Vitamin E is essential for normal neurological function, and antioxidant defenses are crucial to the brain to protect neural tissues from oxidative damage. Therefore, the majority of available research on the role of antioxidants has drawn much interest. This slide show, adapted from chapter 26 of CRC Press’ e-book, “Tocotrienols,” will explore the various forms of vitamin E, and its role in maintaining neurological structure and function.
APCRC – Q part of New Gamma-Tocotrienol Study
The Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre – Queensland, the University of Hong Kong, and Davos researchers have found that gamma-tocotrienol is potent in killing prostate cancer stem cells.
The study, partly led by the APCRC – Q’s Dr Patrick (Ming-Tat) Ling, aims to find a way to eradicate these stem cells. The latest findings showcase the potential of gamma-tocotrienol as a natural remedy for preventing and treating prostate cancer.
Beyond Fish Oil: How to Lower Triglycerides Naturally with Tocotrienols
Decades of research utilizing alpha tocopherol, just one of the eight naturally occurring vitamin E compounds, has produced mixed results and has underwhelmed medical researchers who had high hopes for this potent antioxidant. But the new vitamin E kid on the block—tocotrienols—is putting vitamin E back in the spotlight. If you have stubbornly high triglycerides and are wondering how to lower triglycerides naturally using supplements beyond fish oil, tocotrienols might be the answer.
Rising demand for Malaysian palm oil due to health and sustainability
Natural, non-GMO, sustainably produced and balanced fat composition : These are all words increasingly used to describe Malaysian sustainable palm oil. According to a Credit Suisse financial analysis, this versatile oil is expected to become much more prevalent in the coming years. The Malaysian Palm Oil Council had long advocated this stance and agrees with this projection. We estimate demand for Malaysian palm oil to increase by 2030 in line with the Credit Suisse projections. The worldwide interest in healthy, natural fats and the global recognition of Malaysia’s sustainable palm oil industry are part of the reasons for this potential increase in its usage.
Battling pancreatic, lung cancer with palm oil
The word “ordinary” never had a place in his vocabulary. He was brilliant, passionate and inspiring. And his death shocked the world. In October 2011, Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Though it is only the twelfth most common cancer in the world, pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of them all. According to the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research in the United States, 94 per cent of pancreatic cancer patients will die within five years of diagnosis and only 7 per cent will survive more than five years.
Advantage Palm Oil, as US Bans Trans Fats
A decision made thousands of kilometres from Malaysia – in the offices of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – could have profound consequences for the future of the palm oil industry.
The FDA has decided to ban partially hydrogenated vegetable oils by 2018, due to their worrying levels of trans fats content. Trans fats have been widely regarded by scientists as a major negative factor for health and well-being.
Palm oil does not contain trans fats. Its beneficial and adaptable composition means that it does not require partial hydrogenation. It can serve the same purpose in food manufacture, but without health negatives. It is therefore a natural and healthy replacement for liquid oils.
Vitamin E tocotrienol-tocopherol complex shows endothelial benefits: Rat data
A combination of tocotrienols and alpha-tocopherol may help support endothelial function, but the effects were not observed when the tocotrienols were used alone, says a new study.
Vitamin E tocotrienol-tocopherol complex shows endothelial benefits: Rat data
A combination of tocotrienols and alpha-tocopherol may help support endothelial function, but the effects were not observed when the tocotrienols were used alone, says a new study.
A Green Light for Red Palm Oil as Health Aid?
Red palm oil is produced in several areas, including Malaysia, West Africa and Ecuador. Oil pressed from the flesh of the fruit of the palm tree is naturally a deep orange color. But most palm fruit oil is bleached and refined at high temperatures, resulting in a yellow oil used in the food and cosmetics industries, says Johari Minal, Washington, D.C., regional manager of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, a government agency that promotes the country’s palm-oil industry. Red palm oil is refined either at lower temperatures or not heated at all during final processing, causing it to retain color and nutrients, he says.
PINC 2015 – New Research to Focus on Tocotrienols and Renal Disease
Palm International Nutra-Cosmeceutical Conference (PINC 2015)
International conference to focus attention on palm oil’s health benefits
Palm phytonutrients in the form of vitamin E tocotrienols,carotenoids and phenolics are emerging as exciting micronutrients for human health, backed by rapidly emerging scientific outputs. PINC 2015, starting 2 August 2015 aims to highlight these positive benefits from the palm oil industry. New Research to focus on tocotrienols and renal disease.