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| Carlson Laboratories - Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lemon, 16.8 fl oz | 
 enlarge | Brand: Carlson
Category: Health And Beauty
Buy New: $23.99 (On sale from $46.90)
You Save: $22.91 (49%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  (49 reviews)
Sales Rank: 372
Ingredients: Calories: 45, Calories From Fat: 45, Total Fat: 5gm, Saturated Fat: 1gm, Cholesterol: 20mg, Vitamin A: 1000IU, Vitamin D: 400IU, Vitamin E: 1IU, Omega-3: 0, Dha: 500mg, Epa: 460mg, Ala: 46mg
Media: Health and Beauty
Size: 16.8
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UPC: 088395013522
EAN: 0088395013522
ASIN: B00012NF5Y
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The Freshest Cod Liver Oil May 2, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am trully impressed by the ability of the vitamins, minerals, etc. that our Creator made to sustain us to produce optimal health and even turn around disease conditions. This is so contrary to the many side affects of all the prescription drugs on the market. Necessary nutrients strengthen your immune system to fight disease, while allopathic drugs poison your system, as they deplete you body of the nutrients it needs to heal.
As a person who strongly believes in letting my food be my medicine bottle, cod liver oil is my vitamin D, EPA and DHA supplement of choice. I've tried several brands of health food cod liver oils and all but one were rancid tasting. The only other really fresh one is now unobtainable.
Just because a cod liver oil says Norwegian on the label, doesn't mean you are receiving a premium grade of cod liver oil. The Norwegians use the finest oil for themselves, which you certainly can't fault them for and sell the inferior stuff to Amercia and other countries. Carlson's is the only premium grade Norwegian cod liver oil I have found. It is lemon flavored and not at all fishy or rancid (spoiled) tasting.
While you want to get enough Vitamin D, you want to be careful not to overdose on vitamin A. The RDA for vitamin D is 400 IU. This was set years ago, before the latest research was done and is way to low. It was set at a dose that would prevent rickets, not promote optimal health in children, much less adults. The latest findings show that adults need at least 1,200 IU and dark skinned individuals need even more. Adults should consume no more than 5,000 IU of vitamin A, which is the RDA for this vitamin. Unlike vitamin A, its precursor beta carotene is safe to take in larger doses. So while I get part of my vitamin D from cod liver oil and a small amount from my multi-vitamin, the rest comes from a vitamin D supplement that contains no vitamin A.
From what I've read, only people in Southern Florida get enough vitamin D in the winter months in the United States. All the various writers agree, its hard to overdose on vitamin D. Living in northern Wisconsin, I take 1,800 IU a day and am thinking of joining a tanning saloon and getting part of my vitamin D from a tanning bed. Even in summer, the cloud cover prevents you from laying out in the sun. If you can possibly get a moderate amount of sun expose, do so. Build up to laying out for 15 minutes a side from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. You need to expose as much of body as possible to the sun. For any additional time spent in the sun, rather than lathering up with sunscreen, which can cause the the lower layers of your skin to burn and increase your risk of skin cancer, put on some cool protective clothing. The sunscreens presently on the matrket do not filter out UVA rays, but only UBA rays. The UVB rays produce vitamin D and can not penetrate to the lower layers of the skin. The UVA rays give you a tan and can filter to the lower layers of the skin. Darked skinned people can expose their skin to the sun for longer periods of time than light skinned ones.
The best book that I have read on vitamin D is called, "Vitamin D: Is It The Fountain of Youth?" It is written by Paul Stitt, MS whom I had the priveldge of hearing speak several times, as well as reading all of his books. His ideas on a healthy diet and other lifestyle issues are well balanced. Paul is from Wisconsin and gets sun exposure when he can, and also spplements with plenty of vitamin D.
Some authors on the subject of vitamins and minerals tout a vegeterian or vegan diet which is unhealthy for many reasons. 1) You can not get EPA & DHA, which are found primarily in cold water fish on a vegan or vegeterian diet. EPA and DHA are brain food. Our bodies cells must have them to function properly. 2) As the main source of it is found in meat, you cannot get B12 on a vergan diet and it is difficult to get it on a vegeterian one. You don't need large amounts of B12, but without it you will be unhealthy. After being on a vegan diet for over a year, my husband and I had our B12 levels checked. They were depleted. Don't say thay you can get your B12 from nutritional yeast. Unlike the B12 in animal products the B12 in nutritional yeast is an analoq, which is unusable by the body. You also can't get B12 from plant based supplements. You only get B12 from animal products. 3) All of your fat soluable vitamins, which are essential for health, are found mainly in animal products.
Great Product! April 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this product at a health food store because I am having multiple health issues and had been urged to increase my intake of Omega 3 fatty acids. I decided to give it a try, but was very sure that I would hate the taste and waste the $38 I paid for it at the health food store. But for my health I would give it a try. To my surprise, it has a very pleasant taste and I look forward to taking it after breakfast every morning (almost like a dessert!:)) When I found I could purchase 2 bottles through Amazon for the price of 1 at the health food store, I was thrilled. This is a pleasant easy way to do something very positive for your health.
Really Good Stuff, y'all. April 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My friend who has gone health nut started telling me about all these different products that are so good for our health, and Cod Liver Oil being one of the best. So about 6-7 mos ago, I decided to try it cause ya know, who couldn't use some nutritional supplements? So I went to a neighborhood health food store and decided on Carlson's because it was the only one with lemon flavor and I didn't even want to be swallowing some fishie flavor'd liquid stuff. If it aint sittin on a plate in chewable, white, flaky meat form, with lemon butter & some tarter sauce - then, no....uh uh. But I knew I needed the heart healthy benefits of Omega 3's and the MAJOR source of D (bone health!!) & other valuable nutritional positives of this oil! Great source of A - for eyes, and etc. etc. . . .
But my friend didn't warn me how expensive it was - I couldn't believe the price - $25 for the small 8.4 oz bottle (and they wanted $39 for the 16.8). So from now on I'm ordering ONLINE. Even with the shipping I'm saving at least $10-20 or more (on the large bottle!!) I actually did try another brand that was not lemon flavored and I just can't imagine anyone even MAKING a cod liver oil without flavoring added!! Anyway, CARLSON's is the absolute best - it's cold processed (very healthy), you MUST refrigerate it after opening or it will go rancid. If it doesn't have to be refrigerated after opening - then you're not getting the top quality product that has the health benefits you're needing. The oxidation process in other brands ruins the nutritonal value of it. I spoke in depth about all this to the nutrition expert at the store who was very knowledgABle about everything! Cold processed is the best and keep it fridged! To be able to find Carlson's Lemon flabored Cod Liver Oil online for these good prices is great! By the time my bottle runs out in the fridge, my new one will be in the mailbox. This is excellent A,D, & omega 3's.
Don't know if this is going to help yet, but it tastes WONDEFUL! April 26, 2008
If you've ever had to take fish oil capsules you know what it's like to burp fish oil for hours after. This is much easier to take than those horse-pill sized capsules and is very refreshing. As with any oil, take with food.
Best Tasting Cod Liver Oil April 8, 2008
My husband and I take a shot of this cod liver oil daily and we put 1/2 of a shot into our son's o.j. It's wonderful!
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