Health & Medicine: Vitamin E

Vitamin E
Vitamin E
Vitamin E Is Essential To Life........... We Cannot Live Without It!
Vitamin E is one of the most popular supplements, and for good reason - Vitamin E is an indispensable member of the body's antioxidant system. Vitamin E was discovered in 1922, but it is only in the last decade that the public began to be educated about the critical fact that vitamin E is not a single compound, but a general name for a whole family of compounds. The vitamin E most often referred to and sold in stores is a synthetic form of vitamin E called dl-alpha-tocopherol. This specific t...



Vitamin E
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that is a powerful antioxidant.  It comes in eight different forms with each having its own unique biological activity.  The most common form of vitamin E is Alpha tocopherol which has the highest antioxidant activity for humans.  As an antioxidant, vitamin E helps in cellular defense against the damage of free radicals.   Free radicals attack our bodies, they contribute to aging, increase the risk of cancer and heart disease. 


Vitamin E
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that protects the cells from free radicals attacks. Free radicals are responsible for the premature destruction of body cells, which results in stress and the diruption of the normal functioning of the body system. antioxidants like vitamin E can help reduce this destructive process. 



2008-08-07 19:14:13

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