Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Yes, let's talk about this. What does everybody think about Mercola's new take on cod liver oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I personally find this hard to believe. He states, " After reviewing the evidence, I am personally convinced that there is sufficient vitamin A in the current American diet to facilitate sufficient vitamin D activation. " I guess the real question might be, what American diet is her referring to? I just created a cookbook that was a compilation of recipes from my entire neighborhood, 50 to be exact. It gave me incredible insight into how my neighbors, average Americans, are eating and I'll tell you, real nutrients was sparse. Knowing how the average American eats, I don't see it, but I'm not the expert. The other thing we're not hearing here is who funded the studies? The other point of discussion was multi-vitamins. I don't really know anyone taking them do you? I mean outside of the trad foods community taking supplements, do you know many people running to the store for their One a Day? Thoughts? Taiha Wagner > > http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/23/important- cod-liver-oil-update.aspx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Well, on the one hand I'm the first to encourage change if need be, I am also very careful to look at who benefits from that change. If Dr Mercola didn't sell Krill Oil or whatever his new alternative is now, I'd be more likely to believe his claims. I find it very convenient for him that he just happens to carry the " best " solution. I will be reading more on this myself, preferably from more objective and varied sources. Susie Sent from Susie's iPod Touch Yes, let's talk about this. What does everybody think about Mercola's new take on cod liver oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Oy vey. The only people panicking about this scare about vitamin A levels in CLO are those who are not members of WAPF or those who haven't reviewed the studies in our own database. Whenever one of these perennial issues comes up, always first check the ARCHIVES because it's probably been discussed quite a bit before. I just checked and there are about 250 posts about CLO over the years, many putting this Vitamin A rumor to rest. This issue has been around the block for years and the scares were proven to be just that. Also, remember that Dr. Mercola is not only brilliant (the good part) but he's also the reincarnation of P. T. Barnham. He's an amazing salesman! This clip from our DATABASE on CLO: this talks about the Vitamin A in cod liver oil http://www.westonaprice.org/federalupdate/aa2008/21jul08.html go to the section entitled Practical Aspects for info on fish oils http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/codliveroil.html Will Winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 in my opinion he has lost all credibility. he has changed his opinion 3-4 times in two years. each time the opinion change had to do with directing traffic to his fish oil/krill oil. he almost points to the real problem (industrialization of one of our sacred foods...just like milk) but then directs the conversation that all clo is bad and buy my krill oil. he twists his reasoning to fit his mode of sales. this is not proper nor ethical. especially when so many people look up to him for advise. he even goes as far as to say that 'omega 3's' are essential 'nutrients' / it is not the fats that are the real nutrients but they are part of the puzzle. the fats bind hormone,nutrient,co-factor, vitamins, quinones together for proper nourishing of our bodies. the fats are the carriers not the 'essential nutrients'. but when these fish oils are made the nutrients are destroyed. he at least recognizes that the fish oils have no vitamins/nutrients other than a few fatty acids. fish oils do not have real nutrients to discuss so he can't tell the real story as it will not fit his sales mode dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I wonder....my 3 year old daughter woke up on Oct 30th and couldn't walk due to muscle weakness in her lower extremities. After a lot of testing, the only thing that was off was a slightly high vitamin A level. We went through a lot and got no real answers, but it does make me wonder...was high vitamin A the cause? She can walk now. She regained strength in her legs over a few weeks after we cut down on the CLO. fyi - we tested for fat soluble vitamins because she had been taking double the recommended dose of nordic naturals cod liver oil capsules for kids due to gut inflammation. The chiropractor told us CLO decreased gut inflammation and put her on a high dose. What we didn't realize was that she was getting way, way too much vitamin A. This is only anecdotal evidence, but is supports Dr. Mercola's claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 - > > This is only anecdotal evidence, but is supports Dr. Mercola's claim. Mercola struggled to make any claim. he used to discuss vitamin D poisoning for the reason to take his fish oil rather than clo, now it is vitamin A poisoning. he saw an opportunity to grab ahold of the vitamin D councils news letter and jumped on the bandwagon. he almost made a valid claim. he started off discussing that 'most clo' are issues and the industrialization of this sacred food is a problem. the crux of the issue is he is missleading people. it is not vitamin A that is the issue? and it is not vitamin D as the answer. nor is it nutrientless fish oil as the answer. although he tries to discuss omega 3 fats as nutrients which they really are not. he does know/understand that it is not all clo's as shown in the opinion paper he wrote. but rather than discuss the real issue and disclose that some clo's are fantastic he jumps over the truth to support his claim that people should take his nutrientless fish oil. this is wrong and not proper/ethical. many people lookup to him for unbiased opinions on these types of issues. and many people will not understand that his opinion is biased and self serving. rather than serving the people. most here (and mercola) would agree that synthetic nutrients are not proper and issues can arise from consistent use of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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