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Q. Five years ago I read about a study done at Cardiff University in Wales. They gave 1,000 milligrams of high-strength cod liver oil for 12 weeks to patients scheduled for knee replacement surgery. Samples of cartilage and joint tissue at the time of surgery showed that 86 percent of the osteoarthritis patients produced less of a cartilage-eroding enzyme.
I decided to try adding cod liver oil pills to the glucosamine-chrondroitin I was already taking. I decided that if I had no reduction in pain in 12 weeks, I'd discontinue the cod liver oil.
My pain was so bad that it would wake me from a sound sleep every night and I would be up for hours. Nothing helped. Then one morning, I realized that I had slept thru the night with no pain! This was only 21 days after starting the cod liver oil.
I have recommended this to many people and we have all gotten the same wonderful results. I wonder how many knee replacement surgeries could have been avoided if people could have tried cod liver oil for a few months before submitting to surgery.
A. Cod liver oil is full of omega-3 fats that have anti-inflammatory activity. It is also a rich source of both vitamin A and vitamin D. If your vitamin D level was low, replenishing it could reduce chronic joint pain.
We do worry about taking cod liver oil for long periods of time, though. Some research suggests that high vitamin A intake may weaken bones.
What about taking other types of fish oil pills that do not contain cod liver oil, such as salmon, anchovy or sardine? They are high in omega-3 fats, but not vitamin A.