Ortho Molecular Products - Reacted Selenium - 90 Capsules

Reacted Selenium: A Trace Mineral Your Body Can't Make Itself

Selenium is a trace mineral, which is a funny way of saying your body needs almost none of it, but if you have zero of it, that's a whole different problem. Ortho Molecular Products figured out that "reacted" selenium, meaning it's bonded to an amino acid before it gets to you, absorbs a lot better than the plain stuff just sitting in a capsule hoping you'll notice it. This one supports your body's antioxidant defense system and helps maintain healthy immune function, which sounds abstract until you remember your immune system is doing unpaid overtime every single day.

Ninety capsules per bottle. That's ninety days if you take one a day, which is the kind of math I can actually do without a calculator. Selenium also plays a role in supporting healthy thyroid function, because your thyroid apparently needs a mineral you've never thought about once in your life to keep doing its job quietly in the background. It's a small mineral with a big résumé.

Why "Reacted" Matters

A lot of minerals get taken with a shrug and passed right through you, which is a nice way of saying wasted. Ortho Molecular reacts their selenium with amino acids so your body recognizes it as something to actually use instead of something to politely ignore on its way out. That's the whole pitch. Not flashy. Just chemistry doing what chemistry is supposed to do.

• Supports the body's antioxidant defense system
• Contributes to healthy thyroid function
• Supports healthy immune system function
• Formulated with highly absorbable, amino acid reacted selenium
• 90 capsules for extended daily use

Who Reaches for This

People who want a trace mineral covered without adding another eleven ingredients they can't pronounce. This is a one-note formula, and the note it plays is selenium, clearly and without distraction. It fits easily alongside a multivitamin or whatever else is already lined up on your counter looking important.

Take it daily, ideally with food, mostly because everything is better with food, that's not a scientific claim, that's just a fact about breakfast. As part of an overall healthy lifestyle, Reacted Selenium supports overall vitality and gives your antioxidant systems one less thing to worry about. It won't announce itself. Trace minerals never do. But your body notices when it's not getting one, and this is Ortho Molecular's answer to that quiet gap.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.