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E is for Essential
The strongest association with heart disease appears to be a deficiency in vitamin E. Supplementation with 400 – 800 International Units of this inexpensive vitamin has been shown to reduce the incidence of heart attacks by 77 percent. If you don’t believe us, just ask a cardiologist: over 90 percent of them testify to taking vitamin E on a daily basis.
The why and the what and the when of supplementation
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 NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements, 4th edition |
The Comparative Guides start at the beginning and lead you through a complex world where vitamins, minerals and antioxidants take centre stage: your body. Throughout our lives, normal processes within our cells create free radicals, or oxidants, which can damage the cells and the underlying DNA. Outside factors, including solar radiation, electrical currents, pollution, cleaning products and many other sources of oxidants also contribute oxidants to our systems. Over time, the damage created by these oxidants has been implicated in degenerative disease—cancer, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, Alzheimers, Parkinson's and many others. It's this oxidative stress that lies at the heart of the aging process itself. Preventing this damage and mitigating its dangerous effects is the role of antioxidants and specialized processes within the cells. These processes require specific nutrients to function. Without adequate stores of particular vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, our bodies cannot repair the damage or reduce oxidative stress. The Comparative Guide series, including the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements, third edition, and the Comparative Guide to Children's Nutritionals, second edition, look at oxidation, aging, degenerative disease and the cellular defences that work to protect us from long-term damage. Each guide starts with a detailed discussion of the current scientific evidence surrounding aging and supplementation, followed by a description of the criteria used to examine nutritional supplements and a summary of what constitutes a high-quality supplement. The final section of each guide is devoted to full-colour, detailed graphs of each product examined, along with their scores and five-star rating against our Blended Standard, created from the published recommendations of seven recognized nutritional authorities. |
 Comparative Guide to Children's Nutritionals |
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 Guía Comparativa de Suplementos Nutricionales |
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 Comparative Guide to ANZ Supplements |
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 Traditional Chinese translation |