Basically it is 2 teaspoons of high vitamin
cod liver oil per day and 4 teaspoons of regular
cod liver oil per day in the context of a nutrient - dense diet that contains plenty of saturated fat from butter, ghee, etc..
4000 IU vitamin D is about 1.5 tsp of fermented
cod liver oil per day!
From the work of Weston Price, we can assume that the amount in primitive diets was about 50,000 IU per day, which could be achieved in a modern diet by consuming generous amounts of whole milk, cream, butter and eggs from pastured animals; beef or duck liver several times per week; and 1 tablespoon regular cod liver oil or 1/2 tablespoon high - vitamin
cod liver oil per day.
According to a case study written about in the book Eat Fat, Lose Fat, 2 tablespoons of high vitamin
cod liver oil per day supplying about 60,000 IU of Vitamin A for 3 days in a row eliminated this debilitating problem for one woman who had been suffering from what she called a «never ending period» for 4 years!
Not exact matches
I recommend 1 teaspoon
per day of extra-virgin
cod liver oil (EVCLO).
In turn, killer whales that feed on seals consume the equivalent of five tons of plankton for each pound of their body weight.12 This phenomenon would explain why Weston Price found seal
oil, which he estimated to constitute 200 calories
per day of the Inuit diet, to be several times higher in the fat - soluble vitamins than ordinary
cod liver oil.30
In any case, 3000 μg RAE (10,000 IU)
per day from all sources during pregnancy appears to be well within a safe upper limit according to most data; the Weston A. Price Foundation recommends at least 20,000 IU during pregnancy from foods such as
liver or high vitamin
cod liver oil along with 2,000 IU vitamin D (if sun exposure is limited) and vitamin K2 from aged cheese, animal fats and fermented foods.
The putative toxic dose of 100,000 IU
per day would be contained in 3 tablespoons of high vitamin
cod liver oil, 6 tablespoons of regular
cod liver oil, two - and - one - half 100 - gram servings of duck
liver, about three 100 - gram servings of beef
liver, seven pounds of butter or 309 egg yolks.
The Weston A. Price Foundation recommends 2,000 IU
per day of vitamin D from
cod liver oil, and small additional amounts from fatty fish, shellfish, butter, and lard.
Cod liver oil also has some D3, but it is not enough if you are very deficient (only 1000 - 1500 IUs
per serving), which is why I don't recommend it as a D3 supplement.
All values of vitamin A yield are expressed
per 100 grams of food, except
cod liver oil, which is expressed
per teaspoon.
High Vitamin
Cod Liver Oil: 1 — 3g
per day.
Eat safe seafood and / or fish at least twice
per week, or, if you can't or won't eat fish, supplement with raw
cod liver oil.
1 tablespoon
cod liver oil daily, (mixed with water or a little fresh juice) 2 8 - ounce glasses whole milk daily, preferably raw and from pasture - fed cows 4 tablespoons butter daily, preferably from pasture - fed cows 2 or more eggs daily, preferably from pastured chickens Additional egg yolks daily, added to smoothies, salad dressings, scrambled eggs, etc. 3 - 4 ounces fresh
liver, once or twice
per week Fresh seafood, 2 - 4 times
per week, particularly wild salmon, shellfish and fish eggs Fresh beef or lamb daily, always consumed with the fat Oily fish or lard daily, for vitamin D 2 tablespoons coconut
oil or 1/2 cup coconut milk daily, used in cooking or smoothies, etc..
This means, generally, at most 1 teaspoon
per day of
cod liver oil.
This can be achieved with 5000 IU Vitamin D3 capsules and two teaspoons of
cod liver oil, which proved 1000 IU Vitamin D
per teaspoon.
On the daily (well, ok, a few times
per week), I mix up a concoction of
cod liver oil and a few other supplements for my kids.
Hello Peter, just a quick question on Vitamin D supplementation: as you take 5000 I.U.
per day (plus what's in the
cod liver oil) please let me know why you aren't supplementing Vitamin K2 at the same time in order to prevent calcification of organs / arteries, etc which is one of the risks when taking high D3 doses.
Some studies indicate that
cod liver oil is toxic in large amounts so don't overdo — 1 teaspoon
per day is a good rule for adults, half that for children.
Cod Liver Oil to supply 20,000 IU vitamin A and 2000 IU vitamin D per day, which is provided by 2 teaspoons high vitamin cod liver oil (Green Pasture bran
Cod Liver Oil to supply 20,000 IU vitamin A and 2000 IU vitamin D per day, which is provided by 2 teaspoons high vitamin cod liver oil (Green Pasture br
Liver Oil to supply 20,000 IU vitamin A and 2000 IU vitamin D per day, which is provided by 2 teaspoons high vitamin cod liver oil (Green Pasture bran
Oil to supply 20,000 IU vitamin A and 2000 IU vitamin D
per day, which is provided by 2 teaspoons high vitamin
cod liver oil (Green Pasture bran
cod liver oil (Green Pasture br
liver oil (Green Pasture bran
oil (Green Pasture brand).
Thus it is likely that those who avoid commercial vegetable oils and minimize omega - 6 consumption, while emphasizing intake of nutrient - dense animal fats like butter and
cod liver oil, would have iodine requirements much lower than 1,000 mcg
per day, and would be able to meet their iodine requirements with a diet of whole foods, especially one containing sea food.
If you use beneficial products like
cod liver oil without doing blood tests to check your vitamin D levels, you should keep the dose at 1 to 2 teaspoons
per day to prevent overdosing or switch to plain fish
oil (which contains no vitamin D).
Very exciting I have the regular Fermented
Cod Liver Oil supplements — I take 3 a day (approximately 750 IU / mL of Vit A
per cap) plus my Vitamin Code Prenatal has 5000 IU / mL.
I was just wondering how many capsules of the fermented
cod -
liver oil I should take
per day?
However, even the Weston Price Foundation acknowledges that there are dangerous versions of
cod liver oil out there, even from some highly reputable companies like Nordic Naturals, which produces a
cod liver oil that is clearly excessive in vitamin A as it only has 3 to 60 units of vitamin D
per tablespoon but between 150 and 12,000 times as much vitamin A. It's a delicate balance.
Sure, it's tucked away in meatloaf, Bolognese,
cod liver oil, and other unsuspected spots, but nonetheless, my three and six year olds consume
liver at least once
per week, if not more.
A good rule for pregnant women is
liver once a week, at least two eggs
per day and 1 teaspoon
cod liver oil daily.
I do take three fish
oil caps and two
cod -
liver oil caps
per day (5g total)(along with two butter
oil caps from Green Pastures).
In my practice, I recommend that women get three - to - four servings
per day of these omega -3-rich foods, in addition to taking a daily dose of fermented
cod liver oil.