Loading ...Nutrients & HealthAn Old Wives’ Tale — Not!
You didn’t know it at the time, but Mom did you a big favor when she made you take your cod liver oil. A recent study of lung cancer patients showed that those who had taken cod liver oil daily had a 44% lower risk of death than those who did not take it. Cod liver oil was also shown to reduce the risk of death by 30% in breast and colon cancers.
According to Dr. Al Sears, cod liver oil can even help with depression. When depressed patients took a fish oil supplement for 4 months, 64% reported a significant reduction in symptoms. Dr. Sears says fish oil works on depression by introducing omega-3s to brain cells.
If you want to get the most out of your cod liver oil, buy a brand that is sold in small dark bottles. It will most likely be fresher. And remember, cod liver oil is not the same as regular fish oil supplements that come from the body of the fish. It has more of the healing vitamins A, D, and K.
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