Tocotrienol formulas provide Exceptional protection against cardiovascular disease.

Tocotrienols not only lower cholesterol levels naturally but also keep the blood thin and flowing freely; furthermore, they have shown the ability to actually dissolve dangerous arterial plaque that can lead to a heart attack or stroke. They are also exceptional antioxidants, protecting cells throughout the body from oxidation that can lead to malignancy or damaged blood vessels.

And now there is exciting new research that suggests that tocotrienols can help extend the lives of stroke patients by reducing the risk of a second stroke.

Natural substance cuts stroke risk

If you or someone close to you has survived a stroke, you know that life afterward can be like living with a time bomb. Unless something is done to reverse the underlying disease process, chances are good that a second, possibly fatal stroke will follow the first.

But recently the medical community was electrified by a study that led to dramatic improvements in stroke patients. The study used a special .tocotrienol preparation distilled from palm oil, called PalmVitee. This ultra-pure and high-potency formula is produced in Malaysia expressly for rise in scientific research. Because of the very limited supply available, it has never been available to consumers.

The 50 subjects in this trial had each suffered a first, mild stroke. At the beginning of the study, the degree of blockage of their arteries (measured by Ultrasound ranged from 15 to 79 percent.

Without making any other changes to their diet or medications, half of the subjects began taking 240 milligrams a day of PalmVitee tocotrienols the remaining half received placebos.

After 12 months, researchers repeated the ultrasound examinations, with startling results.

Ref: This is an excerpt of artilcle published by the Health Sciences Institute.

A single free radical can destroy an enzyme, a protein molecule, a strand of DNA, or an entire cell. Even worse, it can unleash, in a fraction of a second, a torrential chain reaction that produces a million or more additional killer free radicals.

Some of the disorders that may be linked to "free radicals".

• Alzheimer's
• Senility
• Rheumatism
• Heart Attack
• Arthritis
• Cancer
• Asthma
• Parkinson's
• Macular Degeneration

Amaranth... is probably one of our oldest crops. Domesticated in Central America many years B.C., it reached its zenith during the Aztec civilization. The Emperor Montezuma filled his granaries with tons of amaranth for a period of 5 to 10 years in order to withstand the ravages of drought, famine and pestilence. An entirely edible plant, amaranth is grown in India, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Russia, and in twenty-one states within the U.S.

The vitamin E in amaranth is the rare form called tocotrienols, which is known to regulate the enzyme that controls cholesterol biosynthesis.

Tocotrienol may be 40 to 6000 times stronger as an antioxidant than Vitamin E, depending upon the tocopherol fraction. Since it is oxidized cholesterol that causes atherosclerosis this is a considerable advantage.

Tocotrienol, at 200 mg, reduces cholesterol as much as 30% in one month in some subjects, prevents LDL oxidation and inhibits atherosclerotic plaque. One method of its action is accelerated degradation of the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme, a different mechanism than the "statin" drugs (e.g. Mevacor) which also affect this enzyme. HMG-CoA is the enzyme that creates cholesterol. The anticholesterol effects of Tocotrienol work in about 75% of those who take it. Those who do not respond have errors in cholesterol transport or degradation.

People have recently been advised to take an aspirin daily or every other day to reduce platelet aggregation and the chances of a blood clot. Aspirin is an irritant to the lining of the stomach and intestines, and may contribute to leaky gut syndrome. Aspirin works by inhibiting thromboxane A2. Tocotrienol may be even more effective but without side effects. Thromboxane B2 (the metabolite) is reduced by 31% and platelet aggregation is decreased by 15% to 30%.

In animal studies, subjects given Tocotrienol exhibited remarkable resistance to acquiring liver or breast cancer. Subjects given chemicals to induce cancer resisted it. Tocotrienol, in another study, inhibited melanoma and breast cancer cells up to 50%.

A major part of Tocotrienol (52%) is gamma tocopherol. This nutrient inhibits the perioxynitrate radical, which especially attacks brain tissue. (Melatonin does the same thing.) Reports have been especially critical of taking pure alpha-tocopherol, as typically found in multivitamins, since without the gamma fraction it may do more harm than good.

Tocotrienol is also anti-inflammatory.