Vitamin E Oils and Creams Product Review

It’s been common knowledge that vitamin E helps heal wounds and has been recommended post-surgery to reduce scarring. But do you know that vitamin E is an antioxidant that that helps maintain the integrity of cells?

Vitamin E may be helpful for Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis and other nerve pain or conditions. Correcting a deficiency may also be beneficial for maintaining eye health.

• For Alzheimer’s disease, a dosage of 2000 IU daily has shown promise to retain the ability to perform daily activities
• For rheumatoid arthritis, a dosage of 600 IU, two times daily, has been found to be helpful in treating inflammation.
• As vitamin E plays a role in maintaining the lens of the eye, supplementing for a deficiency could be beneficial (400 IU/day).

Various other benefits of vitamin E include preventing preeclampsia, easing menstrual pain, relieving restless leg syndrome and treating Parkinson’s. Research also shows that vitamin E can help reduce risk for recurrent strokes in people with diabetes.

The recommended vitamin E oral dosage can vary from 100 – 2000 IU daily.

Please consult your doctor for dosage supervision and recommendation.

Here are 12 vitamin E cream and oil products that have been tested and approved to label specifications to include key ingredients and suggested daily servings:

• Carlson E-Gems
• DEVA Vegan Vitamin E
• Garden of Life Vitamin Code RAW Vitamin E
• GNC Vitamin E
• Nature Made E
• Nature’s Bounty E
• Nature’s Sunshine Vitamin E
• Pure Encapsulations Vitamin E
• Solgar Vitamin E
• Trader Joe’s Vitamin E
• TwinLab Super E Complex
• Unique E

You can increase your consumption of vitamin E rich foods by including the following in your diet:

• Wheat germ oil
• Sunflower seeds
• Almonds
• Safflower oil
• Hazelnuts
• Peanut butter
• Spinach
• Avocado
• Brazil nuts
• Tomato, raw

Make sure you are getting the right vitamin E for heart health, arthritis and vision, as well  as a daily dose of prevention for Alzheimer’s!