If you’re like most vitamin buyers, you are familiar with 400 IU vitamin E and might be considering a purchase right now. If so, I urge you to spend a few minutes to reconsider. Recent research indicates this is not the best move for your current and future vitality. The reasons you should avoid a […]
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Ultimate Antioxidant?
Ever since Dr. Denham Harman postulated the Free Radical Theory of Aging in the 1950’s, there has been an ever increasing focus on antioxidants to support both a long, youthful life. His research showed that free radicals cause damage to cells and that antioxidants can block that damage. Over the years the focus on antioxidants […]
Vitamin E may Reduce Bone Fracture Risk
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 […]
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 […]