Vitamin E

Benefits
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that may help prevent heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and two common vision stealers -- macular degeneration and cataracts.

Medfit Recommendation
Government guidelines recommend a daily intake of 22.5 international units (IU) of vitamin E, but this is only enough to prevent deficiency. For optimal health and disease prevention, We recommends that you aim for 400 international units (IU) of vitamin E per day. It’s tough to get all the E you need from food alone, so top up your supply with a daily supplement.

Tip: Take your E with C (1,200 mg). These two antioxidant vitamins work together to prevent the oxidation that causes clogs in blood vessel walls, and pairing them on a daily basis can make your age 3 years younger.


Good Sources
Cereal: raisin bran, corn flakes (1 cup) 20 IU
Almonds (1/4 cup) 14 IU
Sunflower seeds (1/4 cup) 12 IU
Spinach, cooked from frozen (1 cup) 10 IU
Hazelnuts (1/4 cup) 8 IU
Safflower oil (1 tablespoon) 7 IU
Red bell pepper (1 cup) 4 IU
Avocado (1/2 medium) 3 IU
Olive oil (1 tablespoon) 3 IU
Mango (1 medium) 3 IU
Tomatoes, canned (1 cup) 3 IU