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Vitamin E also known as Alpha Tocopherol) is crucial for the health of nerves throughout the body. As vitamin E is present in many foods signs of vitamin E deficiency may represent a larger problem, such as the body's difficulty in absorbing vitamins and minerals.

Any signs of vitamin E deficiency should be looked at in depth.

There are two available forms of Vitamin E:

Involved in:

Food source - Green leafy vegetables - Nuts - Seeds - Vegetable oils - Wheat germ - Whole grains.

Best with the range of antioxidants  and vitamin B group vitamins.

 

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Vitamin H also known as Biotin. A shortage of Biotin is very rare, but it can happen and may result in dry scaly skin, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, mental depression as well as tongue inflammation and high cholesterol

Part of the vitamin B-complex group                                                                                       

Involved in:

Food sources - Barley - Cauliflower - Legumes - Liver - Nuts - Oatmeal - Rice -  Soy (products) - Whole Wheat.

Best with the B-group vitamins. Vitamin C, Vitamin B 5 (pantothenic acid), Vitamin B12 and sulphur are good companions to it.

 

Vitamin K also known as Phylloquinone.  Vitamin K can be produced in the intestines. Found in nature in two forms - K1is found in plants. Vitamin K2, also called menaquinone can be synthesized by many bacteria. Vitamin K3, menadione, is a synthetic form.

A deficiency of this vitamin in newborn babies results in hemorrhagic disease, as well as postoperative bleeding and hematuria while muscle hematomas and inter-cranial haemorrhages have been reported.

 

A shortage of this vitamin may manifest itself in nosebleeds, internal haemorrhaging.

 

Involved in:

Dietary fat is required for the absorption of this vitamin.

Food sources - Dairy - Green leafy vegetables - meat - Vegetable oils.

 

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Vitamins E Alpha Tocopherol - H Biotin - K Phyloquinone

 

Vitamin H (Biotin)

 

Vitamin K (Phylloquinone) K