Top 10 Benefits of Vitamin E for Hair and Skin

Vitamin E is a powerful, fat-soluble antioxidant that can rejuvenate your health as well as beauty. It encompasses a group of eight compounds that include both tocopherols and tocotrienols. It works as an immune booster, promotes good circulation, regulates blood sugar, keeps your heart healthy, prevents stroke-induced brain damage and protects against certain cancers. Here are the top 10 benefits of vitamin E for hair and skin…

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Is Vitamin E Actually Good for My Skin?

Is vitamin E actually good for our skin? Luckily, it appears that my years of blindly using vitamin E products weren’t a waste, as the compound actually does have a beneficial effect on our skin. On the one hand, it’s an anti-inflammatory, which means it can help prevent redness, puffiness, and other general inflammation in our skin. But on the other, its antioxidant properties also mean that it can help prevent signs of aging and wrinkles, Zeitlin explained. Dr. D’Adamo added that it can also help people get rid of scars.

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Malaysia’s having a palm oil party. You should celebrate, too.

This year, Malaysian people are honoring a tree with oil-rich fruit because 2017 marks 100 years of Malaysian palm oil production. This edible oil has made a profound impact on the country. Not only does Malaysian certified sustainable palm oil provide nutrition to more than three billion people worldwide, it has been credited with reducing poverty and improving living conditions in this progressive nation. So why should Americans join in the celebration? Because more than 80 percent of the palm oil used in the U.S. is sourced from Malaysia. You’ll find this “golden oil” in many of your favorite foods, from peanut butters to candy to granola bars.

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Vitamin E – most of us aren’t getting enough

itamin E, known as tocopherol, comes in eight forms, but only one is retained by the human body: Alpha Tocopherol. The other seven are excreted by the liver. Depending on your weight and how much polyunsaturated fat you consume, the daily value (DV) as recommended by the US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is 30IU. You’ll need more if you have a higher intake of refined oils and fried food. One serving (two tablets) of Apsu’s superfood multivitamin supplement has 83% of the recommended daily value, at 25IU.

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Certified sustainable palm oil trusted as natural trans fat alternative

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined in June 2015 that partially hydrogenated oil – American’s primary source of artificial trans fats – should be removed from the food supply. Consuming trans fat may raise the level of LDL (or bad) cholesterol in your blood which may increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. While the FDA gave food manufacturers three years to remove this unhealthy ingredient from their products, many manufacturers have already made the switch to Malaysian certified sustainable palm oil. This up-and-coming oil is naturally trans fat-free, non-GMO and loaded with nutrients, qualities that are important to many of today’s shoppers.

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This Trendy New Supplement Supposedly Tastes Like Vanilla Ice Cream And Makes Your Skin Glow—Is It Too Good To Be True?

What if there was a clean, nutrient-dense sweetener that could make your coffee taste like vanilla ice cream and make your skin glow—would you try it? Of course you would. Which is why when I first heard about tocos, the cool It supplement, I headed straight to Amazon and clicked “add to cart.”

Tocos? Yup, it’s kind of a weird name, and the first time you look it up, Google or autocorrect will be convinced that what you’re really trying to say is TACOS. But tocos is actually short for tocotrienols—a fat-soluble form of vitamin E that’s highly bioavailable (meaning, it’s super easy for your body to absorb).

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9 Signs You’re Vitamin E Deficient

Vitamin E is like the bouncer to stress chemicals in your body. For your brain, that’s important because there are so many toxic chemicals that need to be kicked out of the party. In addition to that, it also supports healthy insulin, healthy triglyceride levels, blood sugar balance, pancreatic function, eyesight and heart health. A jack of all trades. So much can go right by making sure your Vitamin E intake is up to par. Here are some symptoms showing you may need more Vitamin E…..

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