Yesterday's post....
Receieved this in my inbox.
Science Based Medicine's Steven Novella reviews the recent publication of a meta-analysis of the use of vitamin E and it's effect on stroke.
(Wow, look at my use of hyperlinks!)
A meta-analysis is basically a review of all the research done on a particular topic that is then put into a table for easy assesment of data.
This showed that taking vitamin e supplements increase the risk of hemorragic stroke. That's the bleeding kind. The (in my highly valued opinion) the worse kind. An ischemic stoke is the kind where a clot is the cause of the problem. A clot is lodged in the brain and cuts off oxygen and kills the tissue. With these, you can receive "clot busting" medications and restore blood flow and oxygen and life gets all kinds of better. With hemmorragic stroke you bust through the blood vessel and blood rushes into the brain, distroying tissue and life sucks.
Vitamin E has antioxident properties and has been recommended for people with cardiac problems. However, here's the cavat. Read the last sentence. Don't take pills, eat your veggies.
Ok everyone, back on my soap-box.
EAT YOUR VEGGIES!
Phew, got that out of the way.
Science Based Medicine's Steven Novella reviews the recent publication of a meta-analysis of the use of vitamin E and it's effect on stroke.
(Wow, look at my use of hyperlinks!)
A meta-analysis is basically a review of all the research done on a particular topic that is then put into a table for easy assesment of data.
This showed that taking vitamin e supplements increase the risk of hemorragic stroke. That's the bleeding kind. The (in my highly valued opinion) the worse kind. An ischemic stoke is the kind where a clot is the cause of the problem. A clot is lodged in the brain and cuts off oxygen and kills the tissue. With these, you can receive "clot busting" medications and restore blood flow and oxygen and life gets all kinds of better. With hemmorragic stroke you bust through the blood vessel and blood rushes into the brain, distroying tissue and life sucks.
Vitamin E has antioxident properties and has been recommended for people with cardiac problems. However, here's the cavat. Read the last sentence. Don't take pills, eat your veggies.
Ok everyone, back on my soap-box.
EAT YOUR VEGGIES!
Phew, got that out of the way.
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