Vitamin E is a combination of fat-soluble, biologically active tocopherols and tocotrienols with strong antioxidant properties. Participate in protein synthesis and many important processes of tissue metabolism. There are eight forms of vitamin E, they are divided into two groups: tocopherols and tocotrienols. Of these, four are tocopherols and four to tocotrienols. They are indicated by the prefixes alpha, beta, gamma and delta. This fat-soluble vitamin settles in fatty tissues, its deficiency is not immediately detected, therefore it is diagnosed with great difficulty. This important vitamin comes with food. Tocopherol protects the body from viruses, prevents the oxidation of cells and their aging, promotes the resorption of blood clots and prevents their formation, is involved in cellular metabolism and respiration of cells. Thanks to this vitamin, the nutrition of cells improves, the walls of blood vessels and myocardium strengthen. According to the standard existing in our country, the daily need for tocopherol is 10 mg.
Vegetable oils, liver, chicken eggs, cereals, nuts, butter and milk contain tocopherol. The instruction informs that when it enters the body, the drug is absorbed (using bile acids) by 50%, metabolic products are excreted in the urine, and the non-absorbed part of the drug is excreted. With insufficient intake of vitamin in the body, the balance is disturbed: less is received than consumed. Due to the systemic deficiency of vitamin E, which is invisible and the main cause of many diseases, the working capacity decreases and the aging processes of the body are accelerated: free radicals induced at the cellular level lead to the appearance of many chronic degenerative diseases.
Vitamin E, as an antioxidant, helps stabilize cell membranes and protects the tissues of the skin, eyes, liver, mammary gland and testicles, which are more sensitive to oxidation. It protects the lungs from oxidative damage by harmful substances that enter the environment. Vitamin E helps maintain the biological activity of vitamin A - this is another very important fat-soluble vitamin. It also protects unsaturated fatty acids in the body and prevents the oxidation of certain hormones, such as those produced by the pituitary gland and adrenal glands. Free radical formation and oxidation processes are associated with the development of cancer, so nutritional antioxidants, including vitamin E, can help prevent tumor growth. In addition, tocopherol protects the body from viruses.
Vitamin E is useful for the prevention and treatment of numerous diseases. The antioxidant properties characteristic of it help in the treatment of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. Vitamin E supports the immune system by producing an immune protein that kills viruses, bacteria, and even cancer cells. It is known that this vitamin is effectively used in the prevention and treatment of herpes simplex (grouped vesicles with transparent contents form on an inflamed base), that is, tocopherol protects the body from herpes viruses, which are common and highly infectious and can stimulate the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Vitamin deficiency can lead to drowsiness, inability to concentrate, cause reproductive problems, muscle dystrophy, and nervous dysfunction. Also, some other factors can contribute to vitamin E deficiency. For example, poor absorption of fats, as it is a fat-soluble vitamin and the body cannot take it if there are no fats in the diet. Therefore, it must be borne in mind that the absorption of one nutrient depends on other nutrients. At the same time, a balanced diet is key to a healthy body and disease prevention, and tocopherol protects the body from viruses, preventing the formation of free radicals only under certain conditions, one of the main is the correct set of foods in the diet.
Vitamin E is available in the form of capsules containing 100 mg of the active substance in sunflower oil (tocopherol acetate). The instruction indicates that the usual daily dose can range from 100 to 300 mg. If necessary, it can be increased to 1000 mg per day. Possible allergic reactions occur with large doses in the form of diarrhea, abdominal pain. The drug can not be prescribed with hypersensitivity to tocopherol. During pregnancy or breastfeeding, vitamin E may be taken as directed by your doctor.