Vitamin E

E Vitamins
Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant nutrient that is found in every cell of the body. It plays a vital role in the prevention of age-related degenerative diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. It protects the cell membranes and prevents the oxidation of HDL cholesterol in the arteries. Vitamin E includes eight related compounds, the tocopherols and tocotrienols. They are both broken down into four different forms: alpha, beta, delta and gamma. There is also a natural and synthetic form of vitamin E. Practitioners usually recommend the natural form, d-alpha-tocopherol or natural mixed tocopherols