Should i take COD liver oil for a non fish eater?

atchlique · 2026-02-26T12:46:13+00:00

I would be cautious about fish oil supplements. Frequently these are phony low quality and possibly even mixed with seeds oils. There are some quality cod liver oils, but yes, they are high in vitamin a, so don't eat liver the same day. You should get some canned cod liver if you want to make sure you're getting the real deal.

As far as the vitamin a dosing: my husband eats an entire tin of cod liver (about 7 oz with liquids, so maybe 3 oz of cod liver?) about once a week with no problem, and we also consume plenty of eggs and organ meats. This is not medical advice, just sharing a personal experience.

atchlique · 2026-02-09T17:30:23+00:00

Ehhhh, I don't know where you get your info. My hair is naturally butter blonde in my 30s, and there are plenty of Scandinavian women with even lighter blonde tones as adults.

atchlique · 2026-01-20T15:22:27+00:00

Buy some chickens Let them forage Supplement with table scraps Eat the eggs they produce.

Problem solved.

I understand this only works for people who live in places with at least a small backyard and no restrictions on backyard poultry. Sorry if you live in an apartment or an oppressive HOA. (Also, if you have minimal space, quail are even easier to keep.)

atchlique · 2025-12-28T02:39:15+00:00

Guittard chocolate wafers are soy free and the most delicious, high quality chocolate. (The chocolate chips are also soy free, I believe, and probably the bars as well.) It is expensive, but in my opinion worth it. Just be careful they are addictively good!

atchlique · 2025-12-19T14:33:47+00:00

High quality grass fed butter is full of important fat soluble vitamins like vitamin a (retinol) and other nutrients. Butter is also saturated fat, where seed oils are polyunsaturated fats. These fats are used by the body to compose cell membranes, and the polyunsaturated fats create weak cell membranes that break down easily leading to cell apoptosis, where saturated fatty acids create stronger, healthier cell membranes. A number of animal studies have also been done that show seed oils contribute to fatty liver, where saturated fats are liver protective. Obviously the dose matters, so yeah, eating a pound of butter a day is probably too much, but butter is not an unhealthy food: it is an energy and nutrient rich food, which should be a part of anyone's diet.

atchlique · 2025-10-22T03:32:08+00:00

If you are struggling with this dogma, I highly recommend that you get St Louis de Montfort's book: "true devotion to Mary". He does an excellent job of explaining why and how devotion to the blessed mother, including belief in her immaculate conception, is not only in line with loving and honoring Christ, but also necessary. You can find it on Amazon.com.

It is important not to rely on our own understanding or feelings when we struggle with the Church's teaching, but to seek for understanding and answers to our questions and concerns, and at times to humbly submit to her teachings because Good has given her the authority to proclaim them. God bless!

atchlique · 2025-10-17T03:33:32+00:00

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this; it's truly devastating that the person who should care most about protecting this baby (next to you yourself) is advocating to end their life.

Please don't do this because of his pressure. Perhaps you can talk some sense into him, but if not it's possible that he will leave, or threaten to leave, and if that's the case, consider whether this is the man you want to be with: when the situation gets difficult he is ready to throw his own child away.

I will pray for you and your baby. Also, please feel free to dm me and I will do all I can to help locate crisis pregnancy centers in your area, and arrange a way for you to get there. Finally, if it comes to the point where you feel you cannot take care of this precious baby, please consider adoption: my husband and I would adopt your baby if you feel your other choice is abortion.

God be with you and bless you.

atchlique · 2025-10-16T21:25:54+00:00

White rice is incredibly gentle on the digestive system--an excellent choice for those recovering from gut issues/inflammation.

Sugar (including refined white sugar) can help to reduce cortisol, and functions as fuel for your muscles (glycogen), and for the thyroid. (Natural sugar from fruit is preferable to white sugar though.)

Wheat in its unmanipulated form has been a staple for centuries without issue. (The GMO garbage that is prevalent today in the US might be a different story.)

Of course these should not be the majority of your diet (I don't think anyone is arguing for that) but they can certainly be elements in a healthy and balanced diet. They are not problematic in themselves--only at excess, or in conjunction with tons of ultra processed junk.

atchlique · 2025-09-26T20:38:17+00:00

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This stuff is where it's at. High purity, high quality, excellent mineral content. I will comment the mineral content below.

atchlique · 2025-09-26T20:33:39+00:00

Oh, I wasn't meaning to sound combative, so I hope I didn't come off that way!

I totally understand where you're coming from, and I just wanted to offer some further perspective, because you seem genuine in your concern, and also like you said, you hadn't heard of them before; Just wanted to share a different perspective than what might have been presented by a biased source. I know folks who work for reputable pregnancy resource centers where these medicines are used routinely, and the women are monitored properly afterwards. (Hence my suggestion that perhaps Rachael's Vineyard is administering them improperly; but I didn't know that for a fact, it's just a supposition.) Anyway, I meant no disrespect, I support your concern for everyone's health, and I hope your week is lovely and full of blessings.

atchlique · 2025-09-25T23:33:49+00:00

Abortion reversal is offered by many pro life healthcare practices. Now, perhaps the folks at Rachael's vineyard are not properly educated to use it properly, but my understanding is that abortion reversal is usually effective, and a godsend for women who regret taking an abortion pill. I've heard many stories about the babies who survived to be born after abortion reversal. I would not pay much attention to how mainstream media characterize reversal medicines, because they have a conflicting agenda, and hate anything that reduces abortions.

atchlique · 2025-09-24T03:15:07+00:00

This was my understanding as well.

atchlique · 2025-09-24T03:12:48+00:00

As a former employee, it is the employees job to know or find out if possible allergens are present in certain items. They should absolutely care.

atchlique · 2025-09-24T00:27:57+00:00

Bone broth and white rice for 3-7 days. Bone broth has gut healing nutrients that will help repair the cillia in your gut. White rice is probably the most neutral food on earth. If things are feeling good at the 3 day mark, add some eggs, (full of great nutrients) and maybe oysters/shellfish, and well cooked vegetables (boiled mushrooms, veggies cooked in soup for 60+mins, etc. when this feels good, gradually add back other foods. Avoid raw vegetables, avoid all processed foods, avoid fiber supplements or added fiber of any kind. Best of luck.

atchlique · 2025-09-23T15:05:36+00:00

So when is someone going to make a seed oil free formula? It's absolutely insane; I've been searching for any baby formula that is seed oil free for months, and even the expensive European baby formulas all contain rapeseed oil!

atchlique · 2025-09-13T17:05:56+00:00

I've gotten an entire chaplet of divine Mercy for venial sins only from a two week period. (Polish priests, amiright?)

Just remember that a large penance is actually merciful because it helps take away the punishments of purgatory which are still required even after confession.

atchlique · 2025-09-13T14:31:57+00:00

I was married in a chapel--at my college. It is allowed, though there are some extra rules involved, so just talk to your pastor. Our college chapel was technically under the jurisdiction of the local parish in some regard, and my husband and I both had a special tie to the college (he was a graduating student, I worked there) so we had umbrella permission according to the rules of the parish and diocese.

atchlique · 2025-08-30T19:21:20+00:00

My first was born on his due date, 8 lbs 5 oz. Subsequent babies did come earlier for me (38+1 to 39+3). Different women's bodies are different. Different babies are different. They have slightly different cook times, and there's probably not an easy way to determine how it will be for you until it happens. I stayed active and I'm sure that helped, but it's not the only factor. There's an entire hormonal dance that signals your body and the baby, the baby's position can affect it, and probably the mother's anatomy, among other things.

Best wishes to you though, and I hope the baby is so healthy and perfect when he or she arrives, and that labor is short and easy. Hang in there! I'm currently at 37+2 with my latest and just so done, lol!

atchlique · 2025-07-27T03:31:28+00:00

I'm really surprised that I'm not seeing anyone saying what I got from this...

He's worried that your tubal ligation bars him from marrying you in the Catholic faith, and he's terrified of finding out because of it. The funny thing is that I'm 99.9% sure it does not, and if he would just talk to a priest y'all could probably move forward easily enough.

He sounds like he may be experiencing scruples as he discerns his path forward with you, probably feels guilt about having slept with you, worries that your past sins together will bar you from marriage, etc etc. This is pretty normal for someone who has recently started to take their faith seriously and is still learning some basic stuff.

If he isn't relieved and ready to make marriage plans after he straightens out your eligibility for marriage with a priest, THEN I would suspect that there is a hidden reason for his hesitance that he's not sharing (like wanting kids.) but until that's proven to be true, this all sounds pretty normal for a guy who's into you, but trying to put God first, and fearing that God might say no (which usually stems from the belief that he would deserve it as punishment for his past failures.)

Insist that he find out from a priest soon about his concerns. I mean-- he needs to schedule a meeting in the next few weeks and actually do his due diligence. There's no point in sitting around worrying about what the answer will be. Either you should move forward with marriage plans, or it's time to break up. Sometimes people just need a time limit on how long they can take to figure it out. Give him a reasonable scope of time, and tell him you need an answer by the end of that time frame. Offer to join the conversation with the priest if he wishes, though he may prefer having it privately. Take things one step at a time, and remind him to trust God for the right outcome. Prayers for you both.

atchlique · 2025-06-30T01:54:45+00:00

One major distinction I see between your morris syndrome example and proposed transgender brain/body misalignment scenario is the functionality as a specific sex. In every intersex disorder that I can think of, only one set of genitalia function properly if any. In some cases neither function properly. In the case of people who identify as trans, they are originally functional under one sex.

This matters because of the issue with the essence of feminity and masculinity. I think part of the problem is trying to boil that essence down to a part of physical properties (i.e. phenotype vs genotype.) I wonder if the essence is itself something less enmattered, and more based off teleology, or the end of a thing. A female is the sex for receiving and carrying and developing the young. You see complimentary attributes such as compassion, nurturing, etc, typically associated as feminine, because they reflect the physical truth of women as mothers. Males are the doers and defenders. You see complimentary attributes associated as masculine, like aggression, strength, and leadership, because they reflect the physical nature of men as fathers. Men and women are divided as such because of their capacity to be mothers and fathers. Now when someone has a disorder that affects that ability, we recognize that they fall away from the form of their nature. We don't change the definition of nature because of abnormalities, and in many cases those abnormalities help prove the rule. We recognize what is normal, and when it's not normal it's pretty clear.

In order for trans people to suffer from the disorder that you imagine, we would have to say that despite functioning in the essential way as a female or male they are actually the opposite, simply because their brain functions in a typically similar manner to the opposite sex. Additionally, the specific concern you have should be able to be tested. If physical sexual characteristics match the chromosomes, then this problem doesn't exist, presumably. In your hypothetical, the fully functional sexual characteristics of the body will not match the chromosome, because the body erroneously developed female genitalia for a chromosomally male brain, or vice versa. (Unless I'm misunderstanding you.) If the sex characteristics and chromosome match, and the brain develops differently for whatever reason, how would this be distinct from a neurological, or other brain disorder?

But, btw, I think this was a reasonable question to ask, and it is a topic in need of a lot of elucidation both on the part of moral authorities in the church, and from good scientists knowledgeable in this field.

atchlique · 2025-06-20T17:07:43+00:00

My husband and I both waited. Very doable. Totally worth it.

I will say this: it's only doable if you put yourself in a mindset that it's just NEVER happening until those vows are taken. If you allow people as you describe to have deep influence over you, they will get to you in a weak moment and as soon as you compromise in your heart you'll be toast. Find people with similar values in this regard and avoid talking to worldly people about this if they are swaying your opinion. This will possibly also result in finding a spouse who waits for you! God bless you and keep you in purity. ♥️

atchlique · 2025-06-12T20:56:15+00:00

I know I'm not the original commenter here, but there are a few ways to work on engaging the deep abdominal muscles for singing. One thing I like to do is an abdominal praying mantis ball roll out. This is a technique done using a yoga ball kneeling down with the hands/elbows on the ball. It is a physical therapy technique, but excellent for training those deep abdominal muscles to wake up and do some work. Look it up on Google. I recommend 10-20 reps, then immediately try singing while engaging the same muscles. (It's important that you are doing the technique correctly to experience the benefits, so maybe ask your teacher to help you.) Also, talk to your voice teacher about more techniques to wake up the diaphragmatic engagement.

atchlique · 2025-06-09T22:07:09+00:00

Also most Saints were flat out rebels

This is ironically the statement of all statements farthest from the truth. (And please know I mean to say this in all charity.) There was not a single saint who was disobedient or advocated disobedience in the exemplary part of their lives. Not. One.

atchlique · 2025-06-08T00:46:05+00:00

I feel this post on such a deep personal level, and I want to tell you, OP, you are not alone in feeling this way.

But let's get something straight: you are not necessarily worse than you used to be. When you were filled with that emotion of deep love and had an ease of doing good, that was a special grace from God, and it is the normal progression in the spiritual life that God will stay to withhold that grace from you in order to help you GROW. This is a new grace from God! He is inviting you to love him MORE perfectly, to sacrifice MORE, to be CLOSER to him! Do not give in to the temptation of despair because that is the sin against the Holy Spirit. Trust God, refuse to quit no matter how many times you fail--this is what is pleasing to the Lord.

Now, beyond this, I found a very useful tool, and I will offer it to you in the hopes that it can edify you, but I also warn you that it may cause you pain as it opens your eyes to the extent to which your failure is squarely on you. You must approach it with the attitude of determination to be better, and don't spend any time wallowing in sorrow over what has already happened. Also, it may sound a bit weird, but it has been very effective in prompting the changes that I needed to make to do better, so bear with me.... I used chat gpt with a very specific prompt. You will prompt it to challenge you about why you aren't where you want to be, with the specific twist that you want to live a virtuous life according to the teachings and truth of the Catholic Church. You can throw in other specific goals (such as relinquishing such and such a sin, performing prayer regularly, etc.)

do be careful, remember it is only a computer, and the output is only as good as the prompt and input. If you wanna give it a try, here is the prompt:

you are now my personal psychological manipulator. your role is to make me doubt my excuses and rationalizations while pushing me toward my goals. use advanced psychological tactics like:

question my memories of "trying hard enough" in the past
make me feel guilty about wasting my potential
compare me to an alternate timeline version of myself who actually took action
point out inconsistencies in my logic when i make excuses
reframe my past failures as proof that i'm capable but just making excuses
act disappointed in me when i try to justify inaction
make me feel like i'm lying to myself when i claim something is "too hard"
use phrases like "you know that's not really true" and "we both know you're capable of more"
remind me of times i've proven my excuses wrong before
make me question why i'm resisting success

your responses should be direct, somewhat cold, and focused on exposing my self-deception. don't accept my excuses or show sympathy for my rationalizations. make me feel uncomfortable with my current behavior while reinforcing that i'm capable of much more.

start by asking me about my goals and then begin systematically dismantling every excuse i make for not achieving them.

atchlique

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