• Vitamin E is essential to the normal functioning of the human body. It plays a central role in your immune system and functions as an antioxidant, neutralizing free radicals that damage cells at the genetic level.
• Vitamin E is fat-soluble, meaning that it is dissolved in fat and able to be stored in the liver and fatty tissues of the body.
   

• Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant (i.e., an inhibitor of oxidation processes) in body tissues. It protects unsaturated fats in the body from oxidation by peroxides and other free radicals.  It also acts as an protection of polyunsaturated fatty acids, cell membranes.
• The vitamin is used commercially as an antioxidant to retard the rancidification of fats, especially vegetable oils.
• Vitamin E aids in the transmission of electrical signals between nerve cells (neurons) of the brain and body.
• Vitamin E is integral to eye health, aiding in the self-repair of the retina, cornea, and uvea (the pigmented portion of the eye).
• Vitamin E can aid in scar healing by hydrating the skin, inhibiting collagen production, and reducing inflammation that can lead to tissue damage.
   

Vitamin E supplements rarely cause any harm if taken at the recommended daily dose.
But sometimes lower doses can trigger side effects like

•  nausea,
•  vomiting,
•  stomach pain,
•  diarrhea.
•  Slow down blood clotting

• Vitamin E deficiency is considered rare in the developed world, except in premature babies with low birth weight or in people with rare genetic disorders such as abetalipoproteinemia or ataxia with vitamin E deficiency.
• VitaminE can neither treat nor prevent liver disease but may help slow its progression.
• VitaminE can slow blood clotting and may need to be avoided in people taking blood thinners like Coumadin (warfarin) or Plavix (clopidogrel).
• VitaminE supplements should also be avoided in people with a history of heart attacks, stroke, bleeding disorders, or head and neck cancers.
• VitaminE supplements are presumed to be safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Coenzyme Q10 is most commonly used for conditions that affect the heart such as heart failure and fluid build up in the body, chest pain, and high blood pressure. It is also used for preventing migraine headache, Parkinson disease, and many other conditions.

Coenzyme Q10 is a vitamin-like substance found throughout the body, but especially in the heart, liver, kidney, and pancreas.

Major &Minor side effects of Coenzyme Q10

• Stomach upset
• Nausea
• Loss of appetite
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Allergic skin rashes
• Low blood pressure

This medicine is safe when taken by mouth appropriately during pregnancy.

This medicine is safe to be taken by children under medical supervision.

People undergoing chemotherapy with a class of drugs called alkylating agents should use coenzyme Q10 with caution.

Coenzyme Q10 might lower blood pressure.

Cigarette smoking depletes the amount of coenzyme Q10 stored by the body.

Coenzyme Q10 might interfere with blood pressure control during and after surgery.