The Little-Known Benefits Of Tocotrienols

By Thomas Rosenthal

The Little-Known Benefits Of Tocotrienols

If your vitamin E supplement contains only tocopherol forms, you may not be getting all of the benefits this nutrient has to offer. While tocopherols are very important, they lack many of the synergistic benefits offered by their cousins, the tocotrienols.

Few people realize that vitamin E is composed of eight different compounds. Half of these are called tocopherols, which is the most common form of vitamin E. The other half are known as tocotrienols.

Scientists are discovering that tocotrienols provide valuable therapeutic and preventive options for the diseases of aging that tocopherols alone may not provide.

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Palm Oil – A Desired Ingredient for European Food Manufacturers to Avoid Dangerous Trans Fats

Palm Oil has seen increasing demand in Europe over the last twenty years. It is needed in food preparation to supplement insufficient local production of oils and fats. Nett imports of oils and fats by the EU amount to 8 to 10 million tonnes per year making up one third of annual consumption and most of these imports are made up of palm oil.

In recent years, the Europeans have been fed with misinformation through negative campaigns by environmental NGOs.  Most customers of palm oil are secretly praying that  the current controversy over this popular  commodity will be resolved soon. They want to continue concentrating on their core business of producing products where palm oil is a desirable component because of its superior techno-economic attributes. They need palm oil to enable them to make profitable and affordable products for the depressed European economy.

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The Dr Oz Show Explains Health Benefits of Red Palm Oil Particularly Due to its Tocotrienols

The Dr Oz Show, a widely followed television series focusing on personal health and integrative medicine hosted by multi-awarded heart surgeon Dr Oz, recently presented its views on the health benefits of red palm oil from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elais guineensis).

In the show’s January 3, 2013 episode, Dr Oz and his guest, Bryce Wylde, recommend red palm oil particularly for its tocotrienol, a novel form of vitamin E found in the oil palm fruit. On his show Dr Oz called the red palm oil as the “most miraculous find of 2013”. According to Dr. Oz, tocotrienols possess stellar antioxidation properties and unique health benefits that support heart and brain health.

More Using Palm Oil Vitamin E

Ooi Tee Ching

A Life Saver: As more medical researchers all over the world discover the unique ability of palm oil vitamin E in seeking and killing cancer cells, Malaysia steps up funding for such studies in the hope of saving more lives.

Over the last 30 years, scientific studies have shown that palm oil vitamin E, particularly the tocotrienols, is a far more potent antioxidant than tocopherols.

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Tocotrienol E: A Miracle of Mother Nature

Byron J. Richards

The only question a person might have after a thorough study oftocotrienol science would be, “Is there any health issue that tocotrienol E does not help?”  The tocotrienol forms of vitamin E continue to be one of the most intensely researched nutrients in the world –  with good reason.  Seldom has there ever been any nutrient with such an impressive array of health benefits.

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Tocotrienols in Rice Bran Oil Keep You Young

Vitamins are essential nutrients and therefore, they must come through the food we consume. Some vitamins are soluble in water while some are not. Vitamin E belongs to the class of fat soluble vitamins. The term “vitamin E” actually denotes two classes of compounds called tocopherols and tocotrienols. Both of them show vitamin E activity. There is a subtle difference in structure between the tocopherols and tocotrienols, the latter being more unsaturated. There are four each of tocopherols and tocotrienols. The best known function of vitamin E is to act as an antioxidant. The tocotrienols are in the news because of their superior antioxidant activity.

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Researchers Probe the Potential Health Benefits of Palm Oil

Neel Chowdhury

Palm oil has a pretty bad reputation. The product of this hard-shell red fruit, harvested primarily on plantations in Southeast Asia, is typically used as cheap cooking oil for fried foods like noodles and curry puffs. Indeed, by the time the palm oil is processed, much of its nutritional value is destroyed. And the fact that it can congeal at room temperature makes it even look extra artery clogging.

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Tocotrienols Extend Telomeres and Turn Back the Clock

Byron J. Richards

A study with human cells and tocotrienols has demonstrated potent anti-aging effects of tocotrienols, actually extending the length of telomeres while preventing damage to DNA. This study is knocking on the door of the fountain of youth. Tocotrienols, the most potent form of vitamin E, have garnered world-wide scientific attention for their ability to help kill cancer in tandem with and without cancer drugs, their ability to lower cholesterol in a safe way, and a literal mountain of impressive cardiovascular research that I recently reviewed in my article, Tocotrienols: Twenty Years of Dazzling Cardiovascular and Cancer Research.

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