Robin Miller
Everyone knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer. The deadly disease claims the lives of too many of our mothers, sisters and daughters each year. The good news is incidences of breast cancer have been dropping over the past decade, but we can’t stop there. News that products made with healthy palm oil may play a role in thwarting the spread of breast cancer cells is getting widespread attention.
Ongoing
Objective: The purpose of the study is to assess the neuroprotective, anti atherogenic and hepatoprotective properties of tocotrienols (palm vitamin E) supplementation as determined by white matter lesion load on serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), carotid artery magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and liver ultrasound (US) as well as lipid profile analysis.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Phase 2, Randomized, Double –Blind
Subjects: Patients with cerebrovascular disorders
Intervention: Tocotrienol, placebo
Primary Outcome: Regression of white matter lesion load in terms of numbers and size in the brain [ Time Frame: 1 to 2 years ]
Secondary Outcome: 1) Regression of the carotid artery stenoses in terms of percentage [ Time Frame: 1 to 2 years ]
2) The improvement in the lipid profile other markers associated with increased cardiovascular risk [ Time Frame: 1 to 2 years ]
3) Improvement in liver echogenicity. [ Time Frame: 1 to 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Byron J. Richards
The tocotrienol form of vitamin E is now on an anti-aging tear. Recently I reported how this form of vitamin E was shown to extend the length of telomeres, enabling cells to live longer. A new human study shows that it boosts protective HDL Cholesterol while lowering a key marker of aging – advanced glycation end products. A new animal experiment shows that tocotrienols significantly reduce the damage from experimentally induced stroke. These new studies add even more evidence of the extreme health benefits offered by this special form of vitamin E, as I extensively reviewed in my previous article, Tocotrienols: Twenty Years of Dazzling Cardiovascular and Cancer Research.