Vitamin E - Tinnitus and Hearing Loss

Two joint studies, which looked at more than 127,000 people, reported that those who took vitamin E supplements for at least two years had about 40 percent less risk of heart disease than those who didn't.

"There's a lot of evidence to support the possible benefits of vitamin E, but these are the first studies to actually measure benefits in terms of less disease and fewer heart attacks," says Meir Stampfer, M.D., Dr.P.H., an investigator at the Harvard School of Public Health who was involved with the study.

Yet despite the ability of Vitamin E to prevent disease, somewhere between 69 and 80 percent of older adults do not get even the Daily Value of 30 international units.

Dr. Stampfer maintains that we might need many times that amount to prevent disease.

That's why antioxidant nutrients such as Vitamin C and Vitamin E are so important!

Antioxidants work by helping to prevent oxygen-caused damage to cell membranes.

Antioxidants also help keep arteries open and free of plaque buildup.

"Unless you want to drink two quarts of corn oil or eat a pound of sunflower seeds every day, the only way to increase your vitamin E intake is with supplements. "