Category Archives: Vitamin A

How to Eat Organs Without Flinching

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Raise your hand if you can eat organs without flinching. I’m talking a heart on a plate. Could you do it?

I didn’t think so.

Traditional food cultures included not just your typical animal food sources (meat, milk, eggs), but organs as well.They knew what scientists are now able to prove: organs are full of concentrated amounts of vitamins and minerals and are the most nutrient-dense foods available.

Dr. Weston A. Price discovered that natives ate fresh organs full of vitamins A and D to keep them healthy, fertile, and able to maintain pregnancies with rarely a miscarriage or stillbirth. Continue reading →

Benefits of Fermented Cod Liver Oil – How to Take it Without Gagging, and How it Saves You Money

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There are three main questions that pop up about fermented cod liver oil (FCLO):

1. Why do I need FCLO when I am already taking CLO?

2. It’s expensive - I just can’t afford it!

3. It tastes strong - how do I mask the taste? And how do I expect my kids to take it when I can hardly down it?

This post will address these questions

Why is FCLO better than CLO?

FCLO is created traditionally, is not processed using methods which destroy nutrients. Cod Liver Oil has traditionally been processed using fermentation. Fishermen would toss cod livers in a barrel of seawater, let it sit 6-12 months, then skim the oil off the top.

In our rushed society, manufacturers don’t have time to wait 6-12 months. They want it made now, to sell now. Most brands use molecular distillation (code name for “removes all the natural vitamins and replaces them with synthetics”) or heat to process cod liver oil - which destroys EPA’s and DHA’s in the omega 3′s.
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Green Pasture’s Cinnamon Tingle BO/FCLO Gel (review and giveaway!)

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I am so excited to be sharing my review and hosting a giveaway for Green Pasture’s Cinnamon Tingle Butter Oil/Fermented Cod Liver Oil Gel.

Cod Liver Oil has traditionally been processed using fermentation. Fishermen would toss cod livers in a barrel of seawater, let it sit 6-12 months, then skim the oil off the top.

Green Pasture is the only company in the world that makes fermented cod liver oil. Using a natural lacto-fermentation method which takes several months, you can see for yourself by the dark color of the pigment it is full of nutrients. Continue reading →

Cod Liver Oil - Brands Containing Soy

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Last week I posted my brand comparison of cod liver oil (CLO). In this comparison I listed three dozen types of liquid and softgel cod liver oils, and compared the cost per serving of each of them. I compared the cost of CLO to the more superior fermented cod liver oil (FCLO) and concluded the liquid FCLO is less expensive than all but two of the liquid brands. We also discovered there are brands of CLO with 0 IU’s of Vitamin D.

However, as I mentioned, quality was not taken into account in my cost analysis. Who uses synthetic vitamins? Natural? Which brands contain soy?

This post addresses which brands contain soy. But first, let’s take a quick peek into why we don’t want soy in our CLO.

Reasons to Avoid Soy

Soybean oil is the main active ingredient used in Bayer’s “natural” pesticide - and we want to consume this?

Soy is genetically modified - we want to avoid GMO’s!

Soy is processed in a way that increases levels of carcinigens,and cause thyroid problems - read more: Soy Danger’s Summarized

The Whole Soy Story - by Kaayla T. Daniel

Endorsed by Mary G. Enig (author of Eat Fat, Loose Fat) as providing “the most comprehensive review/evaluation of the soy story ever to exist. This is a must read for the intelligent and concerned consumer of food for themselves and especially for their children and grandchildren.”

Read more about The Whole Soy Story. 50% off until November 3rd. Nearly 500 pages in this hardcover book. Continue reading →

Cod Liver Oil – Brand Comparison Guide and Cost Analysis

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I think most of us have figured out by now making a daily habit of consuming cod liver oil (CLO) is beneficial to our health, particularly now that cold and flu season is around the corner (Read: Benefits of Vitamin D - Why it’s essential to health + the best food sources). I have recently been doing some brand and price comparisons and wanted to share what I found with you.

How much do you need?

Is Vitamin D to Vitamin A ratio important?

Is FCLO really more expensive than CLO?

Which brand requires you to take 25 of their softgels to make the 1,000 IU Vitamin D requirement, thus costing you $3/serving?

Which cod liver oil brand provides “0″ IU’s of Vitamin D (and WHY would you want to bother)?

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How to Protect Yourself from Cancer with Food

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Once a rare disease, cancer is now widespread, affecting as much as one-third of the population. The rise in cancer in the West has paralleled the rise in factory farming and the use of processed foods containing vegetable oils and additives.

Orthodox methods for treating cancer (radiation and chemotherapy) do not prolong life. The best approach to cancer is prevention. Continue reading →

Aloe Vera Gel: Heal with the Band Aid of Mother Nature

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The historical use of aloe vera dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who used it for natural wound care and healing. Over the centuries, different cultures around the world have ascribed aloe gel with a near-miraculous healing capacity not only to promote the healing of wounded or infected skin and restore it to health, but also to help keep it beautiful. Continue reading →