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January 15 2008 at 10:45 am

Why Vitamin E Is Important For Women

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What is vitamin E?

Vitamin E is fat-soluble anti-oxidant that protects the body from cell damage.Vitamin E also prevents and dissolves blood clots.Vitamin E fights free radical damage that could potentially hurt your body.Vitamin E helps prevent cholesterol levels from soaring.Vitamin E helps boost the functionality of your body's immune system. Vitamin E has been linked to halt the onset of certain cancer types.Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin.Vitamin A is actually protected by vitamin E in the body.Vitamin E protects fatty acids from body cells" oxidation process.Further, vitamin E prevents body tissues from breaking down in the body. The recommended daily allowance of vitamin E is just 10 milligrams.

Why is vitamin E so important for us women?

Well, it's important for women, but vitamin E can be helpful for men and even children!There are four common diseases that effect people today that could be the result of a vitamin E deficiency.Let's discuss them.

  1. Heart disease.Vitamin E reduces the risk of coronary artery disease and keeps the heart healthy and can prevent heart disease in the future.
  2. Cancer.Is vitamin E the magic cure?No, but vitamin E protects against the development of cancers by enhancing the body's immune functioning system.
  3. Alzheimer's Disease.Vitamin E reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease by keeping the immune system functioning properly.
  4. Cataracts.Cataracts are growths on the lens of the eye that cloud the vision that could lead to blindness.Vitamin E protects eye health.

How can I make sure I get vitamin E in my diet so I don't have to suffer with any of those horrible diseases?

There are four ways in which you can get vitamin E in your diet everyday!

  1. Vegetable oils.Corn, canola, sunflower, sesame, cottonseed, peanut, rice bran, and palm oils are excellent sources of vitamin E.
  2. Nuts.Almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pistachios and hazelnuts are healthy nuts, but don't eat too much because they are a little high in (good) fat.
  3. Oil seeds, legumes and grains.Great sources of these are corn, lentils, wheat, rice, northern beans, chickpeas, and oats.
  4. Wheat germ oil.iconYou can find several forms of wheat germ oil to where it doesn't make your stomach upset.

With all the reasons why you should make sure vitamin E is in your diet, why shouldn't you try these foods that are rich in vitamin E?

Oh, you want to make sure you're getting the proper nutrition in your diet, but you don't want to pay most of your money and you don't want to go through some of the dangerous and harmful side effects?I have the perfect solution to your query.

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Sources: http://www.webmd.com/diet/vitamins-supplements-8/supplement-guide-vitamin-e http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20080122/vitamin-e-for-vitality

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