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Vitamin E�s Benefits
The human body needs a variety of
vitamins and
minerals in order to function properly. Each one of these does their own
specific job. Certain vitamins and minerals can be obtained through food;
however, many people simply do not consume enough of certain foods to get these
vitamins and minerals. Also, sometimes having them in larger quantities would
mean eating a large amount of food. One vitamin that is often taken in
supplement form is vitamin E. This particular vitamin provides numerous health
benefits to those who take it.
Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin. This means for it to properly transport
itself through the body, one must ingest fat. Often when choosing a vitamin E
supplement
it comes in a gel form with oil inside the pill. Since vitamin E is fat soluble,
it is not easily removed from the body. When any of the vitamin E is not used,
it is stored for later use. This is quite different than many other vitamins,
which have their extras eliminated from the body.
One body organ which can reap tremendous benefit from vitamin E is the
skin.
In fact, vitamin E consumption can often be used to help fade the appearance of
scars, especially those from surgical procedures. Vitamin E can come in a
gel cap form or also as an oil. Taking vitamin E can also make one�s skin look
younger.
 Another
benefit of vitamin E is its antioxidant properties. During normal metabolism
processes,
free radicals are formed within the body. Also, the body takes in
toxins from the environment. This would be the case with pollution, smoking
cigarettes or breathing second hand smoke. As a result, free radicals destroy
fats. While this might sound appealing, losing fat, the
fat that is lost is actually essential fat that is an important part of the
cell membranes. Vitamin E actually takes care of free radicals. To obtain all of
these benefits, vitamin E can be purchased from online retailers such as http://www.hollandandbarrett.com.
Dated 14 June 2012
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