Everyone seems to be searching for that fountain of youth these days.
We like to search for the easiest ways to reverse the hands of time.
We try to eat better, get more sleep, take a yoga class, and yet we
wonder if we can still do more. If you search the aisles of your local
pharmacy you will come upon bottles of Vitamin E. Our body does not
produce Vitamin E, but it can easily be found in our diets.
Open your refrigerator and you will find good sources of Vitamin E
such as green vegetables, almonds, wheat, grains, fish, and peanut
butter. This is a vitamin that is fat-soluble and is needed for proper
cell growth and cell function. It assists in the metabolic process and
to break down other organic molecules. Vitamin E has been glorified in
the past, as the one capsule that can erase all the years of damage
that your body has incurred overtime. The damage is the result of by-
products that are bodies expend when we are exposed to free radicals
in our environment. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can
damage other molecules such as our DNA, collagen, and enzymes. It is
also thought that Vitamin E prevents the growth of cancer cells and
can prevent heart diseases.
Is it really necessary to add Vitamin E in your diet? The question is
controversial and more studies need to be done on whether a younger,
healthy person really requires this vitamin. The recommended daily
amount for the average adult is 15 mg a day. In supplements, 1000 mg
is the maximum amount that should be taken. It is difficult to be
deficient because the human body only requires a small amount because
it stores Vitamin E and is able to reuse it over and over again.
Those that are truly deficient have symptoms such as muscle weakness,
wasting or loss of muscles, and anemia to name a few. Health ailments
that would cause a Vitamin E deficiency are pancreatic, biliary
diseases that affect the liver or gallbladder and cystic fibrosis. The
body is not able to absorb fat correctly. What if you do not fit in
any of these categories? There is
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