Health Vitamins and Minerals Guide

 The term vitamin E describes a family of eight antioxidants, four tocopherols, alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-, and four tocotrienols (also alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-). Alpha-tocopherol is the only form of vitamin E that is actively maintained in the human body and is therefore, the form of vitamin E found in the largest quantities in the blood and tissue (1). Because alpha-tocopherol is the form of vitamin E that appears to have the greatest nutritional significance, it will be the primary topic of the following discussion. It is also the only form that meets the latest Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin E. (more…)

The most active form of Vitamin E is Alpha Tocopherol, a Powerful Antioxidant that aids blood circulation and provides some relief for asthmatic sufferers.

Laboratory tests have shown that vitamin E inhibits atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, through it’s Antioxidant properties. This would lead one to believe, that the long term use, of Vitamin E supplements, may be a protection against heart disease. Vitamin E may also help prevent the formation of blood clots, which could lead to a heart attack. Observational studies have associated lower rates of heart disease with higher vitamin E intake. (more…)