How to Tell If You or Your Children are Lacking in This One Important Vitamin

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Take a look at typical symptoms of vitamin E deficiency:

Vitamin E Deficiency in Adults:

Slow tissue healing
Muscular weakness
Anemia
Very dry hair or even hair loss
Infertility problems
Age spots
Fragile red blood cells
Gastrointestinal problems
Cataracts
Neurological damage
Liver, bone marrow, or brain abnormalities
Decreased sex drive
Leg cramps

Vitamin E Deficiency in Children:

Slow growth
Liver disease
Speech disorders
Severe lack of coordination
Dropping eyelids ( Ptosis)
Loss of position and vibration sensors
Paralysis of muscles that control eye movement
Muscle weakness

Vitamin E Deficiency in Infants:

Eye diseases such as retrolental fibroplasia
Delayed growth
Weight loss
Poor appetite
Developmental problems including both physical and mental

Vitamin E helps slow the aging process, is a natural diuretic, and maintains the overall suppleness of the skin. It reduces scarring from wounds, lowers the risk of cataracts and cardiovascular disease while protecting us from cancer. Eating a healthy diet (find out modern day diet mistakes) is the best way to ensure that you get sufficient amounts of vitamin E, but if you are in doubt, or if you are pregnant, or trying to get pregnant, take a high quality supplement.

Sources:

Globalhealingcenter.com

Whfoods.com

Oregonstate.edu

Health.howstuffworks.com

Smithsonianmag.com

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