Vit. E and Getting it From Food

[Guest guest]

Hi Bee and others,

I'm still trying to put my finger around taking a tiny vit. E supplement as

opposed to using a T. of olive oil on top of food.

How can a little pill that comes from a natural source be more potent than fresh

whole foods that supply this nutrient?

If the source of the vit. comes from grains or seeds then the processing isn't

removing the phytic acid and do they use heat that makes the oil toxic? Also

the source of Vit. E form Natural Factors doesn't say it's organic. It might

come from cottonseed oil and it may be GMO. ugh!

I know you're not a chemist but I'm seriously concerned with anything I put in

my body that has been processed. I trust no food manufacturer. If I was

healthy and my toddler was healthy I wouldn't be so cautious.

These are the food sources of Vit. E from a web search:

" Vitamin E is found in the germ of a seed or grain. Most of the nutrients are

concentrated there. Whole-wheat flour contains much of the original germ, so it

has vitamin E. Refined flour, or white flour, has been stripped of many of its

nutrients, including vitamin E. Vitamin E is found in many common foods,

including vegetable oils (such as soybean, corn, cottonseed and safflower) and

products made from these oils (such as margarine), wheat germ, nuts and green

leafy vegetables, although the researchers evaluated only the pill form of the

vitamin. The best sources of vitamin E are vegetable oils such as sunflower,

canola, corn, soybean and olive oil. Nuts, sunflower seeds and wheat germ are

also good sources. Other sources of vitamin E are whole grains, fish, peanut

butter, and green, leafy vegetables. The richest sources of the vitamin are

found in unrefined edible vegetable oil, including wheat germ, safflower,

sunflower, cottonseed, canola and olive oils. In these oils, approximately 50

percent of the tocopherol content is in the form of alpha-tocopherol. Other

foods containing vitamin E include unrefined cereal grains, fruits, nuts and

vegetables. "

Thanks in advance for your insights.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I understand how you can becomed concerned about something like Vitamin E or any

processed products.

However, the " proof is in the pudding " as they say, and people on this program

are having great success even though they are all taking the processed vitamin E

I recommend, along with other processed supplements. So go figure!

If processed supplements were not good for us no one could be getting healthy,

and I myself wouldn't be more healthy today than I was 25 years ago.

Cheers, Bee

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> Hi Bee and others,

>

> I'm still trying to put my finger around taking a tiny vit. E supplement as

opposed to using a T. of olive oil on top of food.

>

> How can a little pill that comes from a natural source be more potent than

fresh whole foods that supply this nutrient?

>

> If the source of the vit. comes from grains or seeds then the processing isn't

removing the phytic acid and do they use heat that makes the oil toxic? Also

the source of Vit. E form Natural Factors doesn't say it's organic. It might

come from cottonseed oil and it may be GMO. ugh!

>

> I know you're not a chemist but I'm seriously concerned with anything I put in

my body that has been processed. I trust no food manufacturer. If I was

healthy and my toddler was healthy I wouldn't be so cautious.

>

> These are the food sources of Vit. E from a web search:

>

> " Vitamin E is found in the germ of a seed or grain. Most of the nutrients are

concentrated there. Whole-wheat flour contains much of the original germ, so it

has vitamin E. Refined flour, or white flour, has been stripped of many of its

nutrients, including vitamin E. Vitamin E is found in many common foods,

including vegetable oils (such as soybean, corn, cottonseed and safflower) and

products made from these oils (such as margarine), wheat germ, nuts and green

leafy vegetables, although the researchers evaluated only the pill form of the

vitamin. The best sources of vitamin E are vegetable oils such as sunflower,

canola, corn, soybean and olive oil. Nuts, sunflower seeds and wheat germ are

also good sources. Other sources of vitamin E are whole grains, fish, peanut

butter, and green, leafy vegetables. The richest sources of the vitamin are

found in unrefined edible vegetable oil, including wheat germ, safflower,

sunflower, cottonseed, canola and olive oils. In these oils, approximately 50

percent of the tocopherol content is in the form of alpha-tocopherol. Other

foods containing vitamin E include unrefined cereal grains, fruits, nuts and

vegetables. "