Most everyone is familiar with Vitamin E... but did you know there are really 8 forms of Vitamin E? There are Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma Tocopherols - and Tocotrienols. New research shows Tocotrienols - the part missing in most vitamin formulas - may offer significant health benefits not provided by the Tocopherol found in most Vitamin E products. Tocotrienols are found primarily in high concentrations in the Annatto bean, palm fruit, barley, and wheat germ. What researchers are now discovering about this form of Vitamin E is quite amazing. 

Maintains Nervous System Health
Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that Tocotrienols help support brain health in dramatic ways, often not shown by Tocopherols. Published in the October 2005 issue of the American Heart of Association's hournal Stroke, Tocotrienols showed significant protection to the brain. 

In a previous study, Professor Chandan Sen from the OSU Medical Center showed that Tocotrienol can pass between the blood-brain barrior and in very small amounts; measured in nanomolar levels, it protects the nervous system, where Tocopherol does not. Professor Sen noted that the general misconception is that Tocopherols are the only Vitamin E molecules in nature. "Attention to the naturally occurring Tocotrienols, especially to their neuroprotective properties, could well provide us with a powerful tool to combat neurodegeneration", said Sen. 

Protects Brain Health
Scientists have also discovered that Tocotrienols can defend the nervous system. Vitamin E is essential for normal neurological function. It protects the integirty of membranes by inhibiting lipid peroxidation. Orally supplemented Vtiamin E reaches the cerbrospinal fluid and brain. But when compared to Alpha Tocopherol, Tocotrienols are far more potent in protecting primary neuronal cells against toxicity induce by various elements. In addition to conferring brain health, Tocotrienols may play a role in healthy blood sugar profiles as they relate to diabetes. 

About Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin