Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that can help protect healthy cells and may promote heart health. Antioxidants work to fight off free radicals that can cause damage to healthy cells.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that fights damaging natural substances known as free radicals. It is incorporated into the fat-based tissues of the body, such as the heart, fat-carrier molecules such as LDL ("bad" cholesterol), and our cell membranes, where it acts to stabilize these structures and protect them from free radical attack. Vitamin E also protects our cells from compounds such as lead, mercury, and other heavy metals. Vitamin E is complimentary to vitamin C, and it’s recommended that people take them together. Water-soluble vitamin E is preferred for people who have difficulty absorbing fat and may suffer from deficiencies consuming fat-soluble vitamins. Because of vitamin E’s strong antioxidant effects, it’s an important part of an individual’s daily regimen, and addresses heart health, men’s and women’s health, longevity, prenatal care, memory, and fitness. People taking blood-thinning medication such as warfarin should use caution when taking high doses of vitamin E. Vitamin E intake should not exceed 1,000 I.U. per day.