Hi, I'm new to the forum. I'm also new to
taking supplements, due to family history
of heart problems on both sides of my
family, I thought it would be wise to
start watching my health.
I'm currently taking Omega Plus 3, 6, 9,
fish, flax, borage oils ( 3 capsules a
day) due to instructions. I'm also taking
CoQ10, B12, B6, folic acid.
My question is do I also need to take
vitamin E. I tried to research online, and
from my understanding it is considered an
antioxidant, but so isn't CoQ10 and I'm
already taking it.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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huffster
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Vitamin E Posted: 04-06-08 10:13am
It sounds like you're off to a great
start. Can I assume your family history
consists of some heart or cholesterol
issues? There are several studies out
there on the benefits of Vitamin E. One
of which was published in the 2005 JAMA
and involved 40,000 women. "...Vitamin E
was shown to confer a 24% decrease risk of
cardiovascular death" and in women over
65, it reduced the risk of cardiovascular
death by 49%.
A couple things to keep in mind. If you
decide to take vitamin E, make sure you
are getting the natural form. It's easy
enough to check. When you look at the
ingredients, the vitamin E should be in
the d-alpha tocopheryl form. The dl-alpha
tocopheryl is synthetic and does not
absorb as well (or at all). Most over the
counter vitamins use the dl-alpha version
because it's cheaper.
Additionally, grape seed extract and olive
oil are very good for heart disease. A
study was done on olive oil consuming
countries. The island of Crete (off
Greece) had the highest consumption of
olive oil and also has 40x less death from
heart disease than the U.S.
Lastly, try to make sure you are taking
pharmaceutical grade supplements. They
undergo more rigorous testing than over
the counter vitamins, are higher quality,
and dissolve better.
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slayersgrl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 04-06-08 15:42pm
Thanks huffster for the information.
You assumed right, family history of heart
and cholesterol problems.
I lost four members of my family within a
few months of eachother in 2006, (my
uncle, then my father, a cousin, and my
grandmother). It was the hardest yr of my
life. In the midst of all this, my oldest
daughter was getting married, so we were
planning a wedding. I started having
chest pain, kept putting it off thinking
it was due to all the stress. Got to the
place I couldn't ignore it any more so
went to doc. and to make a long story
short they found somethings on the nuclear
imaging that they didn't like so they want
me to do a heart cath......which to put
lightley.....I Do Not Want To Do!!!
I will be 40 this yr. My oldest child is
going to be 21 next month, my youngest is
4. (yeah, I know , I thought my best
friend needed her head examined when her
oldest was in high school and she decided
to get pregnant with her
youngest).....anyway, need to be around to
raise all my babies......so I started
looking into health...and trying to get
good info on supplements.......they kind
of scare me because there is so much
different info.....some say you can
overdose and they can be of more harm than
good...... I'll tell ya what....I've been
on these vitamins for going on three
months, and I do feel better. More energy
than I've had in a long time.
Sorry for rambling.....Thanks again for
the good info......
