Cod Liver Oil

Advantages: Good for bones, Omega 3
Disadvantages: Tastes NASTY

...When I was 8, I hurt my knee at guilds. Some girl thought it would be funny to put her 14 stone of weight onto one of my legs causing it to bruise and inflame. It hurt so much. The when the accident reoccurred last year (obviously not due to the girl again) I remember my first time. My mother insisted that I took cod liver oil to help the joints repair better and to help the pain. At the time frame I was already taking enough medication so my mum wanted something more natural. It seems to do the trick. --What it treats-- There are several different reasons for you to take cod liver oil but the main thing it is recognised for is to treat people with rheumatoid arthritis. This is a specific type of arthritis causes inflamed joints. It is helpful for bones in general as well so a lot of people who have experienced sports injuries...

ovetta2001 29.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Holland & Barratt Cod Liver Oil Tablets

"Mum, Why Does The Cat Taste Fishy?"

Advantages: The cats coat looks fantastic, his dandruff cleared
Disadvantages: He stinks!

...I read a review on Super Solvitax cod liver oil by the wonderful fourpaws and it sounded perfect to give to my little moggy Shadow. He has been suffering from dandruff which is common and harmless in cats and which is caused by him sitting for hours on the windowsill in sunlight so I was hoping it would help with his dry skin. Super solvitax is a supplement for many kinds of animals to help them maintain a healthy coat and skin and help their joints. Many may be skeptical about the benefits of taking oils to supplement their diet but I have experienced brilliant effects myself by taking evening primrose oil so it seems logical that animals would benefit too. My grandma swore by cod liver oil and she was the healthiest old lady I have ever seen until she got dementia in her 90's, she never had any of the general aches and pains you...

wigglylittleworm 20.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Super Solvitax Cod Liver Oil

First Catch Your Cod....

Advantages: Effective, good for a variety of reasons, easy to take
Disadvantages: May not suit everyone

...golf and played squash and badminton. Every thing was fine, until my early thirties, when I started getting terrible pains in the knee that I broke. I went to the doctor who sent me for an x-ray which confirmed that I had arthritis. The doctor said there wasn’t much he could do about it other than prescribe pain killers. Replacement knee joints were pretty rare twenty years ago and not particularly successful. Over the next eighteen months, the pain got steadily worse, to the degree that when we went to Devon on holiday one summer I could hardly walk any distance and was grimacing with pain at nearly every step. I returned from holiday resigned to spending the rest of my life in pain, until a friend suggested I tried cod liver oil. I bought the bottled version, the sort mothers used to give their children by the tablespoon...

Merv 06.11.2002 · Read review
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Review of FSC High Potency Super Cod Liver Oil

Extra, extra, get your daily supplement

Advantages: Loads of advantages!
Disadvantages: None!

...We all know that our health is important. However most, if not all of us take our health for granted. We, on the whole, should really take out health more seriously. We never do, that is until something goes wrong with it. We eat junk food, fast food, plenty of saturated fat and then we complain and act shocked when we hear of someone in thier 30's having a heart attack. It is for this reason I have decided to take a little more care over what I eat. I now try [lol, well we can't avoid these things *all* the time!] to avoid saturated fats. As well as taking more care over what I eat I have also decided to start taking daily supplements. Now onto the topic of conversation in this opinion. Cod liver oil.... you only need to actually take into what them 3 words mean to make you feel sick! Ewww, I mean *cod liver...

Sarah_Louise 07.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Boots Cod Liver Oil

One A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Advantages: Extremely healthy for you provided taken on a regular basis, see opinion
Disadvantages: Maybe the price is a bit on the high side

...One A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Back in my boarding school days in Shropshire one of the morning rituals that we used to fear the most was the taking of Cod Liver Oil in a liquid form. We used to stand in line faced with terror at the thought of having that revolting tasting concution shoved down our throats every morning. When I left school obviously I stopped that this. Several years later due to the persistence of my parents and after the lecturing that I received explaining the benifts of Cod Liver Oil, I started taking them again in the capsule form. It has now been around 14 years and I still go through this ritual on a daily basis. The brand of my families choice has always been Seven Seas and although there have been many modifications to the product, mainly in the strength, the general formulation has been...

vinodgm 18.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Seven Seas High Strength Cod Liver Oil

Bend your knees with seven seas.

Advantages: Health
Disadvantages: None

...We all come to a time in our life when our joints start to get stiffer, it?s then we start to think about our health, sometimes the damage is too far-gone to repair. Prevention is better than cure, so they say, and cod liver oil capsules can help to keep our joints a bit more flexible. I took advice thirty or more years ago from my doctor who was well into the benefits of taking cod liver oil and other supplements to help us, as we get older, and it paid off. When I listen to people of my age talking about aching joints, I think back and thank God I listened to him. Before I tell you about the benefits of taking cod liver oil in any way or form, I must stress that it is a supplement and not a treatment. Years ago I used to take a spoonful of cod liver oil out of a bottle, which was pretty disgusting but I persevered...

roberts8 10.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Seven Seas One a Day Cod Liver Oil

Eat a lot of junk food? Read on....

Advantages: Good for arthritis sufferers
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...I was on a mission to find a cost effective version of fish oils that I had heard were beneficial. I was looking for Omega 3 fish oils, which I mistakenly thought this product contained. Having purchased the bottle I later realised that they were just Cod Liver Oil capsules! Never mind! The bottle I have is the 550mg version and contains 180 capsules. At the time of purchase, I believe the cost was approximately under a £1, and a quick check online showed it was 79p at time of writing. Since I am aware that my diet could be better, I thought there being no harm in holding onto the bottle at start taking them. Adults and children over the age of 12 are to take one capsule a day and you are advised with a meal. Cod liver oil is supposed to relieve aching muscles and joints. I do not experience any of these symptoms due to...

jayin 18.12.2006 (19.12.2006) · Read review
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Review of Tesco Cod Liver Oil

This really is good for you!

Advantages: Great way to stay healthier
Disadvantages: Can leave an aftertaste

...For generations parents have been giving their children Cod Liver Oil - in the old days this really was difficult because it didn't taste very nice. Nowadays it is easier because you can buy it in capsule form but some people still say they get an aftertaste especially if you 'burp' after taking it! I started taking it on a daily basis years ago when I was prone to colds during the Winter and I found it helped me to stay relatively cold free. Later when I married a professional squash player and he complained of always getting colds he went on to the same regime and guess what? Yes - he got less colds as well. Why Cod Liver Oil is good for you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cod liver oil contains vitamin D to help build strong bones in children and in addition it helps prevent osteoporosis in adults. The fatty acids in cod...

laramax 14.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Holland & Barratt Cod Liver Oil Tablets

Shiniest coat in town!

Advantages: Helps prevent arthritis
Disadvantages: It smells fishy!

...Cod liver oil is an inexpensive food supplement for dogs. It has no side effects (providing you adapt the dose to the size of the dog, otherwise it acts like liquid paraffin!) My dog is a well built labrador cross and he has one tablespoon of cod liver oil each night with his meal. It provides vitamin D and helps keep bones and teeth healthy. This can help prevent arthritic joints in later life. You can also see the benefit of adding this oil to your dogs diet...a coat so shiney that you can see your face in it. My dog is black and I always get asked how I get his coat so shiney when I take him out. Give it a try. Your dog will probably like the strong smell and taste, it really does have health benefits too....

janharper 06.10.2000 · Read review
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Review of Cod Liver Oil

no more tears

Advantages: good for joints, brain and general health
Disadvantages: expensive compared to other brands

...Cod liver oil seems to have been the bane of my parents' childhood; when I first asked my mum to buy some for me she recoiled in horror at the thought. However, now we can get cod liver oil in capsule form we can get all the benefits without any of the unpleasantness of actually having to taste the stuff. Seven Seas are the most well known cod liver oil producers, and sell it in a variety of combinations and forms. High Strength are 525mg capsules, containing 200mg omega 3 oils. The 'active ingredients' in these cod liver oil capsules are Omega 3 fish oils, and the vitamins A, D and E. Omega 3 oils are fatty acids, the important ones being EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) which are essential for the body. The well-publicised reason for this is their role in maintaining supple joints. Making sure you get...

seb36 22.11.2002 · Read review
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Review of Seven Seas High Strength Cod Liver Oil