Published February 11, 2011

Reduce arthritis pain with vitamin E —
but not just any vitamin E

If you have painful joints from osteoarthritis, vitamin E might be able to help. But a new study says it has to be a special form of the vitamin.

The study followed 64 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. The researchers randomized the participants to receive one of two nutrients. They took either 1.5 g of glucosamine sulfate (a standard daily dose) or 400 mg of palm vitamin E. They gave the nutrients for six months. At the end of the study, they found that palm vitamin E was as effective as the glucosamine sulfate in reducing symptoms. Of course, it was free of serious side effects.

Palm vitamin E contains about 30% tocopherols and 70% tocotrienols. Tocotrienols have an advantage. Their molecular structure enables them to penetrate deeper into cells. I’ve told you in the past how the delta form of tocotrienols dramatically helps vascular disease. This form also aids those with cancer. Now we see tocotrienols helping osteoarthritis.

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Published February 10, 2011

Have you seen this vitamin C hoax?

You may have heard the news about vitamin C a couple weeks ago. A report surfaced on the Internet saying the FDA was banning intravenous vitamin C treatments. While the report proved to be a hoax, it did increase the awareness of the treatment. Let me show you just how important this treatment is — and why a ban would be disastrous.

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Published February 9, 2011

How to stop eye damage caused by a poor diet

You probably already know that a poor diet can make you sick. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough eye doctors telling their patients that a poor diet is contributing to their eye disease. But we now know that a high-sugar diet contributes to eye disease. Unfortunately, too many people struggle to change their diet. But a new study suggests that the right supplements can reduce your risk of eye disease without significant changes in your diet.

The massive epidemic of diabetes in Western cultures is causing another epidemic. This one is the eye disease macular degeneration. The reason? The same diet that leads to diabetes also causes an excess of a normal molecule in your body. And this excess greatly fans inflammation.

The molecule is the white blood cell cytokine interleukin-g (IL6). Cytokines are extraordinarily powerful chemicals. Some of them promote inflammation.

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