d-Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E)

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that helps neutralize free radicals in your body. It especially helps protect cell membranes, keeping skin, heart, nerve, muscle and red blood cells healthy.

d-Alpha-Tocopherol is not only the most biologically active form of Vitamin E,^[1] but could also be one of the most powerful antioxidants available. Its high level of biological activity is due in part to it being continually recycled by the liver; thus, protecting the body against lipid peroxidation and polyunsaturated fat.

Some believe Vitamin E supports the body against cancer causing agents by enhancing immune function, especially when combined with Vitamin C. Vitamin E may also help prevent the formation of blood clots,^[2] which could lead to a heart attack. A study even suggests lower rates of heart disease is related to higher Vitamin E intake.^[3]

The problem most people face is not a gross deficiency of Vitamin E, but a consistently low level of it over many decades. This is one possible reason we encounter more disease and illness as we age.

Ingredient Research
1. Traber MG. Utilization of vitamin E. Biofactors. 1999;10(2-3):115-120.
2. Glynn RJ, Ridker PM, Goldhaber SZ, Zee RY, Buring JE (2007). "Effects of random allocation to vitamin E
    supplementation on the occurrence of venous thromboembolism: report from the Women's Health
    Study". Circulation 116 (13): 1497–503.
3. Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Ascherio A, Giovannucci E, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Vitamin E consumption and the risk of
    coronary heart disease in men. N Engl J Med. 1993;328(20):1450-1456.

Additional Resources
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_E
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-Tocopherol