Intro - first cod liver oil questions

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I am LeeAnn, SAHM of three daughters (ages 6, 4 and 1), wife of one

husband and caretaker of one elderly dog and one middle-aged cat. I

have been slowly, very slowly, working my way through Nourishing

Traditions.

I am a very fast reader, typically, but after a month I am only on

page 40! Well, I have skipped around quite a bit looking at the

recipes and sidebars, but I was very stuck getting through the

initial pages on fat and cholesterol, etc. Finally, I made my

biology-major husband sit and listen to me reading the chapters out

loud to him so that he could explain to me or clarify what I was

reading. That finally worked.

I was raised with practically no cooking instruction, so I am having

a tough time moving from a packaged-foods and food-assembly

lifestyle to a homecooked-from-scratch, advance-planning way of

cooking.

I haven't been able to connect with the realmilk people in my area

yet, so for now we are just drinking the organic whole milk, except

for my husband who can't give up drinking nonfat milk. I used the

Scrambled Eggs recipe and really like it. I always wondered why my

scrambled eggs turned out dry and blah, but now I know it's because

they need the cream and butter to improve the taste and texture.

I bought some cod liver oil today at a local grocery store, they

only had a few types available (but the other local stores had

nothing at all): something called Fish Oil, a Cod Liver Oil

with " natural cherry flavor " (does cod naturally taste like

cherries? yuck) and an " Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil " with

orange flavoring, which is the one I chose since I hate cherry

flavoring. All are made by Twinlab. They also had softgel capsules,

but it was a very small bottle and we are a fairly (by today's

standards) large family.

My questions: Is the brand I bought any good? How much should my

children and I be taking daily? Should it be refrigerated?

I have many more questions, but I'll try and space them out for

sanity's sake.

Thank you for answering these questions. I'm sure they must be asked

over and over again.

LeeAnn

P.S. My mother mentioned that as a child she and her sisters were

given a spoonful of cod liver oil and a spoonful of blackstrap

molasses. Are there different types of molasses? Which are better

for you than others?

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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:28:04 -0000

" mrsbalbirona " <lbalbirona@...> wrote:

> I haven't been able to connect with the realmilk people in my area

> yet, so for now we are just drinking the organic whole milk, except

> for my husband who can't give up drinking nonfat milk.

Hi LeeAnn - welcome!

If you can't get good milk I would make kefir out of it or give it up

entirely until you can get a better source. Of course with your hubby it

doesn't matter yet :-)

I used the

> Scrambled Eggs recipe and really like it. I always wondered why my

> scrambled eggs turned out dry and blah, but now I know it's because

> they need the cream and butter to improve the taste and texture.

Unless my scrambled eggs are cooked in tons of butter/oil with some meat

added I won't eat them, ughh, lol!

>

> I bought some cod liver oil today at a local grocery store, they

> only had a few types available (but the other local stores had

> nothing at all): something called Fish Oil, a Cod Liver Oil

> with " natural cherry flavor " (does cod naturally taste like

> cherries? yuck) and an " Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil " with

> orange flavoring, which is the one I chose since I hate cherry

> flavoring. All are made by Twinlab. They also had softgel capsules,

> but it was a very small bottle and we are a fairly (by today's

> standards) large family.

>

> My questions: Is the brand I bought any good?

Probably not. A good source is here: http://greenpasture.org/

How much should my

> children and I be taking daily?

Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. This is what Krispin

Sullivan says:

" If pregnant or pregnancy is possible, limit cod liver oil intake to not

more

than 30,000 IU A per day. Two tablespoons of regular cod liver oil, one

tablespoon high-vitamin cod liver oil is a dose that is safe and

adequate for pregnant women and, in fact, all adults. There is no

indication that anyone needs a dose of cod liver oil exceeding two

tablespoons except in certain special circumstances. More is not better.

Infants and growing children can tolerate higher-per-pound doses of vitamin

D and cod liver oil. Recommended dosages are as follows: one teaspoon

from birth to six months, two teaspoons from six months to three years,

one tablespoon from 4-10 years and two tablespoons thereafter during

winter months or when not sunning. "

Dr. Price thought cod liver and butter oil should be taken in

conjunction with one another because the synergistic effects of the two

were more powerful than when taken alone, which allowed one to take a

much smaller dose. In his writings he is very concerned about overdosing

on cod liver oil.

" My investigations have shown that when a high vitamin natural cod liver

oil is used in conjunction with a high vitamin butter oil the mixture is

much more efficient than either alone.. This makes it possible to use

very small doses. " NAPD - page 297, 6th edition

He further states:

It is also important

to have in mind that there are certain fat soluble vitamins provided in

dairy products in adequate quantity that cannot all be supplied in fish

oils. Also that overdosing with cod liver oil and with other fish oils

can be definitely detrimental. " page 299

>Should it be refrigerated?

The good stuff, yes.

> I have many more questions, but I'll try and space them out for

> sanity's sake.

>

> Thank you for answering these questions. I'm sure they must be asked

> over and over again.

>

> LeeAnn

>

> P.S. My mother mentioned that as a child she and her sisters were

> given a spoonful of cod liver oil and a spoonful of blackstrap

> molasses. Are there different types of molasses? Which are better

> for you than others?

I haven't checked out molasses in awhile, perhaps someone else can

answer that for you but blackstrap is the best kind, yet there may some

brands that are better than others.

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That just because a tyrant has the might

By force of arms to murder men downright

And burn down house and home and leave all flat

They call the man a captain, just for that.

But since an outlaw with his little band

Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

He only earns the title of a thief. "

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