'Gifted' natural vitamin E tocotrienol protects brain against stroke in 3 ways
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
A natural form of vitamin E called alpha-tocotrienol can trigger production of a protein in the brain that clears toxins from nerve cells, preventing those cells from dying after a stroke, new research shows. This process is one of three mechanisms identified so far that this form of vitamin E uses to protect brain cells after a stroke, meaning that this natural substance might be more potent than drugs targeting single mechanisms for preventing stroke damage.