Sources of vitamin E

Vitamin E in its natural form is known as d-alpha-tocopherol is more available for and in the human blood and tissues.  It is a potent powerful antioxidant that prevents cell damage that can be caused by free radicals by inhibiting the oxidation of lipids (fats in the body). It protects other fat-soluble vitamins from destruction by oxygen. Vitamin E improves oxygen utilization, vitamin A utilization and helps boost immune system. It helps protect low-density lipoproteins (LDL) from oxidization therefore preventing cardiovascular diseases linked to oxidized LDL. Vitamin E helps prevent blood platelet aggregation (clotting). 

 Vitamin E is found in plant-based food such as avocados, cold-pressed vegetable oil like (olive oil, flax-seed oil, soybean, sunflower and safflower), dark leafy vegetables like spinach, kale etc; legumes, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts), seeds, and whole grains, brown rice, cornmeal, dulse, organic eggs, sea kelp, plant-based milk, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, watercress, wheat, and wheat germ. 

Vitamin E is also found in herbs like alfalfa, bladder-wrack, dandelion, dong quai, flax-seed, nettle, oat straw, raspberry leaf, and rose hips.

Vitamin E is essential for life and deficiency in vitamin E could damage red blood cells and destroy the nerves. True vitamin E deficiency is rare, but low intake (lower than required) is relatively common. Low levels of vitamin E in the body have been linked to bowel and breast cancer. Signs and symptoms of vitamin E deficiency may include infertility in both men and women, menstrual problems, neuro-muscular impairment, shortened red blood cell life span, spontaneous abortion (miscarriage), and uterine degeneration.  Most people with impaired balance and coordination or pigmented retinopathy (damage to the retina) may be deficient in Vitamin E. Individuals with severe malnutrition, genetic defects affecting a liver protein known as alpha-tocopherol transfer protein (alpha-TTP) are deficient in vitamin E. Those who have problems absorbing fat due to cystic fibrosis, cholestatic liver disease, or crohn's disease may be deficient in Vitamin E; making it very necessary that you eat foods high in vitamin E and that you get vitamin E supplement.

Buy Vitamin E Now

When buying vitamin E supplement, avoid synthetic vitamin E dl-alpha tocopherol because it is only 67 percent as active as the natural form. Read your supplement label closely, the natural form of vitamin E is listed as d-alpha-tocopherol, rrr-alpha-tocopherol, d-alpha-tocopherol acetate or d-alpha-tocopherol succinate. The synthetic form is listed as dl-alpha-tocopherol or all-rac alpha-tocopherol (watch out for the l after the d). The synthetic form costs only about half as much as the natural form, but it is significantly less active or potent. Some vitamin manufacturers have been known to mix 10 percent natural and 90 percent synthetic vitamin E, and then label the product natural. It is your responsibility to check the label and make sure it says 100 percent potency or 100 percent natural vitamin E. If you take both E and iron supplements, take them at different times of the day because inorganic forms of iron such as ferrous sulfate can destroy vitamin E while organic iron (ferrous gluconate or ferrous fumurate) leaves vitamin E intact.

Vitamin E is essential for health--(reduce your risk for breast cancers and cardiovascular disease common amongst women) and beauty, It helps keep skin, hair and nail healthy.