Science has long demonstrated the importance of prevention in reducing the onset of pathologies and even serious health conditions.
Despite genetic and hereditary predispositions, many of these diseases can be partially prevented by adopting adequate lifestyles and with some small precautions.
The risk factors we encounter in everyday life are not few and some are hard to die.
This is the case, for example, with cigarette smoking, the consumption of alcohol and fatty foods. In the first case we are talking about a real addiction.
The good news is that, in nature, there is a whole range of very valuable vitamins that are health allies.
One of these in particular prevents cancer and protects against cigarette damage, yet it is a little-known vitamin.
Knowing how it works while modifying harmful behaviors can make a difference and keep many ailments away.
It prevents cancer and protects against cigarette damage yet it is a little known vitamin
We are talking about vitamin E.
It is a very common but little known vitamin with countless beneficial properties.
First of all, it is a great ally against aging, counteracting the production of free radicals.
Studies have also shown that it plays a vital role in the cell renewal process and in protecting cell membranes.
These antioxidant properties make vitamin E an extra weapon in cancer prevention.
However, there is another feature that makes it special. In fact, it seems to be able to protect the body from the innumerable damages of cigarette smoke and pollution.
Finally, it is important to know that it can perform an anticoagulant function and contribute to the production of “good” cholesterol.
This makes it necessary for the prevention of cardiovascular events, blood clots and bleeding.
How much do you need and where to find it
According to Humanitas, the daily requirement of vitamin E is around 8-10 milligrams.
The peculiarity is its ability to accumulate in the liver; it will then be the body to release small quantities if it senses the lack or the need.
However, it is also possible to find it in some foods that, if suitable for our body, we could include in our diet.
Green leafy vegetables, olives and peanuts, walnuts, cereals and wheat seeds are particularly rich in it.
We have already talked about the importance of listening to yourself and observing yourself. For example, paying attention to these nail defects because they could be the sign of serious diseases.
Knowing the properties of certain vitamins and integrating them where possible can also be equally crucial.