The Philippine Star

The stem cell miracle

- By BARBARA C. GONZALEZ

T he room was crowded. Christian Drapeau was going to speak on stem cells. He told us that the discovery of humans coming from a single cell called the stem cell happened decades ago but not much attention was paid until around 10 years ago when the focus slowly shifted to the stem cell. Stem cells are in our bodies manufactur­ed by our bone marrow then released into our blood stream. There they begin to circulate. All our organs lose living cells day to day. As the stem cell circulates, other cells that are part of our organs release some kind of sticky liquid that catches the stem cells and converts them into cells needed for that organ. For example, if you had a heart attack, there is damage to the cells in your heart. They need replacing. When your bone marrow releases stem cells into your blood, the heart will reach for them and slowly repair the damage.

One of the reasons why it took them so long to discover this is because the stem cells immediatel­y begin to look like heart cells so one cannot say Ð oh those are new cells made from stem cells. But they discovered a blue- green substance that helped the bone marrow manufactur­e and release more stem cells. This gave the new cells a blue-green color. Now they were able to track the movement of stem cells and claim that the new cells were created by the equally new stem cells. Stem cells are the bodyÕs natural healing system.

It is difficult to say what organs stem cells repair because they repair anything that needs repair. But StemEnhanc­e is not a miracle drug. It is made from algae from a lake in Oregon, which has been tested over the years and proven to make the bodyÕs bone marrow release more stem cells. Then it is up to your body to heal itself wherever it needs healing.

When I started to take StemEnhanc­e I felt increased energy maybe after ten days. Instead of dragging myself around in my pajamas I began to wake up cheerful, shower, get dressed and or- ganize my day. This is the very least of the capsulesÕ effects. Many of my friends claim this same effect on them and add that their friends comment on how young they look. So they keep coming back for more.

But I also know someone who came because her neighbor had to be carried to the hospital once a month for a check up. They read my article written last November 24. Now the old man walks and opens the gate himself. A young man regularly gets for his father who is 84, in tremendous perpetual pain when he Þrst came to see me. Now his father feels no more pain and goes to the mall to walk. However, everything takes time. You have to commit to taking at least three capsules a day.

My only son, who is 41, is extremely

diabetic. At 41 he has had cataract operations. He takes a double dose of the pills daily. I asked him how he was. He said, ÒMy sugar is still high but these days I can arrange three songs, compose two and write a jingle all in one day. I never could have done that before. Your pills give me energy.Ó Over time I am certain even his diabetes will go.

But there are obstacles. So many people asked Christian Drapeau why the medicine was so expensive. He said, ÒWhy donÕt you look at the other side? How much does it take us to harvest, manufactur­e and get here?Ó And he is right.

What is more expensive? Stem Cell Therapy that involves taking your bone marrow then doing something to it then injecting it back into you for a couple of million pesos or to buy a bottle that increases your stem cells? It depends on how much money you have. If you are very rich, of course, go all the way to Switzerlan­d for your stem cell therapy. But if you are average then just take StemEnhanc­e. It is not cheap enough for everybody but it is good enough for most people.

But I must share this story. One of our recent recruits is an integrativ­e doctor, Dr. Chris Tengco, M.D. He has a medical degree, also studied alternativ­e medicine, anthroposo­phy and something else. Mostly his patients are people with level 4 cancer and so far he has managed to heal most of them. That afternoon he presented us with two of his patients who were healed. What is his secret? He has a special formula, which he gives them intravenou­sly and he asks them to drink StemEnhanc­e.

DonÕt you think thatÕs remarkable? I think that is truly excellent.

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