The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that vitamin E may reduce the risk of bone fracture. Can vitamin E reduce bone fracture risk? 61,433 women and 1,138 men were studied for a period of 19 years. Within this group 14,738 women experienced an initial fracture. Serum concentrations of vitamin E as well as supplemental […]
Skin Care Discovery
After 35 years in the alternative health care industry, I developed a unique antioxidant product based on vitamin E. Actually not just any vitamin E, these are vitamin E compounds not commonly available in consumer healthcare products. After introducing and using the product myself, I spent the first two months blogging about the unique aspects […]
Vitamin E in Foods
Compared to supplements, there is a surprisingly small amount of vitamin E in foods. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes a Nutrient Database with an immense amount of information. You can search this database to find out what foods contain certain nutrients and in what amounts. You can also search to find what […]
What can Vitamin E do for me?
What can Vitamin E do for me? Vitamin E protects cells from the damage caused by free radicals formed when food is converted into energy. People are also exposed to free radicals from cigarette smoke, air pollution, and ultraviolet light from the sun. When cells are protected, so are we. Because of this, vitamin E […]
A Warning About Glycols
I would like to share a personal experience about glycols and how hidden ingredients can impact our health. I recently attended an international trade show focused on dietary supplement ingredients. There were signs everywhere that read TPGS, E-TPGS, TPGS-1000 to promote the hottest new vitamin E ingredient. The T stands for Tocopherol which is vitamin […]