How My Family Takes Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO)
Tara Carpenter, NC.
Nutrition Consultant specialized in helping people regain natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, and viral infections.
I am a Vermont group buyer for fermented cod liver oil to bring this supplement to you at a reduced price + free shipping. You can email tara@happybellies.net for a product/price list.
Originally published on November 14, 2016.
We take fermented cod liver oil (FCLO) every day, twice a day, year round. I like the Fermented Cod Liver Oil & Concentrated Butter Oil Blend in chocolate and also the cinnamon tingle cod oil. My oldest likesthe Fermented Cod Liver Oil liquid in orange flavor; my youngest will lick the spoon clean of any kind, including Skate Liver Oil (FSLO). If we travel, I pack fclo capsules to keep things easy.
Thumbs up! no cavities for me …. thank you Green Pasture cod oil!
Green Pastures
Not everyone likes the taste – or smell – but here are tricks to getting this helpful oil down. Green Pasture is the only FCLO distributor I know of here in the United States and is a family-owned company with flavors like chocolate, orange, and cinnamon. If you go with oil in capsule form you’ll get this stuff down no problem. If you have mouth issues (i.e., gum recession, tooth decay) the Oil Blends are the way to go because the capsule form bypasses the mouth (and throat) entirely.
That said, if you are healing a leaky gut or have body inflammation then capsules help. Some people can’t tolerate the flavor of this oil in the mouth so capsules are best in this case as best to take the oil then not at all.
Suggested dosages here.
My Story
After my second pregnancy, and throwing up round the clock due to a severe prenatal condition (HG), I couldn’t brush my teeth as my tooth enamel had been stripped and my teeth were sensitive. I used Sensodyne toothpaste and had to be numbed just to get my teeth cleaned! I had a new cavity every time I went to dentist. Anything cold or hot made them ache and throb endlessly.
After 2 months on cod liver oil my teeth improved and I no longer needed more than a gentle cleaning every 6 months. I got a gold star at every appointment 🙂 Now my teeth feel strong as rocks; I have not had a cavity since starting FCLO nor have my children.
Now, I am a Vermont Group Buyer for fermented cod liver oil.
Not Magic
If your teeth are already in rough shape, FCLO may not be a cure-all. There are other important things to do for overall dental support like reading Ramiel Nagel’s tooth decay book is a good place to start. In my opinion, this oil is most beneficial for enamel erosion, tooth sensitivity, gum recession, surface cavities, and in-between teeth cavities because when you swish the oil in your mouth the fats and nutrients get in there and fill in areas in need of healing; like ‘oil pulling’ yet better! If this is you then Fermented Cod Liver Oil & Concentrated Butter Oil is fast-acting support.
Screenshot of some of the cod oil choices at Green Pastures.
Giving Up
I’ll tell you my story about giving up, surrendering to the inevitable. For years I tried to rescue 2 teeth that had hurt since my first baby was born. One tooth had been fractured when I was a kid from my dog jumping on me from behind and banging my mouth into iron radiator and decay was long settled in. The other was a wisdom tooth and my dentist said it was too hard to get at to fix. After trying many things, including high doses of FCLO, I had both removed.
My kids
My youngest, 17 now, hasn’t had a cavity. Many find this surprising because he couldn’t eat dairy as a young child which is usually depended on to calcify teeth. Yet, since he was a baby I gave him bone stock (i.e., fish stock, rooster stock), bone marrow, fish heads, seaweed, and FCLO so perhaps that gave and gives him what he needs nutritionally. My 22 year old son had 1 cavity before we discovered cod oil, yet not since. Fingers crossed, knock on wood, and FCLO down the hatch.
Roasted bone marrow is easy way to keep teeth strong.
How I got into FCLO
I learned of fermented cod liver oil (FCLO) from the book Cure Tooth Decay. The ideas in this book worked for me so I ordered a bottle of FCLO from Green Pasture. At first, I only liked the capsules in skate liver and regular cod oil form. Then, I liked cinnamon fermented cod liver oil and squirted that in the back of my throat with my nose pinched and a cold glass of water to get it down!
Now, I pretty much take FCLO/Butter Blends that I swish in my mouth and swallow which gains the benefit in my mouth and down my digestive tract. Win-win! I can swish that around for ages and had you told me I’d do this way back when, I would have been mortified! The things we do for health can become a healthy habit, keep going ….
Fish heads are a calcium-rich food for healthy teeth and bones.
Vermont Group Buyer
After years of taking this oil, I became a Green Pastures’ Group Buyer to buy bottles of this cod oil at a discounted price for myself and residents in Vermont. Please contact me via email at tara@happybellies.net for a list of products and prices.
Dosages for Fermented Cod Liver Oil
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