Vitamin E - Toxins Counteracted by

Description

This section outlines the toxic substances that Vitamin E counteracts or neutralizes.

Aldehydes

 Vitamin E may inhibit the ability of Acrolein to damage the body’s Cells.  ^[1]

 Vitamin E may inhibit the Brain, Liver and Testes damage caused by exposure to Formaldehyde.  ^[2]

Alcohols

 Vitamin E may inhibit the ability of Methanol to damage the Liver.  ^[3]

Amino Acids

 Vitamin E may counteract the toxic effects of Glutamic Acid.  ^[4]

 Vitamin E may inhibit the ability of Homocysteine to stimulate the oxidation of LDL Cholesterol and may inhibit the ability of Homocysteine to cause Memory impairment.  ^[5]

Electromagnetic Radiation

 Vitamin E may inhibit the ability of Gamma-Rays to damage Chromosomes and cause Cell mutations.  ^[6]

 Vitamin E may counteract the toxicity of Microwaves (by exerting Antioxidant effects that counteract the Free Radicals generated by Microwaves).  ^[7]

 Vitamin E (applied topically or ingested orally) may counteract (via its Antioxidant properties) the acceleration of the Aging Process of the Skin (Photoaging), the suppression of the Immune System, and the initiation of Skin Cancer caused by excessive exposure to the Ultra-Violet Radiation component of Sunlight:  ^[8]

 Vitamin E may inhibit the damage caused to the body’s Cells by UV-A (Ultraviolet-A Radiation).  ^[9]

 Vitamin E (especially when applied topically) may help to protect the Skin from the toxic effects of exposure to UV-B (Ultraviolet-B Radiation) including Sunburn.  Vitamin E inhibits the ability of UV-B to damage Keratinocytes.  ^[10]

 Topically applied Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate or topically-applied Alpha-Tocopherol Succinate forms of Vitamin E may not be effective against UV-B.  The optimal topically applied form of Vitamin E for inhibiting the toxic effects of UV-B is likely to be unesterified Alpha-Tocopherol.  When Alpha-Tocopherol is esteried to Acetate or Succinate it is inactive until free Alpha-Tocopherol is released.  Very little release of “free” Alpha-Tocopherol occurs in topically applied Alpha-Tocopherol.

 Vitamin E (1,000 IU consumed orally in conjunction with 2,000 mg of Vitamin C for eight days prior to Sunlight exposure) may increase the threshold for the manifestation of Sunburn (i.e. it increases the period of time that an individual can be exposed to Sunlight before Sunburn occurs).

 Vitamin E may inhibit the ability of Ultra-Violet Radiation to activate Elastase in the Skin.

 Vitamin E may inhibit the oxidative damage generated by X-Rays.  ^[11]

Environmental Toxins

 Vitamin E may protect against the toxic effects of many of the chemicals found in Air Pollution and prevents the components of Air Pollution from causing oxidation of the Fats in the Cell Membranes of the Lungs:  ^[12]

 Vitamin E may counteract the toxic effects of exposure to Carbon Monoxide.

 Vitamin E may counteract the Lung damage caused by exposure to Nitrogen Oxides (especially from exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide, a component of Air Pollution).  ^[13]