Selenium’s Gift to Hometown Health​

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”。

Selenium in Daily Life Uncovered​

In 2025’s summer, Mom’s friend took me to Wuling Mountain’s Chinese medicinal testing center. I watched technicians use precise tools to measure selenium in Enshi Yulu and Lichuan Hong teas.

Selenium proteins and glutathione peroxidase-once abstract in my biology textbook—became tangible: they’re in Grandpa’s hypertension meds, Mom’s skincare antioxidants, and my brother’s post-workout selenium yeast tablets.

“Enshi’s selenium isn’t for flaunting,” Mom stressed, “but a gift for preserving life.”

2025年的暑假，妈妈的闺蜜带着我参观了武陵山中药材检验检测中心。在实验室里亲眼看到技术员用精密仪器检测恩施玉露和利川红的硒含量。

生物课本里的硒蛋白、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶不再抽象，它们就是外公降压药里的辅助成分，是妈妈护肤品里的抗氧化因子，是弟弟运动后补充体力的硒酵母片。

妈妈告诉我“恩施的富硒资源不是炫耀的资本，而是守护生命的礼物。”

QIZHE WEN