Vitamins are organic substances which play important functions in our body that needs vitamins in very small quantities and cannot produce them by itself. Hence must be provided by foods.
Vitamin E (tocopherol) is a fat-soluble vitamin that is more abundant in plant foods than in animal origin.
Takes part in the formation of reproductive cells (spermatozoids and ovules). It improves the fertility of the semen. It is recommended to women who have a tendency to abort.
Apart from reproductive health it is also important in other roles such as protects cells against aging possibly because of its antioxidant action, exerts protective action against cancer and facilitates the good operation of the nervous system and of the pituitary gland which controls the hormone production of the body.
Sources
Vitamin E abounds throughout nature especially in plant foods such as cereal germs, vegetable oils and nuts.
Let us not overdose our bodies with drugs when we can cure ourselves with foods that the mother nature provide us with.
