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Heard vit e is bad for your heart, i take 1 complete tocotrienols with gamma vit e, once a day. is that bad for me? heart disease runs in family. tyvm

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Vitamin E: I don't think that vitamin E in small doses like 200-400 units daily is harmful. I recommend 200 units daily which I feel may be helpful for brain health. However if you have any concerns you can get good amounts of vitamin E from many food sources like nuts, vegetable oil, tomato sauces,etc.

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Answered 10/24/2017

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