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Maintain Muscle and Activate Your Own Stem Cells. Maximize Healthy Living No Matter What Your Age

Thursday, November 6th, 2014

Mickey Rourke

No matter what your age, you need muscle on your frame and you need to keep your own healthy adult stem cells activated. Every cell in the human body contains protein, and specialized protein in combination with growth and immune factor initiates the activation of your own adult stem cells.

Here are some important facts:

  • Muscle does burn more calories than fat. Ensure your protein intake is adequate. [The food pyramid was created several decades ago. It is therefore no surprise it has undergone numerous changes since the 1970s. When it was first created, it was actually upside down, with the carb allocation being way too high]. Dr. Perlmutter believes the carb allocation within the pyramid still remains way too high. Dr. Perimutter states ”Rather than having grains and high-glycemic produce at the base, these foods should be consumed in very small amounts – if at all. The base should be vegetables, high-quality proteins and healthy fats (ie. omega fats). A high-fat diet is far healthier for the brain than a high-carb diet.”.
  • We lose an average of 5% of our muscle mass every 10 years after the age of 35, and this is the best case scenario. For many, this muscle loss percentage is a lot higher due to bad diet, the wrong type of exercise or illness. Incorporate resistance training into your exercise regime to ensure you build and maintain muscle mass, no matter what your age.
  • Humans lose fat as well as muscle when they go on a diet. Beware of fad, quick weight loss diets. Yo-yo dieting is very damaging to your metabolism. It will grind your metabolism to a standstill, and once you start eating normally again, you will gain weight with the vengeance. Aim to lose weight slowly with a steady weight loss and exercise regime. Eat a portion of protein with every meal when dieting as this keeps muscle loss to a minimum and maintains fat loss.
  • Time takes its toll on your own adult stem cells. At 65 years of age, the release rate of adult stem cells entering the bloodstream from the bone marrow drops by 70% to 80%. The good news is it is now possible to keep adult stem cells activated whether you’re 18 or 80 years of age.

Adult stem cells are the master cells of your body. They have the ability to maintain, self-renew and repair cells, tissue and muscle throughout your entire lifetime. These cells are often referred to as autologous, haematopoietic (blood), mesenchymal or stromal stem cells. Having active adult stem cells provides abundant energy, improved mental clarity, anti-inflammatory response, super charges the immune system, and ensures overall cellular repair and renewal throughout your entire body.

Stem Cell Worx is the world’s only natural stem cell supplement in an intraoral spray application (sprayed under the tongue for maximum absorption of its nutrients). It also contains specialized protein, natural immune and growth factors that are absolutely essential to initiate the stimulation of your own adult stem cells.  All product claims are backed by independent clinical studies and research.

Ensure you continue to build and maintain lean muscle mass and keep your own healthy adult stem cells activated. These two components are essential in terms of your overall quality of health and well-being.

Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Liver Damage

Thursday, September 25th, 2014

Adult Stem Cells from tonsils

Source:  Bioscience Technology

The liver provides critical functions, such as ridding the body of toxins. Its failure can be deadly, and there are few options for fixing it. But scientists now report in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces a way to potentially inject stem cells from tonsils, a body part we don’t need, to repair damaged livers— all without surgery.

Byeongmoon Jeong and colleagues point out that currently, the only established method for treating liver failure or severe cases of liver disease is complete or partial transplantation. But the need is much greater than the number of available organs. Plus, surgery has inherent risks and a hefty price tag. A promising alternative in development is transplanting liver cells.

One such approach involves using adult stem cells to make liver cells. Stem cells from bone marrow could be used, but they have limitations for making liver cells. Recently, scientists identified another source of adult stem cells that could be used for this purpose— tonsils. Every year, thousands of surgeries are performed to remove tonsils, and the tissue is discarded. Now it could have a new purpose, but scientists needed a way to grow them on a 3-D scaffold that mimics real liver tissue. Jeong’s team set out to do just that.

The researchers encapsulated tonsil-derived stem cells in a heat-sensitive liquid that turns into a gel at body temperature. They added substances called growth factors to encourage the stem cells to become liver cells. Then, they heated the combination up to a normal body temperature. The result was a 3-D, biodegradable gel that contained functioning liver cells.

The researchers conclude that the same process has promise— with some further tweaking for ideal conditions— as an injectable tissue engineering technique to treat liver disease without surgery.

The authors acknowledge funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea.