VITAMIN E
Vitamin E is a vitamin that dissolves in fat. It is found in many foods including vegetable oils, cereals, meat, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and wheat germ oil. It is also available as a supplement.
The American Heart Association recommends obtaining antioxidants, including vitamin E, by eating a well-balanced diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains rather than from supplements until more is known about the risks and benefits of taking supplements.
Vitamin E is a vitamin that dissolves in fat. It is found in many foods including vegetable oils, cereals, meat, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and wheat germ oil. It is also available as a supplement.
- Vitamin E is used for treating vitamin E deficiency, which is rare, but can occur in people with certain genetic disorders and in very low-weight premature infants.
- Some people use vitamin E for treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels including hardening of the arteries, heart attack, chest pain, leg pain due to blocked arteries, and high blood pressure.
- Vitamin E is also used for treating diabetes and its complications.
- It is used for preventing cancer, particularly lung and oral cancer , polyps; and gastric, prostate, and pancreatic cancer.
- Vitamin E used for diseases of the brain and nervous system including Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease, night cramps, restless leg syndrome, and for epilepsy, along with other medications; also used for Huntington’s chorea, and other disorders involving nerves and muscles.
- Women use vitamin E for preventing complications in late pregnancy due to high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia), premenstrual syndrome (PMS), painful periods, menopausal syndrome, hot flashes associated with breast cancer, and breast cysts.
- To lessen the harmful effects of medical treatments such as dialysis and radiation. It is also used to reduce unwanted side effects of drugs such as hair loss in people taking doxorubicin and lung damage in people taking amiodarone.
- Vitamin E is sometimes used for improving physical endurance, increasing energy, reducing muscle damage after exercise, and improving muscle strength.
- Vit E for Medical Problems: like cataracts, asthma, respiratory infections, skin disorders, aging skin, sunburns, cystic fibrosis, infertility, impotence, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), peptic ulcers, for certain inherited diseases and to prevent allergies.
- Apply vitamin E to skin to keep it from aging and to protect against the skin effects of chemicals used for cancer therapy (chemotherapy).
The American Heart Association recommends obtaining antioxidants, including vitamin E, by eating a well-balanced diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains rather than from supplements until more is known about the risks and benefits of taking supplements.
Did u know Vit E is also good for HAIR GROWTH & HEALTH!!!
Vitamin E supplements: Take vitamins orally to help promote hair growth. Vit E is known to increase capillary growth, hence circulation & hair growth; it prevents hair loss & heart problems. It prevents split ends, help heal hair damaged by excessive use of a hair dryer, and cure dry hair/scalp as well.
The primary function of Vitamin E is as an antioxidant. It chiefly mops up reactive oxygen radicals produced from fat oxidation. This antioxidant action makes Vitamin E essential for regenerative functions in the body where it protects tissues and organs such as the hair from damages.
*Remember that there is no actual cure for hair loss, only treatments that may help.
The primary function of Vitamin E is as an antioxidant. It chiefly mops up reactive oxygen radicals produced from fat oxidation. This antioxidant action makes Vitamin E essential for regenerative functions in the body where it protects tissues and organs such as the hair from damages.
*Remember that there is no actual cure for hair loss, only treatments that may help.