Comments on: A Funny Conversation with My Grandmother

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:44:00 +0000

Elizabeth -- Thanks for the heads up about the lemon flavored oil. It's not particularly pleasant to swallow so I can't imagine trying to down the non-flavored version.

Fernando Moreira -- My great-grandmother was Russian.

Sharon -- If you start taking cod liver oil definitely let me know how it goes.

Prince of Thrift -- I have a few friends who swear by Airborne and Echinacea. I've never tried either one.

By: Father Sez

Father Sez — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:27:00 +0000

I have learnt never to underestimate the wisdom of our elders.

We were given spoonfulls by our Mother when we were kids. This was the worst time of the day for us.

But on the otherhand, if so many of us have been given this as a cure-all, is it a result of the company's great marketing skills?

take cod liver oil

By: the Prince of Thrift

the Prince of Thrift — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:38:00 +0000

I don’t know…I never got a fully developed cold last winter because I used “Arborne” and Zicam chews. At the first sign of a cold, I began taking these two items and was cold free all last winter.

This year, the most i have had was a sore throat, which I began fighting with both of these medicines and so far no full blown cold.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:08:00 +0000

I buy it locally – it’s in the health food section, though it’s a more organic/natural/local type grocery store rather than the general kind. Maybe a health food store if you can’t find it in the grocery store?

By: Fernando Moreira

Fernando Moreira — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:37:00 +0000

That was very typical here in Portugal decades ago also. I was wondering where is your grand-grand -mother from?

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:44:00 +0000

I've tried to convince my grandmother to let me take the pill version, but she's old fashioned and says only the liquid form will do. I promised her I would try the liquid version at least once.

Maybe I'll be able to find the lemon flavored cod liver oil in a local store. The amazon ratings are 5 star!

Elizabeth -- do you purchase the flavored one locally or via the Internet?

By: beth

beth — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:00:00 +0000

As a point of relief, they make cod liver oil pills–easier to swallow than cod liver oil itself!

Studies have shown that cod liver oil helps people with arthritis. I don’t remember the details, though, and studies may have proved something different by now, anyway

By: Sharon Harvey Rosenberg

Sharon Harvey Rosenberg — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:39:00 +0000

Sooo... should we start a cod liver challenge? Count me in.

This is a great story and your grandmother sounds wonderful.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:26:00 +0000

I hated it too, but my mom convinced me to try Carlson's lemon cod-liver oil (I think they have lime too). It's more expensive, but it's actually tolerable. [She swears by cod-liver oil too.]

Though I guess I'd wait to see if it works before spending the extra $. :-)

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:22:00 +0000

haha it’s onlt $5, an upset stomach, and fishy breath…

Let us know how it goes! 🙂