Now Foods, Advanced Gamma E Complex

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 4.4 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013HV8RI
• UPC: 733739008114
  

By : Now Foods
List Price : $30.41
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Product Description

Size: 120 Sgels
Emerging research demonstrates that gamma-Tocopherol, the most abundant form of Vitamin E in the diet, has very important and unique functions. Central to these functions is its capacity to detoxify reactive nitrogen species, an especially destructive form of free radical. In addition, gamma-Tocopherol acts to trap and remove free radicals from the body in a way that alpha-Tocopherol cannot. NOW Advanced Gamma E Complex provides the necessary full range of antioxidant protection because it contains a more natural balance of Tocopherols plus a full complement of Tocotrienols. NOW Advanced formula thereby provides superior support for cardiovascular health, as well as protection for the health of the prostate and the colon. From the FDA's website: Some scientific evidence suggests that consumption of antioxidant vitamins may reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer. However, the FDA has determined that this evidence is limited and not conclusive.

 

Now Foods, Advanced Gamma E Complex

 

Product Features

• Antioxidant Protection
• Mixed Tocopherols ; Tocotrienols
• Serving Size: 2 Softgels
• Servings Per Container: 60

Customer Reviews

Great stuff: mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols, which is still rare, inexplicably. To compare with what's available (sometimes) in my local CVS: they carry Nature Made's natural E, mixed tocopherols only, 100 gels, and it costs more than this bottle here. My experience with NOW is that it makes just what you want at a very good price (I'm using their biotin and black-currant oil). That said, is this thing really necessary? Clinical studies of vitamin E _supplements_ use discovered that it's at best ineffective (and might even be slightly harmful). And all positive studies, as far as I could discover, were done in vitro, not in vivo. So I will probably quit taking this vitamin and simply gorge on sunflower seeds and almonds. Wheat germ oil is supposed to be rich in it also (never tried it though). Bottom line: if you must take vitamin E, this is great stuff. But do consider if you want to take it to begin with: there's no clinical proof it makes any damn difference. Let me rephrase it: there is clinical proof that it doesn't (which is a bit different, strictly speaking). The mechanism of its function is definitely unknown, even when tried in vitro.
01/18/2012: In response to commenter khakimos, who said:
not sure what "clinical trials" you are referring to or who sponsored them,
I can't post the URL 'cause Amazon doesn't allow them in reviews, but google on "Vitamin E (useless OR ineffective OR harmful)"; alternatively go directly to Linus Pauling Institute's website, their vitamins section, pick Vitamin E -- it'll be there. It's all absolutely legit; there's a ton of info.
A health and body expert told me that if you take vitamin C, then you
need to take E in order to properly absorb the C for full benefits.
Don't know who the expert you talked to is, but the ultimate source of this is probably Lester Packer, an entirely legit researcher dealing with anti-oxidants (he wrote a decent book on them, which I read and recommend). You don't need E for C to be absorbed, but they work well in tandem, restoring each other, as it were. The problem, as I mentioned, is this is all in-vitro stuff. Vitamin E clinical trials on live humans showed either nothing or slight harmfulness. Also, keep in mind, the mechanism of their work (vitamins, I mean) is unknown. The antioxidant theory, is not really a theory, it's a hypothesis. We don't know if it's true. Good luck with your research, post here whatever you find that's useful. Be well.

I've only been taking this for about a month now and I have faith that it is doing it's job.
Unless I learn something different, like about a better complex or something like that, then this brand and type is what I plan to stick with.