Re: O.T. Vitamin A, Vitamin D, cod liver oil

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Any suggestions on where to buy this from ?I see from their website that they autoclave once canned but that seems to be about the worst beating it gets after natural smoking.RitzOn Dec 23, 2008, at 9:39 AM, yburkett wrote:There isn't a better source of vitamin A and D than cod liver in its own oil. If you rely only on cod liver oil, it is likely to be processed. It's better to get the natural product. I highly recommend Bornholms Officer smoked cod liver in its own oil, from Denmark.I've read that both of the unnatural forms of vitamin A and D are, at best, ineffective, and at worst, detrimental. In the case of vitamin D supplements, they actually impede the uptake of vitamin A, the very thing vitamin D is supposed to do.> >> > Steph,> > > > In a previous post you mentioned taking vitamin A. I have seen this> mentioned on the forum > > other times also. > > > > Dr. Mercola is no longer recommending cod liver oil, as it is too> high in vit A as opposed to > > vit D. If one is low in vit D, then taking vit A can exacerbate the> vit D deficiency. This is all > > still being studied. > > > > I'm wondering if Dr. Brownstein has any recommendations with the new> research being done.> > > > I've taken cod liver oil off and on for a few years and now feel I> should make a change. > > > > Any comments on vit A, vit D, and omegas would be appreciated. I'm> wondering what others > > take. Deb> >> > > Hi, Deb. The Garden of Life brand of c.l.o. seems to have a good> radio of A to D. 5,000 to 200. I haven't read Mercola's column on> c.l.o. but knowing him, I would surmise - and I will apologize in> advance if I am full o' boloney - that it's because he has something> to sell. This is kind of odd inasmuch as, to the best of my> knowledge, Mercola is on the board of, or somehow associated with, the> Weston Price Fdn, which promotes the consumption of c.l.o. > > Further, a naturally occurring Vit. D is always better, I suspect,> than a pill or capsule. People are now being advised to take D in the> thousands of units simply because it probably is not getting to where> it is needed.> > Also, the various c.l.o. products out there I believe are artificially> manipulated as to content of A & D. But A & D are the whole point of> the product, aren't they?> > Anyway, Garden of Life c.l.o. also has hefty amounts of Omega 3's.> > I welcome everybody's opinions on this, too! - Mrs. B.>

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Ritz, I live in Israel, and it is found on market shelves here. You

might need to contact the manufacturer (Bornholms) about

distribution in your country.

> > > >

> > > > Steph,

> > > >

> > > > In a previous post you mentioned taking vitamin A. I have

seen

> > this

> > > mentioned on the forum

> > > > other times also.

> > > >

> > > > Dr. Mercola is no longer recommending cod liver oil, as it

is too

> > > high in vit A as opposed to

> > > > vit D. If one is low in vit D, then taking vit A can

exacerbate

> > the

> > > vit D deficiency. This is all

> > > > still being studied.

> > > >

> > > > I'm wondering if Dr. Brownstein has any recommendations with

the

> > new

> > > research being done.

> > > >

> > > > I've taken cod liver oil off and on for a few years and now

feel

> > I

> > > should make a change.

> > > >

> > > > Any comments on vit A, vit D, and omegas would be

appreciated.

> > I'm

> > > wondering what others

> > > > take. Deb

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi, Deb. The Garden of Life brand of c.l.o. seems to have a

good

> > > radio of A to D. 5,000 to 200. I haven't read Mercola's column

on

> > > c.l.o. but knowing him, I would surmise - and I will apologize

in

> > > advance if I am full o' boloney - that it's because he has

> > something

> > > to sell. This is kind of odd inasmuch as, to the best of my

> > > knowledge, Mercola is on the board of, or somehow associated

with,

> > the

> > > Weston Price Fdn, which promotes the consumption of c.l.o.

> > >

> > > Further, a naturally occurring Vit. D is always better, I

suspect,

> > > than a pill or capsule. People are now being advised to take D

in

> > the

> > > thousands of units simply because it probably is not getting to

> > where

> > > it is needed.

> > >

> > > Also, the various c.l.o. products out there I believe are

> > artificially

> > > manipulated as to content of A & D. But A & D are the whole

point

> > of

> > > the product, aren't they?

> > >

> > > Anyway, Garden of Life c.l.o. also has hefty amounts of Omega

3's.

> > >

> > > I welcome everybody's opinions on this, too! - Mrs. B.

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>