Vitamin E Benefits
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Vitamin E benefits include:
- Vitamin E helps the immune system work more effectively
The immune system requires adequate levels of vitamin E to help fortify the white blood cells and help the immune system fight infection and disease more effectively. Vitamin E helps to improve resistance to infection and disease. Lack of vitamin E is implicated in many disease as it causes a weakening of the immune system. - Vitamin E improves blood flow
Vitamin E has blood thinning properties, which means it helps to improve blood flow in the arteries and helps to enable better blood flow and circulation to the extremities (hands and feet). Circulatory disorders such as angina and intermittent claudation respond well to vitamin E supplementation. Studies show that vitamin E appears to reduce symptoms associated with circulatory disorders without any of the side effects associated with blood thinning medications. People that have circulatory disorders should never self-medicate and take vitamin E to help with their condition, especially if they are already taking blood thinning medications - the combination of the medications and vitamin E may be really dangerous as it could cause them to bleed internally. - Vitamin E lowers LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels
Numerous studies show that vitamin E also lowers the LDL ("bad") and increased HDL ("good") cholesterol levels in the blood, thereby reducing heart disease risk. The studies showed that vitamin E prevented the oxidation of cholesterol by free radicals. Other studies have shown that vitamin E may help to remove fats from the walls of arteries and reduce risk of clogged arteries that can cause a heart attack or stroke. - Vitamin E prevents atherosclerosis, a serious heart condition, which can lead to heart attack or stroke
Studies have also shown that vitamin E prevents a serious heart condition called atherosclerosis, which is where the arteries harden, clot and stroke or heart attack results. Vitamin E has the effect of thinning the blood, so that clots do not form so easily if this vitamin is in good supply in the diet, reducing risk of heart conditions such as atherosclerosis. - Vitamin E is important for heart health
Numerous important studies show that vitamin E is especially beneficial in lowering risk of coronary heart disease. The studies showed that people who either used a supplement of ate foods high in vitamin E lowered their risk of coronary heart disease by at least 35-40% than people who did not have adequate levels of this vitamin. The studies of men showed that the reduced risk occurred even if there was no change blood cholesterol levels and that people with the higher blood levels of vitamin E had the most protection against risk of coronary heart disease. Yet another study showed that vitamin E supplements stopped blood from being too sticky and clotting, increasing risk for heart disease and stroke. While many studies have shown that vitamin E is very beneficial for preventing heart disease in the first place, but it also helps to prevent existing heart conditions from getting any worse. The studies found that more than 60% of heart disease could be prevented if people had adequate levels of vitamin E.
Numerous studies show that vitamin E also lowers the LDL ("bad") and increased HDL ("good") cholesterol levels in the blood, thereby reducing heart disease risk
- Vitamin E may have anti-carcinogenic properties
Many studies have shown that vitamin E may be a potent anti-carcinogenic vitamin through its antioxidant properties, by neutralising free radical damage and preventing carcinogenic compounds from causing a malignancy. Research shows that vitamin E prevents the formation of the carcinogenic substance nitrosamines when foods high in the artificial preservatives nitrites and nitrates are ingested (cured meat, deli meat, sausages, pollution, cigarette smoke). - Vitamin E protects against many types of cancers
Numerous studies have shown that vitamin E protects the body from development of a whole range of different types of cancers. Both human and animal studies suggest that vitamin E has this anti-cancer protective effect. Research on animals has also shown that not only is the oral version of vitamin E helpful for protecting against cancer, but topical creams with vitamin E added are really beneficial in protecting the skin of the animals against the free radical damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) light, which can lead to skin cancer if damage is ongoing. Other research shows that vitamin E is also beneficial in treating existing cancers by shrinking the tumours (animal studies) as well protecting healthy cells from the damaging effects of chemotherapy without reducing the effectiveness of the chemotherapy drugs. - Vitamin E protects against damage from many toxins
Vitamin E helps to protect the body from the potential damage that is caused by inhalation or ingestion of heavy metals such as mercury, lead as well as other toxins such as tetrachloride, benzene, ozone, nitrous oxide by preventing these chemicals from causing any damage in the body, though its actions as an antioxidant. It helps to eliminate these toxins before they can damage any of the cells in the body. - Vitamin E helps with wound healing
Vitamin E may help with wound healing as it helps to speed up recovery and reduces the amount of scar tissues and inflammation around the wound. Many topical creams contain vitamin E for this reason. Research shows that not only does vitamin E help with external wounds on the skin, but it can help to heal internal wounds too. - Vitamin E helps with fibrocystic breast disease
Research has shown that vitamin E supplementation can help reduce fibrocystic breast disease in women especially. This condition causes benign breast lumps (usually cysts) to be formed in the breasts which cause discomfort and pain. One study showed that women who were given vitamin E supplements, 85% of the women experienced a reduction in the number of cysts and as well as reduction in pain, with 38% of the women having no more cysts at the conclusion of supplementation with vitamin E. - Vitamin E helps with PMS
Vitamin E has also been shown to help women who suffer from pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) by reducing some of the symptoms associated with this disorder, such as bloating, breast tenderness and mood problems.