Fertility Factor X
Vitamin E is also known as “tocopherol,” which comes from the Greek word “tokos,” meaning “childbirth.”
It was first discovered in 1922 by Dr Herbet Evans and Dr Katharine Bishop. They also realized that it was essential to reproductive health and it became known as “fertility factor X” and “antisterility factor X.”
In her book, “Let’s Have Healthy Children,” A. Davis discusses the importance of Vitamin E to fertility. “A lack of vitamin E, essential to cell division, appears to be one of the most damaging. In one study, 81 women who had suffered 227 previous miscarriages gave birth to 61 healthy babies after they had been given small amounts of vitamin E daily before the next conceptions; and in another, 72 women who had experienced four and five miscarriages each all produced full-term infants after receiving the vitamin. Women who have repeatedly miscarried have most often produced healthy infants when both they and their husbands have taken vitamin E for months before conception and they have continued the vitamin throughout pregnancy. These same women have again miscarried during later pregnancies, however, if they have discontinued vitamin E.”
In “The Rejuvenation Vitamin,” C. Wade discusses the success of Dr. Bayer, a German physician, who used Vitamin E therapeutically on patients having difficulty conceiving. “Dr. Bayer treated 100 married couples. [He] put them on a program of Vitamin E treatment. Afterwards, there were 79 pregnancies. Only two women lost their babies. From a 100% failure, Vitamin E reduced it to 2.5%!”
Regarding his second patient group. “Results: an astonishing 100 per cent success. The second group had 41 pregnancies and 41 successful deliveries. Vitamin E seemed to prove of great benefit.”
Ways to get Vitamin E:
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Toss industrial vegetable oils and iron-fortified foods, which deplete Vitamin E
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Eat grass-fed meat and butter, whose Vitamin E content is 4X higher than grain-fed
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Talk to your healthcare provider about a Vitamin E supplement.
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Not medical advice.
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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.
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References
Bailey, H. (1967). Vitamin E: Your Key to a Healthy Heart. New York, NY: ARC BOOKS, INC.
Davis, A. (1972). Let’s Have Healthy Children. New York, NY: The New American Library, Inc.
Evans H.M., Bishop K.S. On the existence of a hitherto unrecognized dietary factor essential for reproduction. Retrieved from: https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article-abstract/48/4/178/1844621?redirectedFrom=fulltext.
Fallon, S. Cowan, T.S. (2013). The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care. Washington, D.C.: New Trends Publishing, Inc.
Haas, E. M. Levin, B. (2006). Staying Healthy with Nutrition. New York, NY: Ten Speed Press.
Kubala, J. (2020). Try These 12 Vitamins and Supplements to Boost Your Fertility. Retrieved from: https://www.healthline.com/health/fertility/fertility-vitamins.
Mutalip, S.S.M. Ab-Rahim, S. Rajikin, M.H. (2018). Vitamin E as an Antioxidant in Female Reproductive Health. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836012/.
Wade, C. (1970). The Rejuvenation Vitamin. New York, NY: Award Books. London, England: Tandem Books.
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