SUPPLEMENTS PREVENTING CANCER: VITAMIN E

Vitamin E is often referred to as the ‘fertility vitamin’ as it needed by both men and women to maintain healthy reproductive organs and fertility. Vitamin E is a potent, fat-soluble antioxidant that protects cell membranes from environmental pollution. It protects against many toxic metals and chemicals (benzene compounds, carbon tetrachloride and other chemical oxidants), oxidizing radiation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It reduces toxicity and side effects of chemotherapy drugs, particularly Adriamycin, Mitomycin Ñ and 5-Fluorouraril (5-FU).

Vitamin E strengthens the body’s immune system with supplementation of 800 IU/day. It prevents undesirable oxidation in many organs of the body. Vitamin E protects against and suppresses cancer, particularly inhibiting the development of breast cancer, lung cancer and mouth cancer.

Vitamin E has the ability to extend the lifespan of red blood cells by protecting against oxidative damage and facilitates the elimination of cellular waste from cells. It has a positive effect on circulation increasing the oxygen carrying capacity of blood.

Vitamin E is useful in combating cancers of the lung, prostate, ovaries, oral, breast, stomach, pancreas, colon and urinary tract. It is used both topically and internally to reduce scar formation and to accelerate the healing of wounds and burns. Vitamin E helps to protect against the cancer-causing damage from cigarette smoke and may play a role in protecting the lungs against damage from cancer-causing substances. Infertility and impotence is a major risk of conventional cancer treatments. Vitamin E helps to guard against these unwanted side effects.

Breast Cancer

Researchers in America found that post menopausal women whose intake of vitamin E was high had around 60 per cent less risk of breast cancer compared to those with low intake.

Lung Cancer

Several epidemiological studies suggest that low vitamin E intake increases the risk of lung cancer. High vitamin E levels may protect against lung cancer.

Prostate Cancer

Some recent studies have reported that taking vitamin E reduces the risk of prostate cancer among men who smoke.

Good sources of vitamin E include dietary oils such as wheat germ, soy bean, cottonseed, safflower, sunflower, palm, peanut and maize oils. Fruits and vegetables such as bananas, blackberries, carrots, tomatoes, watercress, spinach, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and kale. Nuts, grains and seeds such as peanuts, brown rice, oatmeal, wheat germ and sunflower seeds. Kelp and shrimps are also good sources of vitamin E.

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