| I'm sure you've already heard about Stem Cells. | | | | are using adult stem cells with patients to repair |
| Maybe you saw a news story or a read a news | | | | damage after heart attacks. |
| article or saw the Presidential address. They are the | | | | Early clinical trials have also shown initial success in |
| most widely publicized scientific discovery today and | | | | patient treatments for Parkinson's disease and spinal |
| with good reason. How about Embryonic Stem Cells? | | | | cord injury. And, the first FDA-approved trial to treat |
| They have created a great deal of controversy and | | | | juvenile diabetes in human patients is ready to begin |
| with good reason. The lure of what Embryonic Stem | | | | at Harvard Medical School, using adult stem cells. |
| Cells can do for our health has led to ethical issues | | | | In short, they are the building blocks of life itself. |
| surrounding such things as embryo harvesting. One | | | | Adult versus Embryonic Stem Cells. |
| thing remains, Stem Cells represent the future of | | | | Adult Stem Cells is the term given to stem cells after |
| Health and Wellness as we know it. And they are | | | | birth which means babies have adult stem cells in |
| here to stay. | | | | their bodies. Embryonic stem cells are simply those |
| So what are they? | | | | from embryos -- undifferentiated, or not developed |
| Stem Cells are master cells, meaning that they can | | | | into a specific cell types. Research has shown that |
| generate many, if not all, of the different tissues of | | | | embryonic stem cells can develop genetic |
| the body. They are with us our entire lives and are | | | | abnormalities. This is not the case with our own adult |
| released naturally from the bone marrow, but like | | | | stem cells. |
| everything else, the process behind their release | | | | For this reason, researchers such as Kursad Turksen |
| slows down with age. When there aren't as many | | | | in his book 'Adult Stem Cells' offer the following |
| stem cells in the blood stream, the body can't repair | | | | wisdom: "Adult stem cell biology is at the forefront of |
| and renew itself as it once did. These master cells | | | | the emerging field of regenerative medicine, offering |
| are still contained in the bone marrow in the millions, | | | | a source of cells to generate tissues that lack some |
| just not being released as they should. | | | | of the ethical and political impediments inherent in |
| As this natural release occurs we need to concern | | | | embryonic, fetal, and cloned cells." |
| ourselves with finding ways to reverse it. The good | | | | The biggest advantage of using adult stem cells is |
| news is there are 4 things we can do. | | | | that the body's own stem cells can be used, |
| Exercise - as we already know, regular exercise is | | | | effectively removing the problems of immune |
| vital to good health | | | | rejection or abnormalities. |
| Proper breathing - deep breathing oxygenates the | | | | Adult stem cell science is real. |
| blood and tissues | | | | Adult stem cell research offers the best and clinically |
| Good Nutrition - we need nutrients to nourish and | | | | proven treatments for a whole host of human |
| water to flush toxins from our cells | | | | diseases and conditions and is helping people |
| Stem cell enhancers - a new product category set to | | | | overcome these health challenges as you read this |
| become what antioxidants are today | | | | article. There are currently over 700 FDA approved |
| Stem Cells are the only known source for rebuilding | | | | clinical trials going on in the United States using adult |
| the body and renewing health by restoring lost or | | | | stem cells but none for embryonic stem cells which is |
| degraded cells. They have already been used to help | | | | why the future of regenerative health and wellness |
| treat things such as Leukemia, AIDS, Alzheimer's | | | | looks great with Adult stem cells. |
| Disease and multiple sclerosis. | | | | Matt Canham runs a site dedicated to informing |
| They have been used to form new cartilage, grow | | | | people about how increasing the number of adult |
| new corneas to restore sight to the blind, as | | | | stem cells circulating in the blood stream can help |
| treatments for stroke victims, and several groups | | | | maintain optimal health. |