Vitamin E - Are they all same?

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There's this saying from the book, the Animal Farm, that all animals are equal but some are more equal than others. This is very true for the supplement, Vitamin E. There are a lot of Vitamin E brands in the market, almost all of which are touted to be natural. However, two Vitamin E brands might appear to be the same at face value,but could actually differ a whole lot in their structure and how effective they are in our bodies.

Let me digress a little, what is all this hype about vitamin E? Why should one be interested in it?
I'll tell you what - 
Vitamin E is a must have vitamin.  For the woman, it promotes healthy and youthful skin. For both genders, it mops up toxins that would ordinarily build up in our bodies and increase chances of one becoming very ill with cancers and other terminal diseases, it boosts our immunity thereby fighting disease, it protects our brain and heart, finally,  it boosts fertility!!

Quite a number of people that take vitamin E supplements are not aware that it exists in either the synthetic form (dl-alpha tocopherol) or the natural form (d-alpha tocopherol). This difference in structure, though seemingly small, is very significant. The natural form is twice as effective as the synthetic form.  This is because the  liver sees the synthetic form as a foreign body and removes it from our bodies, while it recognises the natural form and allows it to work in our bodies.


So before you buy that Vitamin E, check the supplement fact and confirm that it is the natural form, because all Vitamin Es are not equal afterall. 


Natural Vitamin E

Synthetic Vitamin E

Need natural Vitamin E? Visit the Natural Health Section in any of the following Rafar+ Pharmacy's branches:



Metropark, Plot 6B Sani Abacha Rd, GRA Phase 3, Port Harcourt.
Grace Pavilion, 2 Nsirim Street by Ada George Rd, Port Harcourt.
Phone numbers:
07089486501, 07046172460, 07046172463, 08179706207
Email
info@rafarpharm.com


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