Posted by Larry Hoover on November 6, 2004, at 20:08:43
In reply to Re: vitamin E and depression » Larry Hoover, posted by TeeJay on November 6, 2004, at 19:17:37
> Lar,
>
> No expert here, but my laymans hypothesis would be that depression causes much higher levels of oxidative stress in the body and hence the Vitamin E levels are used up in the body leaving the plasma levels low.
>
> A symptom rather than cause perhaps?
>
> TJYes, I agree with your assessment. It could be both symptom and cause, if the effect is the classic vicious circle.
It doesn't really matter what leads to what, though. The solution is to enhance vitamin E intake substantially.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
thread:412398
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20041022/msgs/412712.html