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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