So here’s what we can do about it. Read this section and make sure you are not ignorant about pain control. You will need to understand a fair bit about the use of painkillers yourself in order to get good pain relief. You may even have to teach your doctors and nurses something! I know it is frightening to think that your doctors and nurses may not know everything, but I believe you will be best able to deal with any pain you have if you accept this possibility. Those of you who don’t have this problem, whose doctors and nurses do understand how to use painkillers effectively, will probably still find this section helpful and interesting. For the rest of you, this section is absolutely essential.

If you are in a lot of pain right now, I suggest you ask a trusted friend or relative to read this section and help you to carry out some of my suggestions. You will have very little energy to spare until your pain is effectively treated, so ask for help.

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Vitamin E, which is one of the fat-soluble group, has been hailed as an aid to sexuality. Advertisements have stated or implied that it will improve a man’s potency, increase fertility or remove wrinkles.

As well, in this coronary-prone society, it has also been claimed to reduce arterio-sclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and lower cholesterol levels in the blood.

While it has some famous people lauding its use, there is no worthwhile valid medical evidence that is acceptable to medical scientists to prove that it is of any use whatever.

Vitamin E occurs naturally in the germ of cereals and in green vegetables. An intake of 30mg a day is necessary for the development of red blood cells.

But its place in human nutrition and in the treatment of all those other situations is still very much in doubt.

Vitamin A is required for the proper nutrition of the skin and tissues of the eye. It also forms part of the chemical known as Visual Purple, which is necessary for clear vision in poor light.

It occurs in liver, dairy products and fish oils. It can be formed in the body from carotenes, which occur in green vegetables, carrots and apricots.

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