\u00a0 The researchers say: There has been a remarkable increase in the incidence of heart failure<\/a> in the same period that statin medications have been used [Okuyama].<\/strong><\/p>\n

Furthermore, there are known mechanisms by which statin medications could be causing an increase in the incidence of atherosclerosis and heart failure.<\/strong><\/p>\n