| The real benefits of Vitamin E may
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| | stress.Benefits of Vitamin E and Heart
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| surprise you. First of all, what is
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| | DiseaseDoes Vitamin E aid in the
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| Vitamin E? Vitamin E is not one nutrient
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| | prevention of heart disease? Well, the
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| but actually a group of eight nutrients
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| | jury's still out on this one.
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| known as tocopherols and tocotrienols.
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| | Theoretically, the benefits of Vitamin E
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| Each one of these groups is further
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| | and its ability to significantly reduce
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| broken down into alpha, beta, gamma and
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| | the progression of atherosclerotic plaque
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| delta.Alpha-tocopherol is the most active
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| | (buildup on the inside of your artery
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| and common form. This is the form most
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| | walls), says yes, without a doubt.An
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| often found in vitamin supplements. This
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| | article in the Journal of the American
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| is also the only form of Vitamin E given
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| | Medical Association says so also. Using
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| an RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance).
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| | angiography, a correlation was found
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| Folks who eat lots of fruits and
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| | between taking Vitamin E supplements and
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| vegetables and not much fat in their
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| | a reduction in coronary artery
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| diet, probably don't get their RDA of
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| | atherosclerosis. Remember the above
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| alpha-tocopherol. Although
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| | benefits of Vitamin E and how Vitamin E
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| alpha-tocopherol is the only Vitamin E
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| | acts as an antioxidant? Well this is the
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| component given an RDA, Gamma tocopherol
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| | same mechanism.As Jeffrey Blumberg,
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| is an important component as well.Vitamin
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| | Ph.D., F.A.C.N. of Tufts University,
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| E is an oil soluble vitamin and is stored
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| | Boston, Massachusetts states "... surveys
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| by your body.Benefits of Vitamin E and
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| | of over 200,000 people in different
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| What It Does For YouWhat does Vitamin E
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| | communities around the world have
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| do? Vitamin E acts as what's called an
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| | provided compelling evidence that diets
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| antioxidant. If you've read the section
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| | high in vitamin E and/or use of vitamin E
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| of my site on Health Supplements, you've
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| | supplements reduce the risk of heart
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| no doubt read about what an antioxidant
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| | disease."Dr. Blumberg stresses the
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| does. If not we can review quickly.The
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| | importance of making the distinction
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| cells of your body are under a lot of
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| | between what he calls primary and
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| stress... oxidative stress. Oxidative
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| | secondary prevention. Primary prevention
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| stress occurs when highly unstable
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| | focuses on groups of healthy people and
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| molecules called free radicals roam
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| | testing for new heart disease against
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| freely throughout your body. Free
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| | different levels of Vitamin E intake over
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| radicals are a by-product of not only the
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| | many years. Secondary prevention is
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| normal metabolic processes of your cells
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| | taking groups of folks with existing
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| but also your environment. Things such as
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| | heart disease and testing for a short
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| air pollution, sun exposure, ozone,
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| | duration using Vitamin E supplements
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| nitrous oxide (from auto exhaust),
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| | along with placebos.It is felt that the
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| cigarette smoke, alcohol consumption and
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| | results of some secondary trials (the
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| so on.Free radicals damage cell membranes
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| | ones that claim no beneficial
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| and can result in changes to your cells
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| | relationship between Vitamin E and heart
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| that cause chronic diseases down the
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| | disease) may be skewed by other factors
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| road. When your cells are being damaged
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| | in these heart patients such as smoking
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| by these free radicals, we say your cells
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| | and diabetes. Also the drugs that these
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| are experiencing oxidative stress... and
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| | folks are taking along with the Vitamin E
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| one of the benefits of Vitamin E is that
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| | supplements could also affect the outcome
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| it is an antioxidant and can
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| | of the research.Concerning the benefits
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| significantly neutralize the free
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| | of Vitamin E, Dr.
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| radicals that cause oxidative
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