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Vitamin E ...
...the super vitamin used in numerous cancer studies and cancer
research
Vitamin E consists of a group of fat-soluble compounds which fall into two
sub-groups: First the tocopherols - widely available in Europe and second, the
tocotrienols - not on the European approved list and thought to be actively
"weaker" (but see breast cancer below).
The History of Vitamin E
In 1922 researchers stumbled on the fact that rats fed wheatgerm and lettuce were restored
to full reproductive health.
Factor X was dubbed the fertility vitamin and in 1936 it was renamed vitamin E.
Overview
Vitamin E is a super vitamin. The ultimate free radical buster.
Vitamin E helps prevent cell membranes, especially brain cells, blood cells and immune
cells from oxidative attack.
It literally stops the fat in them turning rancid. It is especially protective of both the
B and T lymphocytes in the immune system.
Vitamin E works as an antioxidant, particularly in the lungs, protecting against toxic
attack and air pollution.
Vitamin E protects against free radical damage throughout the body. Selenium helps its
action, whilst inorganic iron dostroys vitamin E's action.
It prevents the oxidative destruction of other vitamins such as beta carotene, vitamin C
and vitamin A.
Vitamin E works synergistically with Vitamin C and Vitamin A.
And it has certain, and very clear, anti-cancer benefits. It appears, for example, to
inhibit the growth of cancer cells at the local level.
Vitamin E and Cancer - A Summary
* Stomach cancer
Italian research has linked low vitamin E levels with stomach cancer.
* Cancer of the mouth and throat
A study in 1992 by the NCI shouwed that regular usage of vitamin E cut these cancers by 50
percent.
* Lung cancer
A study in 1990 at Louisiana University Medical Centre showed people with lung cancer had
significantly lower blood levels of vitamin E.
This was confirmed by a study in 1991 at John Hopkins School USA.
Again in 1991, a Finnish study amongst non-smoking men showed that men with the lowest
blood levels of vitamin E were three times more likely to develop cancer.
* Breast cancer
In the Spring of 2002, Life Extension magazine published an article in which it reviewed
12 different studies on vitamin E.
Its conclusion was that vitamin E (tocotrienol - but not tocopherol) reduced risk by as
much as 60 percent.
Our own St Bartholemew's Hospital has also shown that women with breast cancer have lower
blood levels of vitamin E (1992).
* Cervical cancer
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York showed women with the most severe lesions
had lower levels of blood serum vitamin E.
This was confirmed in Seattle where the highest blood serum levels reduced risk by two
thirds.
* Prostate cancer
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998) showed that a Finnish study, whilst
studying the vitamin E effects on smokers, spotted that among over 29,000 males, the
vitamin E study group had a 41 percent decrease in prostate cancer over the placebo group.
The protected group took 50mgs of alpha-tocopherol per day for 5-8 years.
* All cancers
Researchers at Tufts University in Boston (1990) showed that in people over 60 years of
age, a daily dose of 800 IU's of vitamin E significantly improved the immune system
function.
Natural Sources of Vitamins
Both plant and animal tissues contain Vitamin E; however since it is fat-soluble, the best
animal sources of vitamin E tend to come with high fat!
Tocotrienol vitamin E is found in unrefined palm oil and corn oil; whilst vitamin E is
generally found in sunflower seeds, almonds, soya and wheatgerm (best sources) plus green
leafy vegetables, liver, egg yolk, fresh oily fish, nuts in general, pumpkin and seseme
seeds, sweet potato, butter and whole grains.
The Enemies of Vitamins
Smoking, inorganic iron, cholesterol reducing drugs, mineral oils and polyunsaturated
fatty acids will all reduce levels of vitamin E in the blood serum. Women who are breast
feeding or pregnant, and people with low fat diets amlost certainly need supplementation.
Overcooking, particularly of oils, destroys vitamin E content.
This article has been reproduced with kind permission of Chris Woollams and "icon
integrated cancer and oncology news". For information on how to subscribe to the
magaizine, please go to: http://www.iconmag.co.uk
Nutritional Vitamin Supplements
o Maximol (liquid vitamins and
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o Orachel (multi-vitamin oral chelation
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o Revenol (powerful antioxidants)
Other Nutritional Information
o Facts about Vitamin E
o Studies Conducted on Vitamin E
o Specific Vitamins and their benefits
o The role of Vitamins in our bodies
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