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Why do people want to supplement stem cells nowadays? What value does it have for our bodies?

The value of the stem cell body

By ApostolakisPublished 2 years ago 6 min read
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The human body is composed of 40 trillion to 60 trillion cells, and cells are the smallest structural and functional units of the body, with more than 230 types. Each cell has a relatively fixed survival cycle, for example, 120 days for red blood cells and only 3-5 days for lymphocytes. All cells, on the other hand, are derived from stem cell differentiation.

If the cells that make up a certain tissue or organ are not healthy, the body will not be healthy, because the cellular activity is the source of human life. The body enables the self-repair function of cells to survive. This function, which is responsible for maintaining and managing cells and regenerating problematic cells, is also done through stem cells in the body.

However, as we age, the quality and quantity of stem cells in the body also gradually decline and are unable to differentiate healthy cells to replace aging diseased cells in tissues, which eventually manifests itself in human aging and disease.

1 Repairer of tissues and organs

As long as we have life, our bodies will keep running. In the process of operation, the tissues and organs in the body will always be damaged to different degrees due to aging, environmental pollution, bad living habits, bad mental and spiritual habits, diseases, side effects of drugs, and so on.

This damage is generally manifested as a decrease in the number of cells and impaired function of tissues and organs. In general, the body has a strong regulatory and repair ability to try to repair these damages and maintain the normal functioning of the body.

Stem cells will be induced by certain cytokines to come to the tissues and organs that need to be repaired and regulated, and differentiate into cells of these tissues and organs to replace the reduced or damaged cells, repair the tissues and organs, and maintain the normal operation of the body.

So the stem cell is like a smart repairer, it will automatically appear where it is needed to repair the damaged tissues and organs. Of course, this repair is sometimes not so perfect, but stem cells always try their best to keep the normal function of organ tissues, unless something goes wrong with the stem cells themselves.

2 The body's mediator

A perfect body is not a peaceful one, and like a country or a unit, friction and conflict can arise. Especially the hot-tempered immune cells will beat up other cells (allergic reactions) at every turn. The other cells can't afford to be beaten up, so they go into a corner and quietly get better and continue to maintain the normal functioning of the body.

Sometimes, however, the immune cells will grab certain cells and beat them up until they have been killed or even lost. Some cells have a strong regenerative capacity (liver cells, connective tissue cells, skin cells, etc.) and can use their strong regenerative capacity to maintain normal function even though they are continuously beaten by immune cells, although they are in pain and can get cirrhosis of the liver, skin diseases and arthritis.

Some cells are miserable and have poor regenerative ability, once they are caught by the immune cells, it is very difficult to regenerate them (kidney, brain nerve, pancreatic islets, and other cells). So once the immune cells get hold of these cells and keep beating them up, serious diseases such as kidney failure and type 1 diabetes can occur.

In the body, the immune cells are responsible for defense. But this guy sometimes has a lot of problems: "internal warfare, external warfare".

When bacteria and viruses attack the body, immune cells are not capable of destroying these invaders, making the body susceptible to infectious diseases such as colds; but for normal cells in the body, they fight violently, resulting in impaired organ tissue function. For example, rheumatoid arthritis patients, often prone to colds, by the immune cells attack their connective tissue morbidity, you say this suffering?

At this time, the smart stem cells in our body will also go into mediation. But the immune cells are too excited and cause too much damage, relying on the stem cells in the body are not able to complete the mediation and repair work, it needs external helper stem cells to strengthen these abilities. That's why our direct injection of mesenchymal stem cells will be very effective in repairing autoimmune diseases. This is because stem cells are born with the ability to mediate cellular conflicts in the body.

Stem cells in the body will suppress the impulses of immune cells and try not to damage normal cells, just like an elder who is a good mediator, mediating between people without serious conflicts. At the same time, stem cells will also act as a repairer, trying to repair the tissues and organs that immune cells have stormed and beaten normally. But some cells are so fragile that timely repair can only restore a small part of their functions, especially the fragile pancreatic islet cells, which are difficult to be repaired properly.

3 Catalyst for strengthening the defense force

The immune cells in our body will decline in function for various reasons, such as aging, disease, mental, endocrine, and other factors, all of which will lead to a decline in immune cell function and weakness. This is when our stem cells rush in to play their thunderbolt-like role again.

Stem cells will strengthen the function of immune cells in the body, not only to make them stronger and better defend against external enemies but also to regulate the endocrine and mental functions of the body, alleviate the effects of aging on immune cells, so that immune cells are physically stronger to defend against external enemies.

And this regulation is not only to strengthen the immune cells' combat ability but also to strengthen the immune cells' precision so that the immune cells look better and will not beat the normal cells violently for some time.

4 Key factors affecting aging

Stem cells will also gradually lose their role as the body ages. As the number of stem cells declines drastically, the person will also feel the onset of aging signs, so most people will feel older after the age of 40. With the acceleration of aging, many diseases related to aging also arrive, such as type II diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases.

Since it is the aging of stem cells that causes the acceleration of human aging if stem cells are injected directly into the body, is it possible to delay aging to treat certain diseases related to aging?

Through continuous verification, it has been found that supplementing stem cells into the body can not only delay aging but even partially reverse the diseases and symptoms brought about by aging.

For example, diabetics' blood sugar is lowered and complications are improved, and many people's wrinkles, discoloration, and dullness disappear or are relieved. Many subhealth symptoms such as insomnia, memory loss, and physical energy loss disappear and are relieved. In treating diseases, stem cells have even brought good news after good news. In the future, stem cells are likely to become the most important health care and restorative measure.

As the application of stem cells continues to expand, the umbilical cord/placenta, which is an important source of stem cells, has become an increasingly valuable resource for life and is receiving attention from medical practitioners.

We also call on more parents not to discard this valuable life resource, but to store the umbilical cord or placenta for the baby, not only for the child but also for the family to provide health protection.

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