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| Synthetic forms are called all-racemic, or dl-α-tocopherol. Vitamin E's versatility has led to fresh discoveries and consequent reports in the medical journals even today. The most potent and useful form of vitamin E is called alpha-tocopherol. The best sources of vitamin E are vegetable oils, such as corn oil, soy oil, and peanut oil. Animal fats, such as butter and lard, contain lower levels of the vitamin. Aging, thought to be a free-radical process, is accompanied by brittle membranes (a result of long-term oxidation of the membranes) and accumulating DNA damage. As an antioxidant, it protects the body from free radicals. It prevents the buildup of LDL cholesterol in the arterial wall. Dr. Abram Hoffer has treated an advanced case of Huntington's Chorea and returned the patient to apparent normalcy with large amounts of vitamin E (4,800 IU per day) along with niacin. It is said to be untreatable and invariably progresses to death, usually with severe mental deterioration to the point of insanity. Dr. Antonio J. DeLiz treated an advanced case of Crohn's disease (severe ileum or colon inflammation and ulceration with bloody diarrhea), another incurable disease, with remarkable results using 16,000 IU of vitamin E daily. Every case Dr. Shute treated resulted in a positive response, with some cases being fully cured. 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 relieves most cases of fibrocystic disease (breast lumps). These tiny infants enter the world before their tissues and organs are fully developed for life outside the mother's body. Often they must have oxygen supplementation in order to survive. However, this oxygen, while life-saving, may lead to serious complications such as blindness, lung engorgement and fibrosis (scar tissue), a serious form of anemia, and heart and liver damage. Counter-Indicators Caution: If you are taking anticoagulants, you should not take vitamin E supplements because vitamin E has its own anticoagulant properties. |