Here are 2 myths I hear about livers from time to time:
MYTH 1: you shouldn’t eat too many livers (esp in pregnancy) because of vitamin A toxicity.
FACT: vitamin A toxicity can ONLY occur in the absence of vitamin D. In a wholefoods source like livers, there is a perfect balance of vitamins A and D. Taking isolated vitamin A supplementation is risky, but eating a wholefood source where the vitamins are synergistically balanced, is not.
Vitamin A is the concertmaster of foetal development, responsible for giving babies a beautiful broad face, high cheekbones, wide dental arch, and perfectly aligned teeth. Livers are THE MOST important food source for expectant and breastfeeding women, and women wanting to fall pregnant.
Not only are livers high in vitamins A, D, E, and K2 (the immunity vitamins) they are also the highest food source of bioavailable iron, and all the B group vitamins including FOLATE (so ditch folic acid which is synthetic and there is no need to take folate tablets if you eat the real deal instead). In fact, gram for gram, pastured livers are THE MOST NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD ON THE PLANET (pertinent as our bodies run on vitamins and minerals and babies are grown from vitamins and minerals).
