Like vitamin C, vitamin E in the form commonly found in the commercial setting, acts as an antioxidant. Unfortunately d-alpha tocopherol is the only form recognized by the government as vitamin E. There are seven tocopherols in naturally occurring vitamin E. These tocopherols are natural antioxidants, and like ascorbic acid, protect the active components of the oil.
The active components contained in the whole vitamin complex, which we call vitamin E, (before being refined), include components rarely discussed in nutritional literature. We do hear about selenium, and how it facilitates vitamin E function, but substances known as xanthine, lipositols, as well as factors which have names like F-1, F-2, E-2, and E-3 are rarely defined. Consequently, since these aren’t well known, they aren’t considered important. Commercial vitamin E lacks all these nutrients, and is rated only according to the amount of alpha tocopherol contained in the supplement.
Tocopherols are measured on the basis of cell growth. Kids with acne, tend to have it more at a time when their sex organs are beginning to develop and require greater amounts of vitamin E. Without enough in their diet, the gonads take what should be protecting their skin. Abnormal skin growth results, leaving the skin unprotected. Without protection, bacteria which normally inhabits your skin in a healthy manner, like the bacteria in your gut, may become altered and be an enemy to the skin.
High potency vitamin E acts similar to a drug in it’s effect. It may relieve the pains of angina by increasing oxygen to the heart, stopping the muscle cramping, but over time, as the co-factors are being used up, the angina comes back. By increasing the dose, the benefit is no longer seen, as the functional elements have been used up.
When using high potency vitamin E you’re actually consuming a refined food. When we consume refined foods, we set in motion deficiency syndromes. Attempting to correct deficiencies with more refined foods is a dead-end process.
When consuming the full spectrum of vitamin E, which is found in oils, you really need no more than a few milligrams of the alpha tocopherol. What we see in stores, runs anywhere from 100 to 1000 mg of the alpha tocopherol. To achieve this kind of potency, all the co-factors have been thrown out while only the desired alpha tocopherol is highly concentrated. This high potency is desirable to the misinformed, who’ve been convinced that the bigger the number, the more affective the supplement.
Naturally occurring vitamin E is found in oils like wheat germ oil. When wheat is refined, the natural oil of the germ, which contains an excellent source of vitamin E, is discarded. For this reason, the use of refined grains in the diet, puts a burden on the body for the required natural balancing effect of these oils.
Dr George Goodheart, who created the method of nutritional evaluation known as Applied Kinesology, would take physicians and test them for vitamin E. When they tested deficient, he would have them take their high potency vitamin E product and re-test. They would still test deficient after that. He then would have them take a 2 international unit whole food vitamin E product and they would test sufficient. This showed that the synthetic, high potency vitamin E was in fact creating more problems than it was curing.
The product which Dr Goodheart was using, not only contained all the tocopherols the body required, but also the selenium, manganese, vitamin F, Vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin D. In tuning up your V-8 engine, are you going to change only one spark plug, or are you going to insure all cylinders are firing properly? In thinking about treating the whole body, I have to insist on whole nutrition, not high potency synthetics.
Just a note on one of the components of naturally occurring vitamin E. The element identified as E-2 is a component which facilitates oxygen delivery into the tissues. When I find patients dealing with cramps which haven’t yielded to calcium, magnesium or potassium, I need to ask if they’re using a high potency vitamin supplement, which has created a deficiency of this critical element. If so, they need to quit whipping a tired horse with high potency supplements, and feed it with appropriate nutrition instead. Whole food nutrition makes a difference that lasts.
The active components contained in the whole vitamin complex, which we call vitamin E, (before being refined), include components rarely discussed in nutritional literature. We do hear about selenium, and how it facilitates vitamin E function, but substances known as xanthine, lipositols, as well as factors which have names like F-1, F-2, E-2, and E-3 are rarely defined. Consequently, since these aren’t well known, they aren’t considered important. Commercial vitamin E lacks all these nutrients, and is rated only according to the amount of alpha tocopherol contained in the supplement.
Tocopherols are measured on the basis of cell growth. Kids with acne, tend to have it more at a time when their sex organs are beginning to develop and require greater amounts of vitamin E. Without enough in their diet, the gonads take what should be protecting their skin. Abnormal skin growth results, leaving the skin unprotected. Without protection, bacteria which normally inhabits your skin in a healthy manner, like the bacteria in your gut, may become altered and be an enemy to the skin.
High potency vitamin E acts similar to a drug in it’s effect. It may relieve the pains of angina by increasing oxygen to the heart, stopping the muscle cramping, but over time, as the co-factors are being used up, the angina comes back. By increasing the dose, the benefit is no longer seen, as the functional elements have been used up.
When using high potency vitamin E you’re actually consuming a refined food. When we consume refined foods, we set in motion deficiency syndromes. Attempting to correct deficiencies with more refined foods is a dead-end process.
When consuming the full spectrum of vitamin E, which is found in oils, you really need no more than a few milligrams of the alpha tocopherol. What we see in stores, runs anywhere from 100 to 1000 mg of the alpha tocopherol. To achieve this kind of potency, all the co-factors have been thrown out while only the desired alpha tocopherol is highly concentrated. This high potency is desirable to the misinformed, who’ve been convinced that the bigger the number, the more affective the supplement.
Naturally occurring vitamin E is found in oils like wheat germ oil. When wheat is refined, the natural oil of the germ, which contains an excellent source of vitamin E, is discarded. For this reason, the use of refined grains in the diet, puts a burden on the body for the required natural balancing effect of these oils.
Dr George Goodheart, who created the method of nutritional evaluation known as Applied Kinesology, would take physicians and test them for vitamin E. When they tested deficient, he would have them take their high potency vitamin E product and re-test. They would still test deficient after that. He then would have them take a 2 international unit whole food vitamin E product and they would test sufficient. This showed that the synthetic, high potency vitamin E was in fact creating more problems than it was curing.
The product which Dr Goodheart was using, not only contained all the tocopherols the body required, but also the selenium, manganese, vitamin F, Vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin D. In tuning up your V-8 engine, are you going to change only one spark plug, or are you going to insure all cylinders are firing properly? In thinking about treating the whole body, I have to insist on whole nutrition, not high potency synthetics.
Just a note on one of the components of naturally occurring vitamin E. The element identified as E-2 is a component which facilitates oxygen delivery into the tissues. When I find patients dealing with cramps which haven’t yielded to calcium, magnesium or potassium, I need to ask if they’re using a high potency vitamin supplement, which has created a deficiency of this critical element. If so, they need to quit whipping a tired horse with high potency supplements, and feed it with appropriate nutrition instead. Whole food nutrition makes a difference that lasts.
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