THE SELECTION AND THERAPEUTIC USE OF VITAMIN E

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THE SELECTION AND THERAPEUTIC USE OF VITAMIN E

 

Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin with no known toxicity. Other fat

soluble vitamins, such as Vitamins A and D, are potentially toxic if a

person took way too much of them. Vitamin E is remarkably safe; doctors

have given quantities as high as 3200 International Units (I.U.) per day

harmlessly. This is over 100 times the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance

(R.D.A.).

 

The natural form of vitamin E is called " D-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL, " and is made

from vegetable oil. The synthetic form is DL-alpha tocopherol. Not a big

difference in name, is it. There is evidence that the natural " D "

(dextro-, or right-handed) molecular form of Vitamin E is more useful to

the body than is the synthetic. The natural form is also more expensive,

but not much more. In choosing a Vitamin E supplement, you should

carefully read the label... the ENTIRE label. It is remarkable how many

natural-looking brown bottles with natural-sounding brand names contain a

synthetic vitamin.

 

SUCCESSFUL REPORTED THERAPEUTIC USES OF VITAMIN E

 

According to Wilfrid Shute, M.D. and Evan Shute, M.D., Vitamin E in

quantity has many benefits. One is an oxygen-sparing effect on heart

muscle. Another benefit is that Vitamin E helps to gradually break down

blood clots in the circulatory system, and helps prevent more from

forming. Vitamin E encourages collateral circulation in the smaller blood

vessels of the body. It seems to promote healing with the formation of

much less scar tissue. Vitamin E helps strengthen and regulate the

heartbeat.

 

The above benefits, say the Shutes, mean that Vitamin E is important in

the treatment of many diseases of the circulatory system. These

cardiologists treated heart attacks, angina, atherosclerosis, rheumatic

fever, acute and chronic rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart

diseases, intermittent claudication, varicose veins, thrombophlebitis,

and high blood pressure. That's quite a list, to which they soon added

diabetes and burns as well. Many medical authorities were skeptical, to

say the least. Vitamin E seemed to be too good for too many illnesses.

 

Before the Shutes' viewpoint on Vitamin E can be disregarded we must

consider that they treated more than 30,000 cardiac patients over a

period of more than 30 years. Their success cannot be easily dismissed.

Today, the Shute Institute in London, Ontario, Canada, continues to see

cardiac patients from all over the world, providing what is arguably the

most thorough and successful Vitamin E treatment for heart disease

anywhere.

 

Drs. Wilfrid and Evan Shute give dosage information in their excellent

books, many of which are readily available at bookstores, health food

stores, and your public library. Be sure to ask the librarian and to use

interlibrary loan if you have any trouble finding a book. Since the

effective dose of Vitamin E varies with the individual condition, it is

always a good idea to have medical supervision.

 

SOME GUIDELINES

 

Persons with high blood pressure need to increase their daily amount of

Vitamin E gradually, say the Shutes. This is because the vitamin

increases the strength of the heartbeat, and a gradual increase of E

avoids any sudden rise in blood pressure. The Shutes found that over a

period of months, a GRADUALLY increasing dose can yield a LOWER blood

pressure.

 

The Shutes said that persons with a chronic rheumatic heart do not

tolerate much Vitamin E and need medical supervision if they are to use

it.

 

Persons taking drugs such as Coumadin (warfarin) commonly find that their

tests indicate a decreased need for " blood-thinning " drugs. The

intelligent way to deal with this is to work with your doctor, who is

responsible for your prescription.

 

A person in good health may wish to begin with a supplemental amount of

200 I.U. of Vitamin E per day and try it for a couple of weeks. Then, 400

I.U. might be taken daily for another two weeks. For the next two weeks,

600 I.U. daily, and for the next two weeks, 800 I.U. per day and so on.

One ultimately takes the least amount that gives the best results. This

approach is essentially that of Richard A. Passwater and is provided in

more detail in his book Supernutrition (1975, Pocket Books).

 

EXTERNAL USES

 

Vitamin E is very effective on burns. (First aid is COLD on a burn; apply

the " E " later). You can drip the vitamin onto burned skin directly from

the capsule. This is sanitary, soothing and painless. Even third degree

burns heal much more readily with twice-daily applications of Vitamin E.

Less scarring and greatly reduced inflammation are continually reported

with its use. Absorption of the vitamin is best if the skin is dry before

application.

 

For a large area of sunburned skin, mix a few 400 I.U. capsules with one

or two tablespoons of olive oil. Gently rub this in as soon as possible

after exposure. There will be little if any peeling if you apply the " E "

mixture promptly.

 

Individuals also report relief of hemorrhoids with topical use of Vitamin

E. Whoops! From heart disease to hemorrhoids? You can see why doctors

often do not consider Vitamin E to be a serious therapy. This vitamin is

just TOO versatile. There are ways of understanding this, though.

 

First, the reason one vitamin can CURE so many ailments is that a

deficiency of one vitamin can CAUSE many ailments. Each vitamin has many

different uses in the human body. There are, after all, just over a dozen

vitamins and your body undergoes countless millions of different

biochemical reactions daily. Therefore, each vitamin has to have a large

variety of applications.

 

Second, you can try using the vitamin and see for yourself how it works.

 

Copyright C 2004 and prior years Andrew W. Saul. From the book FIRE YOUR

DOCTOR, available from Andrew Saul, 23 Greenridge Crescent, Hamlin, NY

14464.

 

 

 

Blessings,

Kandy

 

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