116: Cod liver oil controversy

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Cod liver oil is one of the main foods that the Weston A. Price Foundation recommends for a healthy diet. It abounds in nutrients that are sadly lacking in our diets today. Cod liver oil provides fat-soluble vitamins A and D, which Dr. Price found present in the diet of traditional people groups in amounts ten times higher than those in "modernized" diets!

Unfortunately, in recent years, there has been some controversy around the subject of fermented cod liver oil, which has caused some concern about its safety and health benefits. In today's episode, Sally Fallon Morell, the head of the Weston A. Price Foundation, dispels the confusion and answers the questions that have been posed about it. She explains the value of cod liver oil in detail. She describes the results Dr. Price saw when he introduced it into American diets. She goes through the cod liver oil extraction process, how fermentation allows us to get oils without compromising the nutrient content of the livers, and more.

Most importantly she addresses head-on questions of rancidity and the motivation of those who have leveled accusations against a specific cod liver oil company and the Weston A. Price Foundation itself. In the end, you will gain clarity on the cod liver oil controversy and you will learn more about why cod liver oil is so critical for our health today.

For more on cod liver oil, visit our website: westonaprice.org.

And check out our sponsors: Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund and Kraut Pounder.

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0:00.0	The fermented oil oil is a challenge to this whole industry, the whole fish oil industry, the whole conventional codliver oil industry.
0:09.0	This is like the raised fist. I challenge you and people are starting to ask questions now.
0:15.8	Is the vitamin A and this cod liver oil natural? How high has this oil been heated?
0:21.2	So they are very much on a defensive and this is a typical
0:25.8	tactic of an industry that's under attack. Welcome to the Wise Traditions and Food Farming
0:45.3	and the Healing Arts. We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom
0:49.9	to help you achieve optimal health.
0:53.0	I'm your host Hilda Labrada Gore.
0:58.0	This is episode 116 and my guest is Sally Fallon Morel,
1:02.0	the head of the Westinay Price Foundation.
1:04.3	Today we are talking about cod liver oil.
1:06.8	If you don't know much about it, you've come to the right place.
1:09.6	Cod liver oil is actually one of the main foods that the Westinay Price Foundation recommends for a healthy
1:14.5	diet. Our modern diets are sadly lacking in a lot of the nutrients that are found in cod liver
1:20.0	oil. But in recent years there has been some controversy surrounding it and especially around
1:25.1	a particular brand of fermented codliver oil.
1:28.4	So today Sally clears up some of the confusion.
1:31.3	She answers questions that have been posed about the fermentation process. of the more. She also explains why she and her children and grandchildren are still taking fermented
1:46.0	cod liver oil.
1:47.6	Before we get into the conversation, we want to thank our sponsors.
1:50.7	The Wise Traditions Podcast is supported in part by The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.
1:55.0	The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund defends the rights and freedoms of farmers, homesteaders,
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