Natural stem cell proliferation: alternative for stem cell therapy
You've probably heard a lot about what stem cell therapies are like, and it's even more likely that some of the things you've heard or read have left you scared; the idea of a stem cell transplant doesn't sound like the easiest thing in the world.
Still, it's worth mentioning that these treatments can be used for several diseases. The embryonic stem cells differentiate into the necessary cell type and then these mature cells replace the tissue damaged by the disease or injury. This type of treatment could be used to replace neurons damaged by spinal cord injury, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or other neurological problems.
Cells grown to produce insulin could help people with diabetes, and heart muscle cells could repair the damage left behind by a heart attack. It would not be unreasonable to think that this list could include any injured or diseased tissue.
All of these areas of research are exciting, but embryonic stem cell-based therapies go far beyond cell transplants. What researchers learn from studying how embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle cells, for example, could provide clues as to what factors may be able to directly induce heart muscle to self-renew. There is a list of diseases that can be treated with stem cells published by California’s Stem Cell Agency.
But there is always a more natural option to increase your stem cell proliferation. There is a study that proves how Nutraceuticals synergistically promote the proliferation of human stem cells. It establishes that there is an alternative to stem cell transplantation. It is about creating methods or strategies that stimulate endogenous stem cells to promote healing; in short words: natural regenerative medicine.
There is a wide range of natural compounds that have demonstrated to promote healing, although their effects on the stem cells have not been investigated yet. This study reports the effects of said natural compounds on the proliferation of human CD34(+) and CD133(+) cells.
The study also states that “a dose-related effect of blueberry, green tea, catechin, carnosine, and vitamin D(3) was observed on proliferation with human bone marrow as compared with human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF). We further show that combinations of nutrients produce a synergistic effect to promote proliferation of human hematopoietic progenitors. This demonstrates that nutrients can act to promote healing via an interaction with stem cell populations.”
Do you want to increase your stem cells? then include more of those natural compounds through healthy foods.