Vitamin E
Vitamin E are widely distributed in nature and vitamin E-rich foods: wheat germ, soybeans, vegetable oils, nuts, Brussels sprouts, green leafy vegetables, spinach, add nutrients flour, whole wheat, not refined products of cereals, eggs. In recent years, there are two types of vitamin E; synthetic and natural, the both are effective but the natural vitamin E is easier to absorb for human body. The natural vitamin E can retention longer time in human tissue, the effect may be double up compare with synthesis vitamin E.
Vitamin E is most extensive effect than any of the major nutrients in the human body. Vitamin E has a very good oxidation resistance in the body. Vitamin E is also able to maintain the integrity of red blood cells; improve the synthesis of anti-pollution and anti-sterile effect. Vitamin E has been widely used in anti-aging and it may be elimination the sediment of lipofuscin in the cells to improve the cell's normal function for slow down the aging process of cells and its liposolubility can be stored in the liver, adipose tissue, heart, muscle, testis, uterus, blood, kidneys, vice, in the pituitary and so on.
People gradually realize that the vitamin E has antioxidant function and may work with variety of enzymes in the body together for constitute anti-oxidation system. It may also have the protection of the cytoskeleton, nucleic acids and against free radical attack. Therefore, vitamin E has certain function in maintenance of the immune, nervous, cardiovascular functioning, anti-atherosclerosis, anti-aging and anti-cancer. At the same time, vitamin E has a certain degree of immunological function and able to improve the proliferation of T lymphocytes and mononuclear cells secrete cytokines.
Vitamin E can improve peripheral blood circulation; prevent atherosclerosis, maintenance the integrity of red blood cells, white blood cells, brain cells, epithelial cells and in order to maintain normal function for muscle, nerve and blood vessel system. Some study also found that vitamin E has similar physiological effects of ginseng, such as a protective effect on gastric ulcer; improve the synthesis of DNA and protein; extend the lifetime of red blood cells; enhanced activity of disease-free and antioxidant. It can also enhance the resistance and maintenance normal permeability of skin capillary, to improve blood circulation and adjustment reproductive function. Vitamin E also can be used for coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, habitual abortion, muscular dystrophy, muscle cramps, neonatal scleroderma, and lupus erythematosus.
The benefits of vitamin E also include:
- Vitamin E has a strong antioxidant to prevent fat compounds, vitamin A, selenium (Se), two kinds of amino acids and sulfur oxidation of vitamin C; also anti-free radical for slow cell oxidation and aging.
- Enhance the function of vitamin A.
- Vitamin E also a very important vasodilator, anti-clotting agent can protection of cardiovascular for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
- Supply the oxygen in the body so that you become more endurance
- Enhance the liver's detoxification function Prevent blood coagulation
- Alleviate fatigue
- Can prevent the scars left behind can also speed up the rehabilitation of burns
- Help to alleviate the hand, foot and leg cramps and stiffness
- Lower the risk of ischemic heart disease
- Reduce premenstrual phase syndrome; Prevents the miscarriage
- Increase the sex hormone secretion to improve the reproductive ability
- Prevention of senile dementia
- Prevention of cataracts and macular degeneration
- Assist in the treatment of diabetes
A daily dose of Vitamin E is 100mg. When taken more than 400mg a day, vitamin E will have some mild anticoagulant effect. When the daily dose of vitamin E is more than 3200 international units per day, it has the toxic effect and the symptoms headache, diarrhea, increased blood pressure, and other symptoms.