Issues such as low libido, vaginal dryness, and chronic pain can arise as the vagina changes with age. A variety of lubricants -- oil-, water-, and silicone-based -- effectively combat vaginal dryness. Talk to your gynecologist to see what brand she recommends.
Tocopherol is a naturally occurring chemical element found in a variety of foods. It is commonly called vitamin E in a generic sense, as vitamin E substances are made up of tocopherol and similar elements. The most common form of this element is called alpha-tocopherol.ocopherol in the form of vitamin E is a regular part of the average diet, with specific recommended dosages available to the public from U.S. science institutions in the form of recommended daily allowance or RDA. Foods that include vitamin E will usually have the RDA printed on the nutritional label.
Food sources. Major sources of Î±-tocopherol in the American diet include vegetable oils (olive, sunflower, and safflower oils), nuts, whole grains, and green leafy vegetables (Table 2). All eight forms of vitamin E (Î±-, Î²-, Î³-, and Î´-tocopherols and tocotrienols) occur naturally in foods but in varying amounts.For more information on the nutrient content of foods, search the USDA food composition database.ften vitamin E-fortified foods contain synthetic Î±-tocopherol, and the amounts are given as a percentage of the daily value of 30 IU. Throughout this article, amounts of Î±-tocopherol are expressed in both international units (IU) and milligrams (mg).