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Free of all chemicals, pesticides \u0026amp; additives; Non-GMO and soy-free\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVitamin E supplementation is crucial to help our bodies fend off damage from PUFAs (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) which are nearly unavoidable in modern foods.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVitamin E \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003escavenges free radicals generated by PUFAs, and counteracts a whole host of  damaging effects. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat are PUFAs?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePUFAs are present in most foods. Even in some vegetables, at low amounts! So why try to avoid them? The primary issue with PUFAs is that they are highly unstable. All fats have a temperature with which they oxidize (i.e. become unstable, go rancid, become toxic). For PUFAs that temperature is very low. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmall amounts of unprocessed PUFA in a well balanced diet are not an issue. The most damaging PUFAs are the processed liquid cooking oils below. This is because of high temperature processing, which is not natural. Rather than becoming afraid of PUFA-containing foods, we can be empowered to look at the big picture, and seek to eat more whole foods made in a kitchen, instead of fragmented, destabilized foods made in a lab!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of the most damaging PUFAs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCorn oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCanola oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMargarine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapeseed oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeanut oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoy oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSafflower oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunflower oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYep, they're in nearly every typical processed food you can find, and many restaurants cook with these PUFAs. 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Sunflower is perfectly healthy to consume in a raw\/stable state, and naturally high in Vitamin E. The sunflower oil used in modern foods has typically been heated and processed past its breaking point. The oil is extracted at high temperatures, and then cooked to more high temperatures for frying and baking. This process, like with many foods high in Vitamin E, destabilizes the fats and nutrients, so it actually becomes a PUFA in the process. 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