The Real Reason Why You Should Take Cod Liver Oil

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 February 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In this podcast, we’re going to talk about the health benefits of cod liver oil. Cod liver oil is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. EPA has potent anti-inflammatory properties, while DHA supports cognitive function. Cod liver oil is also rich in vitamin A and vitamin D. Don’t confuse cod liver oil with fish oil! You would need 12,000 mg of fish oil to equal just one tablespoon of cod liver oil. You can not get vitamin A from fruits and vegetables. Beta-carotene is only a precursor to vitamin A, not the active form. Cod liver oil contains retinol, the active form of vitamin A. The most common autoimmune disease is Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. There’s a significant link between vitamin A deficiency and hypothyroidism. There are vitamin A receptors inside of your white blood cells, so it’s crucial for immunity! Vitamin A also helps to regulate iodine. Vitamin A supports the mucus membranes of your mouth, sinuses, throat, and lungs, so it’s critical in preventing infections. It also supports the roots of the microvilli on the inside of your intestinal tract. Vitamin A supports the health of your retina. If you’re deficient in retinol (the active form of vitamin A), you can go blind. Cod liver oil is also a good source of vitamin D. Without vitamin D, you can't pull calcium and magnesium into the body. Beans, legumes, grains, and cereals are very high in phytic acid, which increases the need for vitamin D. If your diet is high in these foods, it’s easy to become deficient in vitamin D.

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0:00.0	You know, it's really sad that people don't take cod liver oil like they used to.
0:05.0	Like your grandmother probably gave you cod of oil, right?
0:07.5	Then we dropped it out.
0:09.0	Cod liver oil is a superfood, and I'm going to explain why.
0:14.8	Cadevate oil has like four main really important things.
0:18.5	Omega 3 fatty acids, EPA, the anti-inflammatory, DHA, which is more to support your brain and your nerve cells.
0:27.0	But omega-3 is significant when it comes down to the hardcore research on the benefits.
0:34.6	And the problem with all the omega-6 fatty acid seed oils, they compete for this
0:39.4	omega-3 and a lot of people are just not getting enough.
0:42.0	But, cowliver oil also has two additional things.
0:45.0	It's a good source of vitamin D.
0:47.0	It's also a good source of vitamin A.
0:50.0	Now I've talked extensively about vitamin D on my YouTube channel, but I want to spend a little
0:56.5	more time on this Vitamin A to really educate you on what that does. But if we just compare cod liver oil to fish oil, very different.
1:06.0	You would need like 12,000 milligrams of fish oil to be equal to one tablespoon of codive oil.
1:15.6	Now if we want to get vitamin A from sardines, if we compare that
1:19.2	one tablespoon of codive oil, you're talking about like a half of a pound of sardines.
1:25.0	And then if you look at salmon oil, you'd have to consume five times as much salmon oil
1:31.0	as you would that codive oil. So Dr. Price, a dentist, did an amazing job on a book which I'm going to put the link down below talking about indigenous diets and some of them consume cod liver oil and he really
1:46.7	recommended this cod liver oil with high vitamin butter because the grass food butter
1:52.3	contains good amount of vitamin K2.
1:55.0	A lot of benefits also for children and also women who are pregnant that have kids that then want a very good dental structure because if you're deficient in some of these factors,
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