Today most multivitamin supplements contain vitamin E, but seniors need to read the small print.  The small print says the vitamin E in most multivitamins is just the alpha tocopherol component.  It turns out that nature provides all the components of vitamin E.   Our human bodies evolved using the natural vitamin E from nuts and certain fruits and vegetables, so we will not be as healthy getting only part of the whole vitamin E.   Seniors who are concerned about fostering their senior health need to get another component of vitamin E, the gamma component.  It is called gamma tocopheral and it is very important that seniors get enough of the gamma if they are taking a multivitamin with just the alpha tocopherol.  This is certainly true for senior men and is probably true for senior women.  Studies have shown that senior men who do not get the gamma component, but only the alpha component are at risk for their prostate health, because their bodies require a balance of both the gamma and alpha components of vitamin E.  Further studies have shown that the gamma component provides protection against cancer and cardiovascular disease.  The alpha component provides powerful antioxidant for the body.  The gamma component provides superior anti-inflammatory and gene regulatory activities.  The good news for seniors is that certain tasty foods such as sunflower seed kernels, avocado, and asparagus provide both all the components of vitamin E which include both the alpha and gamma components.  Special supplements are also available that contain multiple components of vitamin E.