Vitamin E

[Vitamin E] The biological effect of vitamin E: antioxidant, oxidant, detoxification, immunomodulatory, normalizing the rheological properties of blood, antiatherosclerotic, improves microcirculation, moderate hypotensive regulating blood glucose levels, protivoklimaktericheskoe, which promotes the maturation of germ cells, fetal development and pregnancy donashivaniyu, regenerates structure of nervous tissue, etc.

Vitamin E in the body performs an important protective function, preventing the destructive action of free radicals, which are the main target of unsaturated carbon bonds of fatty acids. Found that each cell of the organism to 10000 times a day exposed to «attack» free radicals. You can imagine what an important role is played by antioxidants, particularly vitamin E. It protects the lipids (fats, which include unsaturated fatty acids) of cell membranes from oxidation, slowing the aging of cells. It is no accident vitamin E is called «vitamin youth».

Vitamin E protects red blood cells that carry oxygen to the heart and other organs, thus contributing to cellular respiration throughout the body and increase endurance. The role of vitamin E is to prevent a glut in the tissues of oxygen. Athletes who have light passes through a large amount of air, «pumped» in the blood and tissues, respectively, more oxygen. It can be dangerous, causing oxidation, leading to the formation of peroxides - sources of free radicals. Therefore, athletes and people leading an active lifestyle, you must take care of the replenishment of vitamin E. Smokers should also be especially attentive to the presence of vitamin E in the diet, because tobacco smoke contains many free radicals.

Vitamin E prevents or eliminates circulatory disorders, as well as reduce blood clotting and prevents the formation of thrombi (blood clots, stuck in an artery that, by blocking the blood flow can cause a heart attack or stroke). In addition, it protects the most important glands, such as the hypothalamus, thyroid and adrenal glands. Vitamin E strengthens the immune system, reduces fatigue of the organism, acting as a diuretic, lowers blood pressure, protects against miscarriage.

Vitamin E has another property that was discovered quite recently: it prevents inflammation in the body by inhibiting the production of inflammatory leukotrienes and prostaglandins from arachidonic acid contained in meat. Those who eat meat in large quantities and were deficient in vitamin E, there is a risk of inflammatory processes.

Vitamin E plays an important role in the exchange of selenium, which, as an antioxidant, also protects cell membranes from the damaging actions of free radicals.