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Peata, That's fantastic progress! yay!!!
This study contradicts other studies about Vitamin E and lung function. Most studies find alpha tocopherol beneficial for lung function and gamma tocopherol worsens lung function.
http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.201303-0503ED
"We have demonstrated that the isoform α-tocopherol is antiinflammatory and blocks airway hyperreactivity and that the isoform γ-tocopherol is proinflammatory and increases airway hyperreactivity during eosinophilic allergic lung inflammation in mice"
"We recently demonstrated that γ-tocopherol increases allergic lung inflammation in mice"
"Interestingly, γ-tocopherol negated the antiinflammatory benefit of α-tocopherol (8, 28). In these mice, α-tocopherol blocked and γ-tocopherol increased airway hyperresponsiveness (8). Furthermore, α-tocopherol plus γ-tocopherol resulted in an intermediate phenotype for airway responsiveness similar to that of the vehicle control–treated allergic mice, suggesting that these two tocopherols have competing opposing functions"
"The prevalence rate of asthma is higher in the United States, Netherlands, and Scotland than several European and Asian countries (Figure 1B). Interestingly, countries with the highest prevalence rate for asthma also tend to have high average human plasma levels of γ-tocopherol"
@Vinero
Yes, I've seen these studies on the different Tocos and their effects on several lung-pathologies too. It needs to really read the mechanisms they describe to extrapolate why, when and how much of the Tocos are use- or harmful.
At the moment after a very superficial look into these stuides I tend to be wary about Gamma-E and their effects on lungs. But making sense of these findings will help understad the ole of the Es in general. Would be interesting for further Peat-knowledge as well, especially regardin the fatty acids. As it is, Alpah-Toc occus predominantly in MUFA-mediums and Gamma in PUFA-rich oils and so forth.
Maybe @Travis @Amazoniac or @Westside PUFAs can shed some ideas?
I'm also not so skeptical about the Tocotrienols like Peat seems to be. The unsaturated nature doesn't make him discard Retinol either.
Are you going to try the broth?Been 3 weeks now and still doing fine. Don't think I can stop or even cut the Singulair in half though. I still have coughing after some exercise, change in air outside/inside, etc. But it's so nice to sleep through the night without waking up gasping. It's nice that my bruised/cracked? rib from all that coughing is feeling better. Albuterol use down to 1 - 3 x day instead of 8. A day or two I've been able to skip it entirely. I'd say I'm doing better than last winter, and that was when I was using Advair too (along with Singulair and albuterol as needed like I'm doing now). I have a lot less stress than last winter, so that's probably helping too.
Hello lads, where can i find a stand-alone gamma tocopherol product WITHOUT soy?I'm taking 2 of this one, btw: Swanson Ultra Maximum Gamma Tocopherol.
What can be done for that?@Peata Did you ever have test yourself on sulphite/sulfite intolerance?
Most Asthma patients have a sulphite/sulfite intolerance and they are also sensitive for sulfur (body convert sulfur to sulphites)