Hi Everyone,
Quote from Owen in Thread ”Re: Vitamin K? (And Vitamin A?)” posted Mon Jul 28, 2014
“Vitamin E is important for heart patients, as Pauling relates in HTLLAFB, and as author Steve Sinatra reports in one of his CoQ10 books citing a WHO study that showed the most critical factor in heart attacks is low levels of serum vitamin E!
The former owner and CEO of A. C. Grace, who bought the company because he credited Unique-E with saving his life after a heart attack, recommended 2000 iu of Unique-E in the morning (5 400 iu pills) and this recommendation has had "miraculous" effects in heart patients also on the Pauling therapy. In fact, on one day when I was answering the phone, I got multiple calls from physicians asking "IF PAULING WAS CORRECT, WHY DO THE EKG'S OF PATIENTS ON UNIQUE-E RETURN TO NORMAL?" After this same question/report from two doctors in the same day, I began suggesting Unique-E, and then, as in the case of Carol Smith - EKGs returned to normal.”
Based on recommendations on this site and others, I just bought a couple of bottles of Unique-E…. it seems to be far superior to ‘ordinary E’. I’m concerned though because I’m on 75mg Plavix per day… and don’t want to become a ‘bleeder’ due to too many blood thinners in my system.
Ideally, I’d like to substitute Unique-E for Plavix… or reduce the Plavix to half a pill.
Can anyone give any advice / guidance on this please??
The abstracts below seem to be quite strong in terms of cautioning against Vitamin-E…. but there are many different qualities of supplement ‘out there’ …
Mayo Clinic
Interactions with Herbs and Dietary Supplements
Vitamin E may increase the risk of bleeding when taken with herbs and supplements that are believed to increase the risk of bleeding. Multiple cases of bleeding have been reported with the use of Ginkgo biloba, and fewer cases with garlic and saw palmetto. Numerous other agents may theoretically increase the risk of bleeding, although this has not been proven in most cases.
Vitamin E may interfere with the way the body processes certain herbs or supplements using the liver's "cytochrome P450" enzyme system. As a result, the levels of other herbs or supplements may be altered in the blood. It may also alter the effects that other herbs or supplements possibly have on the P450 system.
Vitamin E may also interact with aloe, Alzheimer's herbs and supplements, anesthetics, anti-androgens, anti-arthritis herbs and supplements, anti-asthma herbs and supplements, anticancer herbs and supplements, antidiabetic agents, anti-estrogens, antioxidants, anti-seizure herbs and supplements, cholesterol-lowering herbs and supplements, cigarettes, copper, fish oil, heart herbs and supplements, herbs and supplements that cause abortion, hormonal herbs and supplements, hydrophilic herbs and supplements, iron, mineral oil, nervous system herbs and supplements, omega-6 fatty acids, stanyl esters, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and zinc.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplem ... b-20060476
Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jan 4;142(1):37-46. Epub 2004 Nov 10.
Meta-analysis: high-dosage vitamin E supplementation may increase all-cause mortality.
Miller ER 3rd1, Pastor-Barriuso R, Dalal D, Riemersma RA, Appel LJ, Guallar E.
Author information
• 1The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2223, USA. ermiller@jhmi.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Experimental models and observational studies suggest that vitamin E supplementation may prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer. However, several trials of high-dosage vitamin E supplementation showed non-statistically significant increases in total mortality.
CONCLUSION:
High-dosage (> or =400 IU/d) vitamin E supplements may increase all-cause mortality and should be avoided.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15537682