The Selection And Therapeutic Use Of Vitamin E

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Vitamin E Uses

 

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 1999 and prior years Andrew W. Saul.

From the books QUACK DOCTOR and PAPERBACK CLINIC,

available from Dr. Andrew Saul, Number 8 Van Buren

Street, Holley, New York 14470.