A survey of more than 45 health studies worldwide says vitamin E not only plays a vital role in preventing or alleviating neurological disorders, but the natural version of the powerful antioxidant supplies far more concentration to the brain and other body tissues.
While much of the research on vitamin E gaining popular attention focuses on its role in helping prevent heart attacks and stroke, the Veris Research and Information Service cites a recent Dutch study indicating the vitamin may have a protective effect against Parkinson's disease.
Further, the survey says, vitamin E in its natural form delivers five times the concentration of the supplement to the brain than does the synthetic version. Veris's summary of scientific vitamin E studies conducted over 17 years says it appears "the nervous system has a marked preference for natural-source vitamin E, which may be significant in treatment of neurological disorders."
Vitamin E is one of a group of antioxidant compounds that protect the body from the formation of oxygen free-radicals -- unstable oxygen molecules that can line the interior of blood vessels and restrict blood flow. Formation of free radicals is believed to be a major contributor to the development of numerous diseases.
