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| Alternative Names: The tocopherols. The natural form is the isomer d-α-tocopherol (or RRR-alpha tocopherol). Vitamin E occurs in foods in a variety of related forms. The most potent and useful form of vitamin E is called alpha-tocopherol. Corn oil contains about 16mg of alpha-tocopherol per 100gm; wheat-germ oil contains 120mg alpha-tocopherol per 100gm. Fish, eggs and beef contain relatively low levels of the vitamin, with about 1mg per 100gm. While helping myocardium (heart muscle) use oxygen more efficiently, vitamin E can even lift HDL (good) cholesterol levels. This disease involves nerve and muscle degeneration and wasting. Dr. Wilfred Shute, too, was able to bring relief to several individuals with Crohn's disease who telephoned or wrote him after he lectured in Australia. Vitamin E counters most of the pollutants in the air, minimizes the damage caused by the side-effects of many drugs, and combats several forms of industrial stress. Vitamin E is anti-infective, anti-viral, and anti-fungal. Counter-Indicators Caution: If you are taking anticoagulants, you should not take vitamin E supplements because vitamin E has its own anticoagulant properties. |