Fermented Cod Liver Oil Series – Part 1: Is Fermented Cod Liver Oil Better?

Hi Holly,
I agree, but I got used to the occasional fish burp, maybe I can get used to this???

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It comes in both liquid AND capsule, but liquid is MUCH less expensive, especially if you buy in bigger quantities. More about this in part 3. Also, in part 2, you can read all about how I get it down!

Kelly

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Thanks Kelly, I’m putting an order in today! I have researched and am fairly sure that this is the best answer. As far as some of the comments above: Fermentation in history was a common way to perserve certain foods. It is not the same as “spoiled” or rotted. It is an entirely different chemical process. It is rather amazing that Americans willingly put this incredible array of unknown chemicals (formed by unknown processes) in their mouths every day but something like this with a “known” process flips us out! The first time my mother taught me to cut up a chicken was a little gross for me but when I tried to teach my daughter it was almost more than she could handle. I realized it’s because so much of our food comes in a form that is so far beyond it’s natural state that she has hardly ever seen a raw deboned chicken breast much less a whole chicken! That fact was a wake up call for me! I realized that I was allowing more and more processed food to come in to our house.

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Hi kelly,
Love your blog – you have great info. Thank you.
I just ordered the fermented Cod liver oil both the liquid and the capsules. However, I just read on Dr. Mercola’s site that he is warning people about taking cod liver oil.
I am so confused.
What is the truth?
Thanks for your time -
Maria
Here are his articles:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/23/important-cod-liver-oil-update.aspx

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/01/03/why-vitamin-a-may-not-be-as-useful-or-harmless-as-you-thought.aspx

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I just have to coment that I started taking the fermented cod liver oil and the X-factor butter oil about 4 months ago. It is amazing! I am 32 with a 3,4 and 10 year old. I have not had a libido for a couple years and this has brought that back. My allergies are better. I use to get pain in my hands and now that is not as bad. I used to have pain when I would get my period, not cramps, but more pain in the pelvic floor area. I do not have that anymore. I do try my best to follow WAPF dietary guidelines, but not as good as I should and probably would benefit from the GAPS diet. I started also giving to my 4 year old first. She had a small fungal rash on her knee that I had tried various natural remedies for and within 2 weeks of taking it was gone. She usually would get sick every year with the flu or sickness lasting a couple weeks with fever, and this year she had a couple really short colds with one fever just being over night. She was fine the next day. My 3 year old has these bumps on his legs and arms that started a few months back. I started giving it to him about two weeks ago and they seem to be going away now. With that being said I am careful not to run out.

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I live in Hawaii, and reason that BlueIce Royal, fermented clo with Hi/vit butter oil, the best of the lot.
Problem is, shipping for 2 bottles to Hawaii is $35.
Is this called “biting the bullet” or is there a better way to get this good stuff to my home?
Should I ask GP if they would consider shipping USPS?
aloha

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mahalo Kelly!
for the website; the Natural Health Advocates.
they seem to ship usps priority ! yay !
I have written to see if they carry the Blue Ice Royal.
aloha

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Dear Kelly,

I’m just now hearing of fermented cod liver oil for the first time. In reading your 3 part article….I find no mention of it being heavy metal free. All ocean fish are laden with Mercury and other metals. I appreciate the fact that the fermented cod liver oil is unprocessed, but not at the expense of having heavy metals.

Can you advise on this?

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Ha! How funny…..just as you wrote me that Dave at Green Pastures would respond to me but likely in “short responses”, I was opening up his email where he answered my inquiry with:
“No heavy metals in product”.

So he did answer. I think they should spell that stuff out though. I never even saw the words “cleaning method” in their website. There’s an old saying in the medical profession, having to do with making sure you chart everything that you do: “if it “ain’t” written down, it wasn’t done”. Applies to all advertising also, I believe.
Never the less we finally got our answer…!
Thanks.

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Hi,
How many ml’s of the fermented CLO do you take to get the WAP dose of 10,000 iu’s Vitamin A? The bottle I purchased doesn’t list the amounts and a short email response from the supplier stated that it wasn’t important as it’s a whole food. It still is important to me, as I need to work out the double dose as mentioned in the EFLF Health Recovery plan. Thanks!
Julie.

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How I take my High Vitamin Fermented Cod Liver and Butter Oil:

I ordered the chocolate version. My first mistake was in assuming there would be no fish taste and tasting it right out of the bottle on a spoon. Basically “raw fish” with cocoa. I was sick and couldn’t get the taste out of my mouth for some time. It remained in my mind for even longer! So I don’t advise tasting it.

Instead, I take 10 oz of Chocolate Hemp milk, put in one small banana, and one teaspoon of the Chocolate Fish oil. The Chocolate Hemp milk alone isn’t enough to hide the taste…the banana or lots of other fruit are key for me. I then take a stick blender to it all. If you leave some of the fish gel clumped….god help you. So blend it well.

I don’t THINK there’s any fish taste left this way….although my mind still remembers the initial taste testing and tries to tell me otherwise!
There is, however, a small “after-bite” after you swallow….and that’s just the inherent bite of fermentation. It’s just a sort of “ting” that you wouldn’t normally have in a milk-shake, but instead only in Sour Kraut.

This is the only way I can do it…. Isn’t there a Lemon flavor? Might try that with plain hemp milk and lots of other fruits…..

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I didnt get a syringe. Maybe because mine is the Gel. Once you put it in the fridge, it becomes pretty firm. I’m thinking that a good nutritional powder, mixed with your shake would also be a good taste cover-upper. Most people use a protein mix or berry mix or green mix…. there’s tons of flavors out there. I don’t only because I refuse all soy and am unable to drink pasteurized milk or whey due to lactose intolerance. Just bought my first jug of raw goats milk today from a dairy farm in town. Drank 8 oz hours ago. No gas; no explosions; no headaches; no body swelling. Amazing…. Haven’t had milk in 11 years since my lactose intolerance came on. Apparently, and as per some naturopathic studies I’ve read, it’s actually a case of “boiled milk proteins” (pasteurization) intolerance instead!
Sorry to get off topic, but I’m a little excited…!

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No raw cow’s milk in my state….or within driving distance. The big corporations saw to that… Just as well, I read that goats milk was often easier to digest than cows.

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Ben, I was quoting the nutritional panel as per the fermented CLO/high vitamin Butter oil super-duper combo (from Weston Price literature)…. I think you’re quoting plain fermented clo???
I just know my bottle doesn’t list the vitamins except to say Vit A 60%….

But Anyhoo…..I did have a great idea for getting this stuff down! (though likely someone has already mentioned it somewhere) Yes, we should all buy the liquid form as its cheaper than the pills…. but then buy some bulk veggie caps and use a syringe to easily squirt your tsp. into the caps yourself! My GEL version is a might tougher as it is a semi-hard product from the fridge. I have to sort of scoop with the veggie caps…but it can be done rather quickly in the morning.

A tsp would be 5cc/5mils. for those of you who can squirt.
Me; I’m a scooper. Always have been.

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Hi Cindy,

I was talking about the Blue Ice Fermented CLO the same label as pictured at the top of this post. I have two bottles, one with the older label with the vitamin stats above and the same product with new label with no stats.

I emailed Dave to confirm how much Vit A and D per ml was in the product, so I could confirm how many ml’s equals 10,000 IU vitamin a (for Julie above), and his response was “an educated guess would be 1 tsp”. He didn’t actually answer my question entirely.

What bothers me is that reply is completely different information from the products prior label which states 1ml gives you 3500 iu vitamin A.

So the exact same product, now only has 10,000 IU per 5 ml instead of the 17500 IU per 5ml.

This means, it is not as cost economical as it was, you get alot less Vit A/D for the same money and need a bigger dose than the 2ml serving suggestion to get your daily WAP dose.

I was taking about 3ml before to get 10,000, now I’ll need 5ml (almost double).

Before the label change, I was worried that without the stats new WAP’ers would take too much. Now that likely won’t be a problem

Cheers,
Ben.

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Thanks Kelly,
Dave said the product hasn’t changed, he’s ‘just averaging’ (the dose amounts). Now, I understand that with all live foods, there is some fluctuation in nutrient stats, but not so much that a dose could be 10,000 IU per 5 ml to 17,500 IU per 5 ml for the same product. With that kind of explanation, and such short replies, one could easily lack trust in the product and company, especially someone who wants to know the real stats if loading up on a dose based on Sally Fallons healing protocols. So, I’m grateful to have found your great website, and info on fermented CLO and will continue buying this product on my way to good health!
Thanks again,
Ben.

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Hi,

I’m wondering if you can ferment cod liver oil by mixing it with yogurt over night.

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I have been taking this oil for a few weeks. It has made my stomach upset, increasingly so, until today I am feeling quite ill–as if I could throw-up–and having frequent trips to the bathroom. On the plus side, it has really helped my SAD, so I don’t want to stop. What are the connections, you think, to this stomach upset?

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I started with one capsule for a few days, and am now taking two capsules–the recommended dosage. I only took one this morning and have felt okay today. I had just done a search to try to find out what was causing it, and your site came up first. I didn’t know Green Pastures had a blog, so I’ll look there too. Thanks, and I look forward to exploring your site more. These capsules have certainly seemed to help my depression and SAD. We haven’t seen the sun here for a week, and I’ve coped much better than ever.

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Hi Kelly,
The bottle of GP Blue Ice Royal Butter Oil/Fermented CLO blend capsules I received has a very strong chemical smell when you open it. Is this normal? I stopped using it and went to something else. I just opened it again 3 months later and it still has that smell. I’m really thinking the Fermented CLO is the way to go, but need to know if I have a bad bottle or not.
Julie S.

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