Fermented Cod Liver Oil - Why you cannot just take it?

Cod liver oil's effectiveness can be enhanced when combined with high-vitamin butter oil or other vitamin K-rich substances, as discovered by Weston A. Price. This combination helps establish a balanced uptake of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and K2 in the body. The added fats slow down the body's processing of the cod liver oil, ensuring better nutrient absorption and making each dose more digestible. This synergistic approach reduces the energy required for processing and creates a more optimal balance of these essential vitamins. By combining cod liver oil with butter oil or similar fats, users can potentially maximize the benefits and improve their overall nutrient utilization.

I find my inbox flooded with questions such as "How do I get the most out of my Cod Liver oil?" 

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 To answer this question and the many like it, we must first look at how and why Cod liver oil works so well when used with high-vitamin butter oil.

Weston A Price found that solely taking Cod Liver ( Vitamins A & D ) to be somewhat ineffective, however taking vitamin K rich substances such as Gouda cheese, butter oil, fermented skate liver oil then the human body was able to create an almost perfect balance and the uptake of all fat-soluble vitamins very high. As for the body to be able to utilise such a prominent high dose of a vitamin it needs help establishing what the correct levels of such vitamins circulating throughout the body should be.

Now that such levels (varying from person to person) have been established we can begin to look at why this is important. When the body receives any new food or vitamin, it will predominately rush to process this new substance, taking the most valuable parts and disposing of the rest asap, often wasting the most valuable parts. 

Knowing this, we see the butter oils and fats slowing this rushed process and ensuring that the most amount of nutrients are taken out of each dose.

These fats act in several ways:

Making each dose of Cod Liver oil more digestible.

Pre-establishing a healthy balance between Vitamins A, D and K2.

Reducing any extra energy the body would have to exert to process the Cod Liver oil.

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