Why I Need Vitamin E

Vitamin E is the body’s naturally occurring lubricant or anti-clotting agent as well as a very powerful anti-oxidant that helps destroy harmful free radicals (toxins) in the body. Without adequate amounts of vitamin E the risk of heart disease, cancer, and many other degenerative diseases increases drastically.

Around the year 1900 the average American received at least 100 I.U. (international units) of natural vitamin E each day. The primary source for vitamin E was stone ground whole wheat bread. However, in the late 1800’s the rolling mill was invented and this machine separated the wheat germ from the wheat bran leaving only the kernel. This provided nice white flour and it became very popular. However, this milling process removed many of the vital nutrients essential to our bodies, including the majority of the vitamin E, as the wheat germ and wheat bran contained these nutrients.

Stone ground wheat also turned rancid very quickly and by removing the wheat germ and wheat bran, the product could be packaged in five or ten pound packages and kept for indefinite periods of time. This made the product much easier to store and sell, but it also robbed the body of some very essential nutrients.

Besides breads, vitamin E has been taken out of virtually all foods found at grocery stores as the vitamin E will cause the food to turn rancid much more quickly which diminishes the shelf life of the products.  Vitamin E is the only substance that is not added back into most foods as this creates a significant problem in the distribution and shelf life of these products.

What Makes UNIQUE E so Unique?

• Each capsule (700mg) contains 400 I.U.’s of d-alpha tocopherol, 300mg of d-gamma tocopherol and lesser amounts of d-delta and d-beta tocopherol.
  
  
• UNIQUE E contains no additives or fillers but is a natural form of vitamin E. Most other brands leave s significant amount of soy or other oil in the product.
  
  
• UNIQUE E is a proprietary formula that has been specifically designed to provide optimum assimilation and maximum health benefits.
  
  
• We adhere to strict quality control measures, including third party independent assay, to ensure our products are made according to our strict, proprietary formula
  
  
• A.C. Grace has been providing UNIQUE E for over 40 years.  The product has proven itself over many years.

About Gamma Tocopherol

Each capsule of Unique E contains a minimum of 300mg of d-gamma tocopherol. Gamma tocopherol is part of the vitamin E family and has both antioxidant and non-antioxidant functions in the human body. Research suggests that:

• Gamma tocopherol inhibits the proliferation of prostate and lung cancer cells and even causes cell death in prostate cancer cells. There were no negative effects on normal prostate cells.
  (Jiang Q, Wong J, Fyrst H, Saba JD, Ames BN.)
  
  
• Gamma tocopherol is an antiosicant and acts as a potent anti-inflammatory both in vitro and in vivo.
  (Jiang Q, Ames BN.)
  
  
• Taking a vitamin E supplement with only alpha tocopherol instead of the entire tocopherol family depletes the level of gamma tocopherol in the body.
  (Handelman GJ, Machlin LJ, Fitch K, Weiter JJ, Dratz EA.)

Unlike other vitamin E supplements that provide little or no gamma tocopherol, Unique E provides a powerful 300mg of gamma tocopherol in every capsule.

Unique E is a specialized proprietary formula of concentrated tocopherols specifically designed to provide the highest biological activity and maximum synergistic benefits of the all-natural complex.

Natural Vitamin E vs. Synthetic

“Natural vitamin E supplements outperform synthetic forms, according to a VERIS Research Summary.  Results of recent studies suggest that natural vitamin E is more bioavailable and is retained in body tissues significantly longer than synthetic vitamin E.  These studies show that previously accepted differences were underestimated and that the bioavailability of natural vitamin E is about twice that of synthetic vitamin E compounds.”
(Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, July 1999, p. 100)

Natural vitamin E is derived from vegetable oils, primarily soybean oil. Synthetic vitamin E is produced from petrochemicals. A key difference scientists are examining is the structure of the compounds. Natural vitamin E is a single stereoisomer while synthetic E is a mixture of eight stereoisomers, only one of which is the same as natural vitamin E. The other sever stereoisomers have different molecular configurations and lower biological activities.

Consumers will find natural vitamin E by looking on the product’s list of ingredients:
natural=d alpha-tocopherol
synthetic=dl alpha-tocopheryl

The researcher of a study that shows humans strongly discriminate between natural and synthetic vitamin E, believes anyone taking vitamin E should be taking the natural form.  “Our studies suggest without question that natural vitamin E delivers at least twice the impact as synthetic E,” said Robert Acuff, PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Nutrition Research at East Tennessee State University.  The natural form of vitamin E is clearly the one our bodies were designed to use.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.