Douglas Labs - Natural Vitamin E Complex 400 IU 100gels

Vitamin E is the collective term for those eight compounds that have varying levels of vitamin E biological activity. These eight fat soluble compounds include the alpha‚ beta‚ gamma‚ and delta forms of tocopherol and tocotrienol. The most biologically active of this group is alpha tocopherol.Eight structural isomers of alpha tocopherol are possible‚ but only the d-alpha tocopherol (RRR-alpha tocopherol) occurs in nature. The other seven isomers have less nutritional activity‚ and are present only in synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol). Douglas Laboratories Natural Vitamin E Complex 400 I.U. softgels contain only natural isomers of vitamin E‚ including d-alpha‚ d-beta‚ d-gamma‚ and d-delta tocopherols.Vitamin E is one of the body’s most important antioxidant nutrients. Antioxidants protect healthy cells from oxidative and free radical damage. Free radicals are unstable chemicals formed in the body during metabolism and from exposure to environmental sources‚ such as air pollution and cigarette smoke. Free radicals are necessary for energy metabolism and immune function‚ but when an excessive number of free radicals are formed‚ they can attack healthy cells‚ especially their membrane lipids‚ proteins‚ and nucleic acids. This‚ in turn‚ is thought to degrade the structure and function of healthy cellular components. Vitamin E is an especially valuable antioxidant in the cell membranes‚ where it prevents oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids by trapping free radicals. This helps stabilize and protect cell membranes‚ especially red blood cells and tissues sensitive to oxidation‚ such as the lungs‚ eyes‚ and arteries. Vitamin E also protects the liver and other tissues from the free-radical damage of toxicants‚ such as mercury‚ lead‚ ozone‚ nitrous oxide‚ carbon tetrachloride‚ benzene‚ cres