Cod liver oil benefits and Vitamin D Benefits - By: Dr. Lee Mikal

Why has cod liver oil become a permanent part of our healthy food plan?

It is one of the most reliable and concentrated food sources of four nutrients that are essential to your health: DHA, EPA, vitamin A, and vitamin D.

These four nutrients are needed for:

1. Healthy skin
2. Strong bones and teeth
3. Healthy joints
4. A healthy cardiovascular system
5. A healthy nervous system and prevention of depression and other mood disorders
6. A healthy lining for your digestive tract

EPA is a fatty acid that promotes a healthy cardiovascular system and decreases inflammation throughout your body.

Their anti-inflammatory property makes EPA especially helpful to people who suffer with arthritis.

DHA is a fatty acid that is essential to the health of your nervous system and eyes. It is vital to preventing depression.

Vitamin A is necessary for proper vision, healthy skin, and strong mucosal linings, including the lining of your digestive tract.

Vitamin D is essential to maintaining strong bones and teeth. It enhances the strength and efficiency of your immune system, which decreases your risk of developing autoimmune conditions.

Cod Liver Oil Benefits

Cod liver oil is used for high cholesterol, high triglycerides, kidney disease in people with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoarthritis, depression, an autoimmune disease called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), glaucoma, and middle ear infections (otitis media).

Some people put cod liver oil on their skin to speed wound healing.

When taken in appropriate doses by mouth, cod liver oil seems to help lower high triglycerides (a type of blood fat), lower high blood pressure, and treat some symptoms of kidney disease related to diabetes.

It doesn’t seem to lower high cholesterol or reduce arthritis pain. Other uses are still under investigation.

The Benefits of Treating Constipation with Cod Liver Oil

Recent studies have shown that people should eat a diet with fish high in Omega-3 fatty acids including salmonoides and other oily fish.

Cod that is found in deep cold waters of the oceans including the Atlantic Ocean is such a beneficial fish.

Cod liver oil is an Omega-3 fatty acid and recent studies have shown that cod liver oil provides great benefits to an individual including intestinal benefits.

Many nutritionists recommend taking one spoonful daily of cod liver oil as cod liver oil contains both Vitamin A and Vitamin D and these are necessary vitamins for many body functions.

Carlson cod liver oil is pressed from the livers of cod fish caught during the winter and early spring from the North Atlantic Ocean near Norway.

Because these fish weren't made in a factory, there is some natural variation in the contents of this oil. One teaspoon contains about

1. 1000 international units of vitamin A
2. 400 units of vitamin D
3. 500 milligrams of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)
4. 500 milligrams of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)
5. 50 milligrams of ALA (alpha-linolenic acid)

Always talk with your doctor before using any dietary supplements.

With lung cancer, some supplements have actually been associated with an increased rather than a decreased risk of developing the disease.

Cod liver oil may also interact with some medications, including those used for cancer treatment.

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