Vitamin E is Mother Nature’s blood thinner helps prevent blood clots without causing hemorrhaging like over-the-counter and prescription blood thinners can. Plus, it can help protect you against inflammation, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and premature aging. However, a deficiency in vitamin E can lead to reproductive disorders, muscle degeneration and anemia.

In a study of male smokers performed by the National Cancer Institute, men with the highest blood levels of vitamin E were 18 percent less likely to die from any cause compared to those with the lowest blood levels. The first group was lower in prostate cancer by 32 percent, lung cancer by 21 percent, stroke by 35 percent and respiratory disease by 42 percent.

So do your health a favor… stock up on vitamin E-rich foods such as cold pressed vegetable oils, whole grains, nuts, molasses, eggs, sweet potatoes, broccoli, leafy greens and spinach.