| Why should you take a vitamin E supplement? Vitamin | | | | diets. Damage to red blood cells and destruction of |
| E is an antioxidant that is significant in the deterrence | | | | nerves may result if someone becomes deficient in |
| of cardiovascular disease and cancer. That alone can | | | | the vitamin. |
| be reason enough for many people to include this | | | | Signs of a vitamin E deficiency can include infertility in |
| valuable vitamin supplement in their daily regime. But | | | | both women and men. Other signs include menstrual |
| this important vitamin helps our bodies in many ways. | | | | problems, spontaneous miscarriage, and uterine |
| Vitamin E is useful in treating premenstrual syndrome; it | | | | degeneration. Shortened red blood cell life span and |
| promotes normal blood clotting and healing, and | | | | neuromuscular impairment are also signs of a |
| reduces scarring from some wounds. It improves our | | | | deficiency of this vitamin. |
| circulation, is essential for tissue repair and helpful when | | | | Relationships between bowel cancer and low levels of |
| treating fibrocystic disease of the breast. Vitamin E | | | | vitamin E in one's body have been discovered. The |
| helps reduce blood pressure, improves athletic | | | | same has also been learned with breast cancer and |
| performance, and aids in preventing cataracts. It helps | | | | low levels of the vitamin. |
| relax leg cramps, sustains healthy nerves and muscles | | | | Zinc is needed in order for the body to maintain proper |
| and strengthens capillary walls. It helps prevent an eye | | | | levels of vitamin E in the blood. |
| disorder that can affect premature infants, retrolental | | | | If you take an iron supplement and vitamin E they |
| fibroplasia. It helps to prevent anemia. It also supports | | | | should be taken at different times of the day not |
| healthy hair and skin. | | | | together. Organic iron will leave the vitamin intact. If an |
| Vitamin E is actually a family of eight different | | | | inorganic form of iron is taken it will destroy the vitamin. |
| molecules. These molecules are related and fall into | | | | Some cautions should be followed when taking vitamin |
| two major groups; tocopherols and tocotrienols. Each | | | | E. In the case of high blood pressure, start with small |
| group has gamma, delta and alpha beta forms. The | | | | doses such as 200 IU (international units) daily, slowly |
| alpha-tocopherol form is the most potent form of the | | | | increasing to the desired amount. Do not take more |
| vitamin. | | | | than the recommended doses if you suffer from |
| Due to our diets consisting of so many over | | | | rheumatic heart disease, diabetes, or an overactive |
| processed foods epidemiological links have been | | | | thyroid. Do not take more than 1,200 IU of the vitamin |
| recognized between the increase in the occurrence of | | | | daily if you take a blood thinner (anticoagulant |
| heart disease and increasing lack of vitamin E in our | | | | medication). |