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Cystic Fibrosis or CF is an inherited disease that affects the normal movement of salt (sodium chloride) into and out of certain cells, including those that line the lungs and pancreas. This results in thick, sticky mucus and other secretions. The mucus clogs the lungs, causing breathing problems. It also provides a breeding ground for bacteria to grow. This leads to frequent lung infections, which eventually damage the lungs and contribute to early death.

Thick digestive fluids also may clog ducts leading from the pancreas to the small intestine. This prevents the fluids from reaching the small intestine, where they are needed to digest food. This can cause digestive problems and slow growth.  Some CF patients also suffer from poor liver function which may eventually become chronic liver disease.

Malabsorption of fat soluble vitamins is likely in most patients with cystic fibrosis, especially for those who are pancreatic insufficient.  Vitamins A, D and E have been found to be deficient in early diagnosed infants as well as older patients.  Different levels of these vitamins are prescribed depending on the age of the patient, whether the patient is pancreatic insufficient or sufficient and other health factors that can be affected by cystic fibrosis.  Vitamin K may also be prescribed under certain conditions.

The recommended daily supplements which usually achieve normal plasma levels in infancy are vitamin A 4000 iu (120 mcg), vitamin D 400 iu (10 mcg) and vitamin E 37 - 75 iu (25 - 50 mg). The recommended doses for children over 1 year of age are vitamin A 8000 iu, vitamin D 800 iu and vitamin E 100 - 200 mg.

These doses are considerably higher than the usual dietary intake and generally are adjusted to meet the needs of the patient as they get older.  Vitamin K is generally prescribed for those cystic fibrosis patients who suffer from liver disease or who are going to undergo a surgical procedure, or whose blood tests do not me certain standards. 

* Vitamin A: Vitamin A deficiency may cause night blindness in older patients and can progress to severe xerophthalmia if not checked.

* Vitamin D: Vitamin D deficiency may cause rickets which is very rare and osteomalacia. Although in the past there is little clinical evidence of vitamin D deficiency is rare in cystic fibrosis new research and studies osteoporosis, osteopenia and low levels of vitamin D metabolites are being increasingly recognized in children and adults with cystic fibrosis.

* Vitamin E: Vitamin E deficiency may cause neurological problems in older CF individuals. Correction of vitamin E deficiency improves hemoglobin levels. Vitamin E is an antioxidant and protects cell membranes from oxidative damage. Because of this role vitamin E may be important in controlling the progression of lung disease in cystic fibrosis. 

Recent studies have suggested that cystic fibrosis patients have inadequate antioxidants defenses to cope with certain stresses on their system. Pulmonary dysfunction in cystic fibrosis is associated with oxidative stress and higher levels of supplementation may be required.

* Vitamin K: Regular vitamin K supplements are not given unless there is chronic liver disease, a prolonged prothrombin time or an upcoming surgical procedure.  Given any of these conditions an oral daily supplement of 5-10mg is given for a week prior to the procedure.  Vitamin K is required for the formation of osteocalcin which is involved in bone metabolism.

As you can see vitamin supplementation is essential for Cystic Fibrosis patients.  It is crucial for you to discuss any changes to your current vitamin regimen with your physician prior to adding, removing or changing the doses of any vitamins.  The balance of vitamins in your system can be very delicate and should be closely monitored by your physician.

Steven Godlewski - Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International

 Sea vegetation has been used for years to cure many ailments, and has been used as a food source as well. Now it is time to look at it in a more fitting light. Sea plants are actually extremely good for people wishing to lose weight.

Why? Because sea vegetation comes without the high sugar, fat, calorie, and all the other things that we are more used to eating. Sea vegetation has a lower amount of sugar in it, which means that even though it is used to help raise blood sugar levels, it is not helping to also raise your weight.

Unlike the fast food we eat today, sea plants are actually good for you, they are not deep fried, smothered in grease or drained of all nutritional value like the food we eat today is. Sea plants are low on calories, and high in important vitamins our bodies need every day to keep us healthy.

Sea vegetation also contains things that help start your metabolism, which means that sea plants actually help digest themselves in a cleaner more effective way without having to worry about grease and such mixing in with the good things.

People on diets based on sea vegetation even feel better every day. They don’t wake up still tired and sluggish after a long night sleep and are more ready and prepared for the day ahead. They have less problems exercising because the sea plants don’t have the high sugar count that makes us lazy.

Not only is sea vegetation able to give you more energy, it can also help keep your body detoxified by foods that you may eat from time to time. Sea vegetation can actually trap toxins in your body and makes them skip digestion, which is normally where the toxins either make you sick or is where the toxins break down and spread out.

The sea vegetation takes that trapped toxin and neutralizes it so that when the sea vegetation is being digested it is the only thing being digested and not something that is unhealthy and possibly ill causing.

Steven Godlewski - Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International

For millions of people living with depression there may be a simple, yet very effective, non-medicinal treatment for their depression.  There are a number of vitamin deficiencies that can be responsible for depression.  Likewise the addition of these vitamins and/or minerals to the diet of a person suffering from depression can be just what they need to start down the path to a happy, balanced life.

Before I go any further it’s necessary that I mention vitamin supplements are not a cure-all for all types of depression.  For some people prescription drugs are necessary to manage their depression.  However, vitamin supplements can still be very beneficial to those people, as well.  It is always best to discuss the addition of any vitamins to your diet with your physician prior to making any changes.  The balance of vitamins in your diet can sometimes be a delicate one.  Add to that the fact that some vitamins may have an adverse reaction with certain medications and you can see why it’s imperative to discuss the matter with your doctor.

Below is a list of vitamins that can be very beneficial for people suffering from depression.
 * Vitamin B1 (thiamine): The brain uses this vitamin to help convert glucose into fuel, and without it the brain rapidly runs out of energy. This can lead to fatigue, depression, irritability, anxiety, and even thoughts of suicide. Deficiencies can also cause memory problems, loss of appetite, insomnia, and gastrointestinal disorders. The consumption of refined carbohydrates, such as simple sugars, drains the body’s B1 supply.

 * Vitamin B3 (niacin):  Pellagra-which produces psychosis and dementia, among other symptoms-was eventually found to be caused by niacin deficiency. Many commercial food products now contain niacin, and pellagra has virtually disappeared.
 
  * Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid):  Symptoms of deficiency are fatigue, chronic stress, and depression. Vitamin B5 is needed for hormone formation and the uptake of amino acids and the brain chemical acetylcholine, which combine to prevent certain types of depression.

 * Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine):  Aids in the processing of amino acids, which are the building blocks of all proteins and certain hormones. It’s necessary in the manufacture of serotonin, melatonin and dopamine. Vitamin B6 deficiencies, although very rare, cause impaired immunity, skin lesions, and mental confusion. A marginal deficiency sometimes occurs in alcoholics, patients with kidney failure, and women using oral contraceptives.

 * Vitamin B12:  Because vitamin B12 is important to red blood cell formation, deficiency leads to an oxygen-transport problem known as pernicious anemia. This disorder can cause a variety of symptoms including mood swings, paranoia, irritability, confusion, dementia, hallucinations, or mania, eventually followed by appetite loss, dizziness, weakness, shortage of breath, heart palpitations, diarrhea, and tingling sensations in the extremities. Deficiencies take years to develop, since the body stores a three to five year supply in the liver. When shortages occur, they are often due to a lack of intrinsic factor, an enzyme that allows vitamin B12 to be absorbed in the intestinal tract. Since intrinsic factor diminishes with age, B12 deficiencies are more common in older people.

 * Folic acid: This vitamin is needed for DNA synthesis and is also necessary for the production of S-adenosyl methionine. Poor dietary habits, illness, alcoholism, and various drugs, including aspirin, birth control pills, barbiturates, and anticonvulsants all contribute to deficiency of Folic acid. It is usually administered along with vitamin B12, since a B12 deficiency can mask a folic acid deficiency. It’s advised that women take this vitamin prior to and during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects in the developing fetus.
 

 * Vitamin C:  Subclinical deficiencies of this vitamin can produce depression, which requires the use of supplements. Supplementation is especially important if you have had surgery or an inflammatory disease. Stress, pregnancy, and lactation also increase your body’s need for vitamin C, while aspirin, tetracycline (a common antibiotic), and birth control pills can deplete the body’s supply.
Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International 

Anxiety Disorders are one of the most common types of psychiatric disorders in the United States. There are a variety of types of anxiety disorders, all with different symptoms, but they each share the underlying symptom of irrational fear. Panic Disorder is one of the most severe forms of anxiety disorder and is often classified as its own illness. It affects more than 2 million adults in America every year, but it seems to affect twice as many women as men. Panic disorder also accounts for about 70% of all anxiety disorder cases.

There are actually a number of different types of anxiety or panic disorders, but they are all linked by the underlying symptom of an irrational fear or anxiety. People with anxiety disorders worry about things that shouldn’t cause excessive worry. Sometimes, this worry gets so great that it cause intense and debilitating fear. Many anxiety disorder sufferers can’t go to work, attend social events, or even be seen in public because of their anxiety. Overcoming anxiety can be challenging but also extremely rewarding. Depending upon your anxiety disorder, there are numerous available treatments to reduce your symptoms. Anti-anxiety medications, panic attack treatments, and natural treatments for anxiety are all beneficial. Before trying any treatment, though, it is important for you to speak with your health care provider to ensure that it is the right choice for you.

Below is a list of some of the most common and effective vitamins that can be used to help manage and relieve the symptoms of Anxiety and Panic Disorders. Be sure to consult your physician before adding anything new to your diet.

 * B vitamins - Biotin, niacin (100mg per day), thiamine, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, B6 (100mg per day), B12, folic acid are all important for the production of the key chemical messengers in the brain called neurotransmitters. Thiamine is very important for those prone to panic, anxiety and depression. Every time you become angry, cry or feel run down - you are burning thiamine. A daily B-Complex (50 to 100mg per day) supplement is a great way of getting the B vitamins your body needs.

 * Tryptophan is a calming agent, which also helps bolster the nervous system.

 * Calcium (600mg + Vit. D per day) is a muscle relaxant. It helps calm you down during an anxious period. Vitamin D allows your body to absorb Calcium properly.

   * Alpha-linolenic acid There have been quite a few studies that have focused on alpha-linolenic acid and anxiety disorder. A good percentage of individuals suffering from panic attacks for a decade have reported back a significant improvement within 2-3 months of consuming additional amounts of alpha-linolenic acid.

   * Magnesium (200mg 2 to 3 times per day) may be beneficial during anxiety and panic because it assists with muscle relaxation.

   * Vitamin C (250 to 500mg per day) reduces swelling and helps your immune system function better.
 
  * Coenzyme Q10 (50 to 100mg one to two times per day) improves oxygen delivery to tissues and has antioxidant activity.

Depending on your symptoms and their severity, the above list can be used as a guideline of vitamins that you can consider adding to your diet. The vitamins listed above should be used in conjunction with your other medications and over time you may find that other medications can be reduced or possibly stopped. This is a decision that should only be made under medical supervision.

 Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International 

For centuries people have been using sea vegetation as a food source, and as a healing method. All the things that sea vegetation has been used for is mind boggling.

For instance, Japanese people have used sea vegetation for heart problems, kidney problems, and other internal organs. They have used it to cure arthritis, osteoporosis and low blood sugar.

Ancient Greeks have used sea vegetation for body building, to sacrifice to the Greek gods, and as a food source. These two cultures are just a small example of how far back sea vegetation has been used.

Hawaiians have used sea vegetation for food, heart problems, arthritis pains, and a lot more. They even put a certain type of sea vegetation on wounds to prevent infection from occurring.

Cultures that are based around islands and coasts have spent years using sea vegetation to cure ailments, as food sources, and as types of meditation. This evidence shows that sea vegetation is a great source of healing and food.

These cultures have been around for hundreds of years, some have existed solely on sea vegetation. So why do we keep on searching for that miracle pill? When really that miracle pill isn’t a pill at all, but is sea vegetation.

Both Japanese and Chinese cultures have used sea vegetation for cancer, tumors, and other deadly diseases. The cure to almost any ailment has been sitting right in front of our eyes, or in this case right under the water, and we just walked right past it.

Now scientists are doing research on the use of sea vegetation for curing cancer and are actually getting good results. We are no longer walking past what has been proven to be the healthiest thing left on our planet.

The world has given it’s evidence, cultures have used sea vegetation for years, and now we are finally seeing that what has been put on this earth for us to use, is put there for a reason.

 Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International 

Out of the three sea plant categories, the red sea plants, the green sea plants, and the brown sea plants, brown sea plants are the most commonly known around the world.

Brown sea plants are found in the many kelp beds around the world, and are usually the ones we have to deal with when swimming in the coast.  Brown sea plants are good for your body because of what all they can do.

They contain alginic acid which combines with the toxins that are in your intestines and it makes it to where they can not be digested, and then it carries them out of your body.

The vitamins and minerals most commonly found in brown sea plants can include iodine, calcium, copper, Vitamin E, zinc, silicon, chlorophyll, and more. All of these vitamins and minerals are needed in your body every day. The food pyramid that you learned back in elementary school, is based on the intake of these vitamins and minerals.

This means that, where as the pyramid calls for eight servings of something per day just to get the right fill, you could replace that with a type of brown sea vegetation instead.

There is one type of brown plant, the Fucus Gardener, which is used for heart burn control. Brown sea vegetation has a high amount of alginic acid in it, which is only found in sea grown plants. 

Some scientists even believe that eating some types of brown sea vegetation can help lower the risks for neurological problems such as schizophrenia. Brown sea plants also don’t taste as bad as they may look.

Brown sea vegetation in all is actually one of the few types of plant that can give you more of what you need without the plant having to be put through all different types of processes.  There are no factories needed for these plants, and no risky pesticide either.
Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International 

Red sea plants are found in salt waters, and can be anywhere from 650 feet down to 2000 feet below the surface. They can break easily and so they grow just deep enough. The movement of water in the deeper sections is not as wild as on the surface.

There are over 4000 different species of red sea plants, and most red sea plants are the creators of ocean reefs. Red sea plants are also multi-cellular and secrete calcium carbonate, which is how the reef is made.

Red sea plants have come a long way in the scientific world. In the past, they have been used on pregnant women to keep them and their children strong, they have been used to control blood clotting, and they have been used for other types of ailments.

Scientists are now researching and experimenting with red sea plants, and what they are finding is amazing. The red sea plants are showing amazing abilities to prevent and help defend against so many common illnesses today.

Today over half the population of people over the age of 25 have arthritis. Sea plants are all showing signs of defeating arthritis. People today claim to not have enough time to get their daily intake of calcium and iron, but the two are starting to run low in society today.

Sea plants have larger amounts of calcium and iron in them, along with other minerals and healthy things. So why is it that we are still eating the same junk food, but wishing the same wish, we all want to be healthy, but we all find excuses to get out of it.

You’re too tired today or, the health food is nasty and doesn’t fill me up. Today’s society is starting to get worse, but sea plants can help turn us around on this track, and steer us right back to that health track.
Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International 

While Green sea vegetation does not offer as much as the other two do, what it lacks in quantity, it makes up for with what It can do. Green sea plants can be found in both salt and fresh water, can be either really small or really large, and has the biggest amount of chlorophyll in the plant world.

Unlike the other sea plant types, green sea plants depend almost entirely on the sun, and are more commonly found in shallow waters. The benefits of eating green sea plants in a diet is that they help boost your immune system, can be used for stomach pains and problems, and can also fight allergic reactions.

Green sea plants can also help make your liver healthier, controls blood clotting, fights free radicals, lowers cholesterol levels, enhances skin, decreases high blood pressure, and stabilizes blood sugar in the body.

The studies that have been done on some green sea plants has come up with some really good findings. The plants showed the ability to reduce fat cells, kill cells that cause diseases, and all together clean the body of toxins.

The things that green sea plants can do are simply amazing, they have been shown to kill some cancerous cells in the human body, have been used for years to stop infections, lower inflammations and help maintain healthy cells in the nerves of our body.

They also have a high number of iron in them, more then that found in an egg yolk. Due to this, green sea plants are also used to help with problems caused by having low iron in the body. Arthritis is also some what cured with these plants and they can be used to help with osteoporosis as well.

With everything that this small group can do, it’s a wonder why we have not been eating and using sea plants in our lives to help with so many of the problems we have. Just this small group can do more for us then what land plants can.
Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International 

 When someone says they are using sea vegetation for dieting or health eating, what do you think of? Does your mind suddenly picture them eating a big glob of see weed? Or do you see them making a salad out of coral reef? 

Sea vegetation is actually one of the few types of plants on earth that is still perfectly healthy. Sea vegetation has more things in it, such as vitamins, elements, and irons then most of the vegetation grown on land does. 

There are three main groups of sea vegetation too, but instead of being classified by hard to pronounce words, they are classified by the color of them. The red sea vegetation has three different types, the green sea vegetation has two different types, and the brown sea vegetation has four different types in it.

Sea vegetation has been known to have as many things as vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B 12, C, D3, E, K, phytohormones, pigments, proteins, polysaccharides, alginic acid, carrageenans and cellulose, a high concentration of potassium, chlorine, sodium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur phosphorus, iodine, iron, copper, manganese, and others.

You don’t see that type of combination in your every day garden salad. Another great thing about sea vegetation is that it is almost completely untouched. It sits there out in the ocean, growing, and when it is done growing, it just survives until it is washed up or taken out of the water. 

Even sea animals feed off the vegetation down there. Sea vegetation has been known to help with carb diets, maintain a good percent of calcium, and the best part, it has been used by other cultures for hundreds of years. 

Sea vegetation has been used for healing, heart problems, as a food source, and more. So when you put it all together and get down to it, eating sea vegetation, which you usually picture as slimy and green, is better for you then eating a hamburger and fries.  

Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International   

In china and Japan sea plants have been used for many heart problems. It helps lower the risk for heart disease, and can help detoxify the blood that is pumped through out the heart.

China and Japan aren’t the only cultures that have used sea plants for heart problems. All over the world cultures have used sea plants for heart burn, reflux disease, and the prevention of heart disease.

The natural chemicals and elements in sea plants is able to almost completely counter heart problems. It has been researched and proven that sea plants were able to keep people from even having heart attacks in old age.

Now sea plants are not able to do that all the time, but for someone who has a strong diet of sea plants is less likely to have heart problems then someone who takes medicine for it.

No one fully sees that sea plants are able to cure you of just about everything. The sea plants are actually able to take out the toxins that cause heart problems and dispose of them before they are able to start tearing up your heart.

Some people even believe that sea plants are the reason why live expectancies have actually risen in the past few years. People who are on a sea plant diet are not only eating right, but are insuring their hearts safety and proper workings.

If sea plants can be put onto open wounds to prevent infection, and can be used to help with obesity and such, then using sea vegetation for heart problems is basically a natural thing to do.

Sea plants are capable of so much and yet not many people know that. Some of the greatest civilizations have lived off of sea plants for years before they were able to grow their own food.

And unlike land grown food, sea vegetation doesn’t require a time of year or a certain season.

Steven Godlewski -  Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International