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Vitamin E
Vitamin E is an extremely important fat-soluble antioxidant for the health of seniors, as well as skin and womens health.
Vitamin E insures the stability and integrity of cellular tissues and membranes throughout the body by preventing free radical damage.
Vitamin E also has direct effects on inflammation, blood cell regulation, and connective tissue growth..
There are eight forms of vitamin E: four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. Vitamin E natural tocopherols are thought to be more effective than synthetic vitamin E
Vitamin E & Food Sources: Vitamin E is found in nuts and seeds,, whole grains, vegetable oils, asparagus, avocado, beef, & seafood. Vitamin E is lost in food processing which includes milling, cooking, freezing,
long storage periods and when exposed to air.
Vitamin E & Seniors Health: Vitamin E
is an important health supplement for Seniors as it impacts several age-associated health problems:-
Vitamin E & Cognitive Health: Vitamin E may slow or retard the onset and progression of dementias. The brain is particularly vulnerable to oxidative stress, which is thought to play a role in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases and supplementation with Vitamin E has improved cognition in Alzheimer's and stroke dementias.
Vitamin E & Heart Health: Vitamin E consumption contributes to overall cardiovascular and circulatory health. Vitamin E decreases the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack), lessens the severity of many symptoms of atherosclerosis (poor circulation) & reduces the risk of a patient’s second heart attack
Vitamin E & Menopausal Health: Vitamin E helps reduce the short-term discomforts of menopause including hot flushes. A few studies suggest that vitamin E may be helpful in both the relief from and prevention of osteoarthritis
Vitamin E & Visual Health: Vitamin E intake appears to be associated with protection from cataracts. Observational studies have found that lens clarity, which is used to diagnose cataracts, was better in regular users of vitamin E supplements and in persons with higher blood levels of vitamin E
Vitamin E & Skin Health: Vitamin E is an antioxidant that enhances healing and tissue repair. It prevents cell damage by inhibiting the oxidation of lipids (fats) and the formation of free radicals.
Sebum (the skins natural oil) contains the highest concentrations of alpha-tocopherol and accounts for the high levels of vitamin E found in the outermost layers of the skin and in skin surface lipids.
Recent research from the University of Chicago reveals that supplements of either natural or synthetic source vitamin E almost double the levels of this important antioxidant on the skin’s surface. The take-up of oral vitamin E in the skin is largely dependent on sebaceous gland secretion.
Vitamin E & Womens Health: Vitamin E has some benefit for pre-menstrual
syndrome (PMS), especially breast tenderness. Vitamin E also promotes fertility.
Vitamin E & Safety Concerns: Recent adverse media reports have raised doubts about the safety of vitamin E. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines, which tend to be conservative and reflect the totality of scientific evidence on a nutrient recommend a daily upper limit of 1,500 IU of vitamin E. Vitamin E facts is a credible, science-based information from leading researchers and nutrition experts. |