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Best vitamin E supplements in 2023

by Elizabeth Benitez · Published October 27, 2019 · Updated March 16, 2023

Vitamin E is a group of fat-soluble blends and a powerful antioxidant that helps protect your body from formation of free radical’s damage.

Free radicals form as a result of normal body processes causing damage and shortens the cell life. Some other factors like cigarette smoking or high exposure to ultraviolet rays from sunlight could accelerate the increase of free radicals in your body.

Vitamin E is also key in the formation of red blood cells, protect your immune system from viruses and bacteria and it’s also essential to proper function of the brain and many organs in the body.

Some studies demonstrate that supplementing with Vitamin E may delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, Cataracts and Age- related macular degeneration.

Vitamin E is naturally found in some plant base foods and added to others as a dietary supplement. The best way to get the daily requirement of this vitamin is by eating plenty of Nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables.

Vitamin E deficiency is rare but can occur in people with certain genetic disorders and sometimes due to an underlaying problem with dietary fat absorption. Deficiency may cause nerve pain, vision complications and could also lead to hemolytic anemia in premature babies.

Eating plenty of foods with vitamin E it’s not risky however higher doses of supplements might increase the risk of hemorrhage.

The highest recommended safe level of vitamin E supplements for adults is 1000mg or 1,500 IU/day for natural forms of vitamin E Below are some of my recommendations. Remember to always check the label to determine which form of vitamin E you are having and beware when buying any products of the use of artificial ingredients and fillers like maltodextrin, soybean oil, and corn starch among others.