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Green Pastures Fermented Cod Liver Oil
What is so special about Fermented Cod Liver Oil?
The answer lies in the fat. Actually in the fat soluble activators in found in foods like butter and especially Fermented Cod Liver Oil. This food based supplement is rich in Vitamins A, D and K.The importance of these fat soluble vitamins, besides the fact that they are not readily available elsewhere is that they play an important role in mineral and protein metabolism. Now lets take a look at each of these fat soluble vitamins individually.
Vitamin A
Contrary to popular believe Beta Carotene is NOT Vitamin A, so if you think you are getting enough Vitamin A from plant foods you are mistaken. True Vitamin A is found in Fermented Cod Liver Oil and it is used by the body in a variety of ways including:- Helps prevent Birth Defects
- Supports optimal infant and child development
- Protects against infections
- Used to produce stress and sex hormones
- Supports thyroid function
- Is important for healthy eyes, skin and bones
Vitamin D
Vitamin D has been receiving a lot of press in the past few years, many because modern research is finding it is more important to our health than was previously believed. Some of the ways Vitamin D supports health include:
- Vital for mineral metabolism
- Needed for healthy bones and teeth
- Useful for the nervous system
- Important for insulin production
- Protects against depression, heart disease and cancer
Vitamin K
This is a little know vitamin, once referred to as Factor X, vitamin K plays an important role in:
- Facial development
- Health bone and teeth development
- It protects against calcification
- Support the arteries and myelin sheath synthesis
- Learning capacity
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