Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

...of the extremely high selenium content. This has nothing to do with this brand but rather the nut itself. Selenium is a trace mineral and a necesssary one, but because we only need it in trace amounts eating more than 1 nut a day can cause selenium toxicity. 1 brazil nut has an entire days worth of selenium, eating 4 is considered the upper safe limit. More than that it cause selenium toxicity which can come from either acute (suddenly) or chronic (over time) ingestion. Selenium toxicity can kill you and there is no antidote for excess selenium. Severe symptoms include: brain fog, lethargy, dangerously high pulse, dangerously low blood pressure, tooth loss, hair loss, coma, and death. But, one nut a day can have amazing health benefits, lower risk of cancer, healthier liver, increases in both sperm count and motility. Treat like a drug, not like food. Do you own research online and make sure to only look at reputable sources. You are responsible for your health, no one else.