Selenium’s Gift to Hometown Health
QIZHE WEN
My hometown Enshi in Hubei holds the globe’s only verified independent selenium deposit—local rocks have up to 66.66mg/kg of this mineral, 11 times higher than comparable formations.
A nationwide survey shows 53% of Chinese students have myopia, but Enshi’s juvenile rate is far lower. Selenium shields lens proteins from oxidation, boosts ocular microcirculation, and slows eye axis growth. Enshi’s cancer incidence is merely 0.00468%, well below the national average.
“This is a blessing from selenium-rich earth,” my mother says proudly.
我的家乡在湖北省恩施土家族苗族自治州，拥有全球唯一探明的独立硒矿床。家乡的岩石硒含量最高达66.66mg/kg，是同类岩石的 11 倍。
恩施州的调研数据显示：全国中小学生近视率高达53%，恩施州的中小学近视率远低于这个数字。因为硒能保护晶状体蛋白质不被氧化，还能改善眼部微循环，减缓眼轴增长。家乡癌症发病率仅4.68/10万，远低于全国平均水平。
妈妈说这是“硒土养出来的福气”。