by Peter Twitchell
I believe all us kids when we were 5, 6, 7 years old did as we were told in the morning by our mother – to swallow a teaspoon full of cod liver oil, as much as we didn’t like it.
The benefits of cod liver oil taken by mouth and swallowed was somehow beneficial for our development and growth and helped our body to be strong and healthy.
I don’t remember ever getting sick as a child and today as an elder have never read about, or inquired, or asked the doctor what its benefits were. But I believe that the benefits of any fish oil such as cod liver oil, and king salmon oil, helped to develop healthy strong bodies, and even so in adulthood.
In our bodies development as children to adulthood, I believe the cod liver and salmon oil were a great benefit to developing a healthy body as we depended on fish to sustain us all of our adult lives. This is one of the great benefits of being residents of the state of Alaska.
I see cod liver oil and salmon oil like an armor which protected us from illnesses, a great benefit to our health. I saw and witnessed our grandmas and grandpas in the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s and up till today our people living long lives.
And definitely modern day medicines kept us alive, but we had a solid base and foundation to help our bodies stay healthy. I want to say thanks Mom!
