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Vitamin Facts:
1. Slash Cancer Odds: Taking 200 micrograms of selenium daily for four and a half years cut cancer rates by 42 percent and cancer deaths in half in a group of 1300 individuals. The incidence of colorectal cancer dropped 64 percent and prostate cancer an amazing 69 percent! -University of Arizona.
2. Prevent Alzheimer's: Not a single older person who took separate doses of vitamin E (200-800 IU) or vitamin C (500-1000 mg) developed Alzheimer's disease during a four-year double-blind study. Subjects who took multivitamin supplements with low doses of vitamin E (typically 30 IU) or vitamin C (60mg) had no reduction in risk of Alzheimer's. -Chicago's Rush Institute for Healthy Aging.
3. Boost Immune System: Taking 200 IU of natural vitamin E daily boosted immune functioning in older people. A supplement with only 60 mg vitamin E daily did not improve immune functioning. Obviously, superior immune functioning lessens infections, possibly cancer and heart disease. -Tufts University.
4. Stop Heart Attacks: A daily dose of 400-800 IU of natural vitamin E cut subsequent heart attacks in men with heart problems by an astonishing 77 percent. Other research shows it takes 400 IU of vitamin E to squelch toxicity (oxidation) of LDL cholesterol. -Cambridge University, England.
5. Stop Strokes: High doses of B vitamins decreased the amount of plaque in carotid (neck) arteries by 10 percent during a four-year study. Blocked carotid arteries can cause strokes. Plaque increased by 50 percent in nonvitamin B takers. Doses: 250mcg B-12, 25mg B-6 and 2500mcg folic acid. Note: 800mcg folic acid is effective for most people, said the researchers. -University of Toronto.
6. Prevent Fractures: Taking 500mg of calcium and 700 IU of vitamin D daily for three years significantly cut the rate of bone loss and nonvertebral fractures in men and women older than age 65. -Tufts University.
7. Save Vision: Women taking vitamin C supplements cut their risk of cataracts by 77 percent. In patients with early macular degeneration, taking daily doses of 500mg vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E, 80mg zinc, 2mg copper and 15mg of beta carotene for 11 years slowed progression to the advanced stage of loss of vision. -Tufts University and the National Institutes of Health
8. Prolong Life: Taking vitamin E and vitamin C (in higher doses than in a multivitamin) cut chances of death from all causes by 42 percent. Vitamin E users were 47 percent less apt to die of heart disease and 59 percent less likely to die of cancer. - National Institute on Aging.
In short, there is no such thing as a superfluous nutrient! I recommend my patients take a good optimal daily allowance multivitamin/mineral formula.