Posted by Larry Hoover on June 1, 2006, at 5:42:10
In reply to Re: web info on TD...you guys are freaking me out » heaven help me, posted by yxibow on June 1, 2006, at 0:11:37
> But, yes, Vitamin E has been recommended as a neuroprotective, and despite no double blind studies, I do take 400 IU a day, the maximum one should really take as there are issues of internal bleeding.
I love your posts.
The bleeding thing is *not* due to vitamin E consumption. If you refer to the NAP publications (full-text books readable online), you'll find that the bleeding issues arise only because of concommitant vitamin K deficiency. They put the warning on the wrong nutrient, IMHO.
http://fermat.nap.edu/openbook/0309069351/html/index.html
Also, all this research into vitamin E lately is so messed up. Most of it, if not all, has been using synthetic vitamin E, the d-alpha-tocopherol isomer. There are eight natural isomers, and an equal number of tocotrienols, that also fall under the broader rubric "vitamin E".
In particular, excess d-alpha displace d-gamma from its assigned tasks, and *that*, IMHO, is the reason for the adverse health effects of what they are falsely calling vitamin E supplementation. Vitamin E supplementation should include sixteen chemicals, and they're using just one. The imbalance is causing the problems.
Lar
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