Add my name to the Carlson's CLO fan club! I started taking this lemon flavored CLO a few weeks ago, after reading a lot about cod liver oil on the Weston Price Foundation website. For those who are unfamiliar with Weston Price, he was a dentist who published a book in 1939 called "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration," in which he talked about the importance of vitamin D in a person's diet. High vitamin cod liver oil is something he specifically recommends as helpful to dental and physical health. I searched around for high vitamin cod liver oil that was fermented, but wasn't ready to make the commitment to buy it, because it is very expensive. I respect the folks who make it and sell it, but my budget wouldn't allow it. I am also kind of a wimp about stuff that tastes bad. I tried Carlson's instead, and I have to say that I have seen visible improvements in my health. I'm 31 and female, but have had problems with stiffness for a couple years now (especially in the morning, and in my back). Arthritis runs in my family, so I was starting to fear that it was slowly descending on me. Not to sound like someone selling snake oil, but since I started taking this CLO, the stiffness has eased up considerably, and I don't get as achy as I used to. I know that the EPA in this oil has anti-inflammatory properties, so I guess it comes from that. Another thing I have noticed is that my memory and ability to focus have improved, which comes from the DHA in the oil. I have found that I can concentrate better, and don't feel the sluggishness that sometimes would creep up on me at work. Lastly, I live in Chicago. I usually get the "winter blues," but can honestly say that I have not been feeling them yet, and it is halfway through December, which means it is dark when I get up and dark when I leave work. I highly recommend this oil. I have been telling my friends about it, and I bought some for my dad who has diabetes. It is possible that the fermented, high vitamin stuff is better (per the recommendation of the WPF), but this has helped me already and I wanted to share that with others who could benefit. PS--get the smaller bottle, because it needs to be used up within 3 months for optimal freshness. Buying a bulk size in this case is not a good idea unless you have a family that can use it up in 3 months. UPDATE--June 10, 2010--Curiosity got the best of me, and I did order the high vitamin fermented cod liver oil & butter oil online. I guess I suffer from grass-is-greener syndrome! :) I bought the cinnamon tingle gel of that brand, and it wasn't a turnoff taste-wise, but it wasn't something I would ever crave, either. However, a friend of mine tried it and thought it was gross. I didn't see any visible difference in my health between using that and Carlson's. But supposedly the vitamins are all-natural and undisturbed in the other brand, and Carlson's may have been subjected to high temps. I just wanted to include the update in case people were debating between Carlson's and the high vitamin variety. Carlson's definitely has the mildest, least offensive taste. But the other one isn't bad

I've only taken 5 doses of this Cod Liver Oil so far and I love the taste; completely like lemon, without any aftertaste. It is oil, so it's odd to get used to swallowing at firstâ€"but it is a very thin oil, making it easier. I wanted to start taking it for the many health benefits that omega unsaturated fatty acids give to your skin, hair, heart, and cholesterol levels. I'm hope to soon notice the “glow” that I've seen and heard people rave about when taking this. I'm currently in medical school and do want to let future buyers know that this product will NOT cause cancer of any kind. It does have synthetic vitamin A, Retinyl palmitate, which is an antioxidant (cancer-fighting) all on its own. It's also added to many low-fat and nonfat dairy products that have been stripped of many fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin A. It is true that in a small clinical trial, retinyl palmitate was shown to exacerbate skin cancer in rats when applied topically and fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E, and K do have a toxicity limit but you would need to consume around 20,000 IU (or 20 doses of cod liver oil) per day to reach toxic levels that can cause adverse effects. So, in short, take the serving size daily without worries of cancer and reap the benefits

First off, ignore the negative reviews about the vitamin content. If you know what you're looking at, you'd know the vitamins in this aren't synthetic! Now, as for the oil itself, I've been taking this for about a week now and it's easily the best fish oil I've had. I honestly don't know why I didn't try an actual oil long ago... I've been taking fish oil pills for years and you always have to worry about quality and if they're rancid... Well, I received my first bottle of this stuff last week. Popped the cap and gave it the quality ‘smell test'. And wow! The freshness! No pill I've ever tried has had this level of freshness smell to it. And no, I'm not referring to the lemon smell. I've been taking fish oil long enough to pick out the fish smell. This oil smells so fresh it's fantastic! Then I of course tried my first tspn of it and it's excellent! Within about 10 minutes I felt cognitively sharper. No brain fog! That's been the case with every tspn I've had of this stuff. Within about 10 minutes you can already feel it doing what it's supposed to do! I've already ordered my second bottle of this stuff and it's been added my very select subscribe and save list. I will not be without this stuff going forward! This is seriously liquid gold in a bottle when it comes to health. Buy it! Small note: I do get ‘fish burps' with this stuff. Probably due to the excellent quality and the fact that it's actually oil the body is processing vs having to break down a pill and then process the oil. But, the fish burps taste like lemon! Easy trade off for the obvious quality you're getting with this stuff

So far, I have no complains about this product. I have been watching Dr. Berg videos and he recommended Cod liver oil. Money wise, this was more affordable to me at the moment, but it really helped to see so many good reviews about this product. I have been taking it for about 2 months so far, so it is too soon to say if it works or not. But it doesn't have any fish taste (the lemon flavor works great) and it's a great value for about 3 month supply. Now, if you did you research, you will know that the main difference between Cod liver oil and fish oil it's the fact that Cod live oil has Vitamin A & D, naturally, they are not added, so please don't believe the lie that this product will give you cancer. Sometimes I just laugh at the reviews. Sometimes people even give bad reviews just because they can, without any legit reason: "oh product too expensive" really? You knew at front when you bought it; just to mentioned one. I will really know if it helped me when I get my next labs, but so far, I am very happy with this product (I bought for my mom as well) and will definitely buy again. Products from Norwegian are the more recommended on the market, so I will stick to it: salmon and cod liver oil

I live in an area without much sun in the winter. I have struggled with seasonal depression(SAD), and major depression in the past. I upped by dosage from 1tsp to 3tsp a day in-order to meet the threshold of 1000mg of EPA omega 3, following studies that showed serotonin re-uptake. Symptoms of depression cleared the next day, and my mind feels very clear. I also get my vitamin D without the sun, as well as DHA omega 3, and vitamin A and vitamin E. The nutritional label I got is slightly different for some reason

Carlson's CLO has been a great addition to my daily routine, I've been taken it for a month at the time of this review, and the results have been great so far. My main health concerns are pretty much just my tendency to get the cold and flu very often, often than normal I'll say, and also this pesky adult acne that although is minor, it keeps breaking up when least expected. As you can tell my problem is with inflammation, my body's natural defenses are pretty low, although I try to eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly, I'm not overweight and I don't smoke (and I drink only occasionally). The flavor of this oil (first question of people's mind) is fantastic, gone is that nasty aftertaste (I remember from when I was I child and mom used to make us drink it) of course you still are taking oil, the texture is there, but all you've got is hint of lemon in the taste, also is not too thick, it washes down your mouth pretty quick. Now the benefits so far have been surprisingly good, but I've got to tell you, I'm taking double shots, one in the morning before breakfast and one in the afternoons; so far, although I've been in contact with very sick friends (that flu is hitting everyone) I haven't caught anything; also since I work with computers, I'm usually at the keyboard all day and my wrists might start hurting from time to time, I haven't had any pain since the last few weeks; I also noticed that I'm sleeping better now. The most radical change so far has been my skin's reaction to the oil, since the very first week I started using it, I noticed my face calming down a lot, just a week before during Christmas week, I had some bad breakout; I notice since that I'm getting very little to no pimples (treat those with cream) and healing from spots and scars. Some of you might think this is too good to be true, but based on what I read, it has to do with the elevated amounts of vitamin A, E, D as well as the Omega-3s that pretty much all of them help the skin in some way; specially during the winter months when we get very little sun light and our vitamin D supplies are low, since vitamin D aids in healing and immunity. If there's a side effect to taking the oil, I can only think of one and that's the increased appetite I'm seen to be hungry all the time, have to be careful and try to continue eating healthy. On to start my second bottle, I highly recommend this to adults and specially to kids

OK. I never thought I would "love" cod liver oil. I read the reviews. I thought lemon flavor was a bit funky, but hey - if it helped the flavor, I was for it. I know that I needed to increase my Vit. D and A levels and my immune system (I kept picking up respiratory things this year), and I remember my great grandmother and grandmother all dosing everyone with cod liver oil back in the day. Nothing was available at my local stores, so, I took the plunge and bought a bottle here. I really wanted a smaller bottle to try first, but this large one was what was available. It was well packaged and came early. You open the bottle and all you really smell is a hint of lemon. The cats went nuts when I opened the bottle (they could smell the cod liver) until I put it down closer for them to sniff and they caught the lemon. The looks they gave me were priceless. I took my first teaspoon full, and was surprised at the taste. There's the hint of lemon - but no fishy taste. The only real weirdness is the Oily feel/taste as it slides down the back of your throat - but at that point, it's past the tastebuds and gone. I would take it before I started supper and wash it down with some tea. Not bad! My sister told me that was the grossest thing she had ever heard and was not interested in even trying it. I was taking it 1 tsp every other day for a week, then once or twice a week thereafter because I did not want to overload the vit. A. Experienced these benefits: (1) I had my annual blood testing about 3 weeks after starting this and my vit D level had come up 16 points. My Doctor was thrilled that my supplements finally put my level on the chart - I didn't tell him it was the oil, (2) my stumpy fingernails started growing immediately and got stronger and now look like normal fingernails, (3) my hair became stronger and I stopped losing chunks of it every time I showered, and (4) my immune system improved and I stopped catching everyone's illnesses at the office. I keep it in the refrigerator and I take it, now, two or three times a month. I will definitely keep it on hand

The last 5 years I have vitamin D defficiency. Despite taking anormous amounts of vitamin D supplements - 30-50K every other day, my results would be in low 20s. After watching a Youtube video from a holistic MD, my husband and I decided to try Cod Liver Oil with Lemon taste. Oh, boy, I am so glad we gave it a try. Just in one and haft month of taking it we had our annual physical exams and MD ordered lab work. My husband got his vit D level to 82, when I got only to 40, but this is in so short period. We live in sunny Florida but rarely go outside during the day: I work nighs, my husband is IT and spend the day behind the desk; in spring we have pollen allergies, in summer - there is a scourching heat, in fall - it still have rains, in winter - too cold to expose your skin to the sun. The taste is great, I just do not like the oily texture inside my mouth, but that gets fixed quickly with 1 Tb spoon of applesauce that we keep in fridge. Oil also is kept in fridge. We definitely will continue buying this brand, also now after seeing the results, I am going to buy it for my son who works two jobs and rarely has a sunshine on his skin

This is my second bottle. It is just more cost-effective than the pills by any brand. I have been taking Omega 3 for many years and after doing my research I like the concentration it comes in, and despite a possible loss of the Omega 3 due to stomach acids, I see benefits, so I have purchased another one. My 1 year old and my 3 year old love it, but in case it doesn't show which one I got - I buy the Lemon Flavor. It masks the fishy taste nearly 100%. If you take it on an empty stomach you will get the burps and the fishy taste will show some at that point, but if taken with food or after/before a meal, I have not once had any problems. I put a small piece of an anchovy with it for my 3 year old just to give it some salty fishy flavor (think sardines in oil) and she LOVES it. If I don't feel like messing with an anchovy, I sprinkle some sea salt on the spoon to give it some flavor and she never turned it down. The 1 year old takes is plain because I started young with her at about 6 months. I just chug it. An unpleasant second due to drinking oil, but beats the higher prices of the pills

This is going to sound insane. I've struggled with dry eyes, asthma and very fragile skin for years. This now appears to be related to my gut health. I used Carlson cod liver oil yesterday and my ability to breathe was immediately improved. I started researching the impact of vitamin A and D on my lungs and find there is a correlation. I purchased the oil for my skin and dry eyes but was surprised that my lungs seem better. In researching it, found that it is associated with celiac disease, and a not being able to be absorbed vit A easily, perhaps lack vitamin A and D are the trigger for my asthma. The lemon flavor is nice