Recommended Dosages

UNIQUE E® MIXED TOCOPHEROLS

Dosage Recommendations As Suggested By Our Healthcare Professionals:

Starting Dose              1 softgel per 40 pounds of body weight
Maintenance Dose                  1-3 softgels daily

General Dosage Rules:

  • Maximum dose 6 softgels (2400 I.U.) per day—more than this is usually wasted.
  • Entire dosage to be taken ALL AT ONCE.
  • Best effect when dosage is taken WITH a meal.

What about vitamin E and drug interactions?

People using medications such as blood-thinners, cholesterol medications, blood pressure medications, etc, should always start with 1 softgel and work up to optimum dosage over time as needed, under the competent guidance of a physician. Vitamin E can temporarily increase blood pressure—monitoring dosage is required. However, it has been reported that, over time, vitamin E can actually help maintain a healthy blood pressure.*

Vitamin E is fat soluble, what about liver toxicity, what level is safe?

Recommended Dosages – Unlike other fat soluble vitamins, vitamin E is NOT accumulated in the liver. This astonishing fact was recently proven in a paper entitled, Vitamin E Trafficking.** The authors report, “the liver does not accumulate ‘toxic’ amounts of vitamin E. Excess vitamin E is not accumulated in the liver, but is excreted, mostly in bile, via a p-glycoprotein (ABCB4)-mediated process.”

** – Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1031: 1–’D012 (2004). doi: 10.1196/annals.1331.001 Vitamin E Trafficking Maret G. Trabera, Graham W. Burtonb and Robert L. HamiltoncaLinus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA; bOccell, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario K1B 5B0, Canada; cDepartment of Anatomy, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA

Kappus H, Diplock AT. Tolerance and safety of vitamin E: a toxicological position report. Free Radic Biol Med 1992;13:55–’D074.

Vitamins E and C are safe across a broad range of intakes. Hathcock JN, Azzi A, Blumberg J, Bray T, Dickinson A, Frei B, Jialal I, Johnston CS, Kelly FJ, Kraemer K, Packer L, Parthasarathy S, Sies H, Traber MG. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Apr;81(4):736-45.

UNIQUE E® MIXED TOCOPHEROLS OIL

General Dosage Rules:

  • Follow guidelines for UNIQUE E® Tocopherols softgels above.
  • .75 ml = 400 I.U. (equivalent to one 700mg softgel).
  • Pump is designed to administer 200 mcl per full depression — the equival to 100 I.U.
  • Maximum dose 4.5 ml (2400 I.U.) — more than this is usually wasted.
  • Entire dosage to be taken ALL AT ONCE.
  • Best effect when dosage is taken WITH a meal.

UNIQUE E® TOCOTRIENOLS  

General Dosage Rules:

  • One to two softgels per day.
  • Maximum benefits achieved when taken at least 2 hours apart from a Tocopherol product, preferably in the evening.
  • Entire dosage to be taken ALL AT ONCE.
  • Best effect when dosage is taken WITH a meal.

UNIQUE E® NATURAL MOISTURIZING CREAM

General Application Guidelines:

  • Apply to skin morning and evening for best results.

UNIQUE OMEGA® KRILL OIL

General Dosage Rules:

  • One to two softgels per day.
  • Best effect when dosage is taken WITH a meal.

UNIQUE OMEGA E+®

General Dosage Rules:

  • Adults over 21 years old — 2 softgels per day or as directed by a physician.
  • Children and Young Adults below 21 years old — as directed by a physician.