Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson Virgin Airlines  

Friday January 26th, 2007

The Virgin mogul, Sir Richard Branson, has launched one of his most controversial business moves yet as he moves into the biotech market of human embryonic stem cell storage. Major questions that come up are: What are the pros and cons and debate of stem cell therapy and research?

The business will allow parents a chance to put the umbilical blood (from the placenta or umbilical cord) of their new born children into storage for future use as science and medicine advance.  Hopefully in the future the families will be able to use the stem cells to cure future diseases and cancer.  Stem cells from your own body have a higher chance of adapting than cells from a donor.

The Virgin-branded company will be launched next Thursday and is expected to offer parents the chance to put the umbilical blood of their newborn children into cold storage. Scientists believe that future advances in medical technology will use stem cells to cure diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.

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What Doctors Are Saying

 Dr. Nancy White Ph.D.- " I've always been interested in health generally and in particular the brain, focusing on the balance of neurotransmitters. I often do quantitative EEG's for assessment of my patients. I'm impressed with the concept of a natural product like stem cell nutrition that could help release adult stem cells from the bone mass where the body would have no objection and no rejection. I've tried stem cell nutrition for general health anti-aging. After taking it for a time, I fell more agile and my joints are far more flexible. I was astounded while doing yoga that I was suddenly able to bend over and touch my forehead to my knees. I haven't been able to do that comfortably in probably twenty years. I noticed how much better my balance has become. I believe  cell nutrition is responsible for these effects,because I certainly haven't been trained extensively in yoga. Also since taking stem cell nutrition, I feel better and my skin is more moist and has a finer texture. A bald friend of mine, who is also taking the stem cell nutrition, had several small cancers on top of his head. His doctor had removed one from his arm already, and his dermatologist set a date to remove those from his scalp. Before the appointment, my friend was shaving one morning and, looking in the mirror, saw that the cancers were all gone. They had disappeared within a few weeks of starting the stem cell nutrition and his skin is better overall. Also, his knee, which he'd strained playing tennis, was like new. Stem cell nutrition
seems to go where the body's priority is. You never know what the affect is going to be, but you notice something is changing. Another friend of mine seems to be dropping years. Her skin looks smoother and her face younger. After about six weeks on the stem cell nutrition, she looks like she's ten years younger. A woman who gives her regular facials asked what she was doing, because her skin looked so much different. Stem cell nutrition is remarkable and could help anybody. Everybody should try it, because it's natural and there are no risks. As we grow older in years, we still can have good health. That's the ideal. Even if you don't currently
have a problem, stem cell nutrition is a preventative." Dr. White holds a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology, an MA in Behavioral Science, and a B.F.A. in Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude. In addition, she is licensed in the State of Texas as a Psychologist , a Marriage and Family Therapist and as a Chemical Dependency Counselor.
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Dr. Cliff Minter  - "Stem cells are the most powerful cells in the body. We know that stem cells, once they're circulating in the bloodstream, will travel to any area of the body that has been compromised or damaged and turn into healthy cells. There have been controversial discussions about the new stem cells found in embryos, but the truth is that everyone has adult stem cells in their own bodies. We are all created from stem cells. As a child or a young adult, your body automatically releases stem cells whenever you injure yourself. That's why you heal so fast when you are younger. After about age 35, we don't heal as fast anymore, because the stem cells aren't released the same way as when we are younger. Stem cell nutrition helps all of us heal our bodies. If you look at the New England Journal of Medicine, you'll find that the number one indicator of a healthy heart is the number of stem cells circulating in the body. Stem cell nutrition is the organic and all -natural way to stimulate the bone marrow to release adult stem cells into the bloodstream.
By taking stem cell nutrition, you can maintain optimum health and aid your body in healing itself. It's certainly a better way to recuperate from an illness than using prescription drugs, because even when a medication works, it can often be hard on your liver and the rest of your body. Stem cell nutrition has no negative side effects. This makes it a powerful approach to healing and good health in general. I found out about stem cell nutrition after someone asked for my opinion on it. I did some research and found it to be one of the greatest ways to slow down aging that we have. Aging is nothing more than the breakdown of cells. Stem cell nutrition combats that action. As cells break down, stem cell nutrition replaces them with healthy cells.This is the greatest, most natural anti-aging method I know. I was skeptical at first, but the results I've personally seen in people I've talked with have been wide-ranged. Lots of people have reported an increase in energy and better sleeping patterns.I've seen people with arthritis in various parts of their bodies reverse the disease, and people with asthma end up with their lungs totally clear. One person that was on oxygen almost 24/7 is now totally off of oxygen. Two ladies who suffered badly from PMS told me they were 100 percent symptom-free within weeks of starting the stem cell nutrition. Two people I know had "tennis elbow" which usually takes about six to nine months to heal. Within weeks of taking stem cell nutrition, both report their "tennis elbow" is gone. It makes sense, because stem cells go to whatever area is compromised and turn into healthy cells.I use stem cell nutrition as a preventative. I've noticed an increase in my energy level and an improved sleeping pattern. Stem cell nutrition has zero negative side effects, is very powerful, and we know how it works. It's good for children as well as adults. This is the best, most natural way I know to optimum health. If you just want to use it for prevention, this is the best thing I know for staying healthy. And if you do have health challenges, it's the best way I know of overcoming those and regaining optimum health. I recommend it to everybody." Dr. Cliff Minter (retired) graduated from Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine. He completed his residency at the Hugar Surgery Center in the Hines Veteran Administration Hospital in Illinois before going into private practice in Ventura, CA. Dr. Minter is a national and international speaker on the subjects of business and nutritional products.

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Fernando Aguila, M.D. - "Due to a heavy patient load, I have recently found that I tire more easily, my legs are cramping, and by the time I get home, even my shoulders and rib cage hurt. I knew I had to find a way to increase my stamina, energy and vitality. A friend gave me information about stem cell nutrition and how it promotes the release of stem cells in the body. One of the components apparently promotes the migration of the stem cells to tissues or organs where regeneration and repair is needed most. My attention was drawn to the fact that it can increase energy, vitality, wellness, concentration, and much more. It sounded just like what I needed. Since then, I've heard testimonials from others who have experienced significant improvement in their painful arthritis. They claimed the paint had became almost negligible. I heard about patients who regulated their diabetes, blood pressure, and had improvements in cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and even myocardial infarctions. The improvements sounded dramatic. Because of all of their testimonies, I was willing to believe it could promote wellness in the human body.I tried stem cell nutrition myself. After a day, of hard work, I realized I wasn't tired at all, my legs were not aching, and I didn't have any shoulder pain. I decided the stem cell nutrition must be working. I continued to take it, and was able to work so efficiently and steadily that one surgeon commented that I was moving like a ball of fire. Stem cell nutrition gives me support physically and mentally. I look forward to seeing what the major medical journals have to say about the studies being done with this new approach to wellness." Fernando Aguila, M.D., graduated from the University of Santa Thomas in Manila , Philippines. He finished his internship at Cambridge City Hospital, Cambridge, MA and completed his residency at the New England Medical Center in Boston, MA. He obtained a fellowship in OB-GYN anesthesia at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a fellowship in cardio-thoracic anesthesia at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH.

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Henry Wolmarans, Ph.D. is the founder of Henry Wolmarans Ministries, Inc. in San Diego, California and the CEO of Stem Cell Hope, LLC. He is the author of five books, including "Rights to Riches" and is currently working on two new books: "Yes You Can... Achieve your Dreams" and the true story of his wife Jackie's amazing recovery from a severely debilitating stroke "Will I Live or Die." Eight years ago, Jackie, my wife of twenty-nine years, and I went on a cruise where 500 passengers got sick from a flu epidemic. Unfortunately, Jackie was one of the flu sufferers. During this illness, Jackie simultaneously coughed and sneezed and the resulting whiplash tore the carotid artery in her neck. The consequent blood clot that formed in the artery caused a massive stroke that destroyed 85 percent of the left hemisphere of Jackie's brain. This left my 49 year-old wife paralyzed on her right side, 95 percent blind, and totally mute. Modern medicine did not hold out much hope for her recovery - in fact, the doctors predicted her death. Five months after Jackie was released from the hospital, the insurance company refused to pay for further therapy, saying that Jackie's recovery had reached a plateau and there was no expectation that she would improve. We have pursued every alternative treatment known over the past eight years to assist Jackie in her recovery. About 18 months ago, I discovered that the Nan Shan hospital in China had just started administering umbilical cord stem cells to Westerners. I took Jackie to Shan Zeng, China for sixty days. She had seven spinal cord injections and five IVs of stem cells totaling 150 million stem cells. Jackie's results have been nothing short of miraculous! Her right foot began to move on command up to three inches at a time after being totally paralyzed for seven years. The droop on the right side of her face all but disappeared. Her weak right arm gained strength and better control, her speech improved, and she had a general sense of well-being flood her entire body. Once we returned from China, we were ecstatic to discover stem cell nutrition, an easy to swallow capsule that releases up to 30 percent more of your own adult stem cells from your bone marrow. Jackie has used this oral stem cell product to supplement the stem cell injections she received. Within three days of taking the capsules, Jackie again had the sense of general well-being flood her body just as she did after the injections. We have decided that Jackie will not have further injections, because in many ways this natural product is accomplishing the same thing on a daily basis at a fraction of the cost. The anti-aging properties of stem cells can also improve the health and lives of people who do not have serious illnesses. I used the research skills I gained from my Ph.D. to learn how stem cell therapy replaces diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy, functioning ones. This is now effective for the treatment of Leukemia, neurological diseases such as Lou Gehrig's disease and Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, and diabetes just to name a few. The goal of stem cell therapy is to have healthy new cells integrate into the body and begin to function like the patient's own stem cells. Stem cells also have the advantage of not being rejected by the immune system, unlike organ or tissue transplants. Stem cells are attracted to areas of injury and disease by a signal that they identify, where they then divide and multiply to become the specialized cells that are needed for that particular area of tissue. In my wife's case, the stem cells have become the new neurons in her brain which then began to pass on the electric impulses along her nerve paths. Embryonic stem cells are found in the embryo and have the potential of becoming any cell in the body. This ability is called pluripotency. After the eighth week, the embryo becomes a fetus until birth when the stem cells are referred to as adult stem cells. Umbilical cord blood is a rich source of readily available adult stem cells which are harvested after a baby is born. This harvesting procedure does not affect either the mother or the baby, since it is done after birth when the umbilical cord has been clamped and cut. Adult stem cells are found in small numbers in twelve different locations in our body (brain, blood, cornea, retina, heart, fat, skin, dental pulp, bone marrow blood vessels, skeletal muscle, and intestines.) The primary role of adult stem cells in the body is to maintain and repair the tissues in which they are found. Personally, as a Christian, I don't see a moral dilemma in using umbilical cord stem cells for experimentation and medical treatment. I am excited at the healthy future that stem cell nutrition can bring to everyone.

David Darbro, M.D. spent the first fifteen years of his career as a devoted to practicing what he calls wellness medicine - that emerging paradigm focused on finding and treating the causes of health problems, not just treating symptoms. Research shows that stem cells do more than make blood cells. These master cells can actually replace any damaged, sick, or worn out cells in the body. This process means that the source of good health is within us. The truth of this hit home when I suffered a stroke which affected my left middle cerebral artery, changing my life dramatically. The speech center of my brain was damaged, causing my speech to sound like gibberish. 1 couldn't process or understand what others said to me, and I experienced a delay in responding. The entire right side of my body was affected. I also suffered from atrial fibrillation. Due to the weakness in my right side, my affected speech, and my sub par mental abilities, I could no longer practice medicine, so I was forced to retire. This led to spells of depression, coupled with anxiety attacks. I refused to take antidepressants because of the side effects. I tried various treatments, From this personal disaster, I have learned many important lessons of life. Hopefully, it helped make me a more compassionate and wiser doctor. Because of my own calamity, I can help others with a new understanding. During my stay in the hospital, I pondered how I might reverse the effects of the stroke. At the time, I understood little about stem cells and their mobilization. One day, a dear friend and fellow medical doctor called me. He is a legend in wellness medicine, and has my immense respect. He reviewed with me that the stem cells in our bone marrow were essential to the body's ability to renew itself and constituted a treasure trove of health. He explained how it was possible to release them into our blood stream and bring about restoration of the tissues. I decided to research the science behind it and find out whether I could improve my condition. I learned that stem cells are very advanced, "smart cells", containing all the information necessary to make a new person. For example, an injured muscle might cry out for help, so stem cells would travel to the damaged site, identify and communicate with the cells involved. Each would turn itself into a new healthy muscle cell to replace the old damaged one. Here's the model I use to explain this complex process: a bio-chemical called Stromal Derived Factor (SDF-1) attracts circulating stem cells to the damaged area where they then convert into whatever type of cells you need. Imagine the SDF-l being a biochemical call for help, or you could say SDF-l is a 911 call put out by stressed or injured tissue cells. Stem cells, picking up the scent like bloodhounds, race to the rescue. Once stem cells arrive at the site, communication occurs between the injured cells and the stem cells to determine which type of cell should be replaced. Whether it is heart, brain, or thyroid tissue - whatever type it is - the new cells replace the old. Stem cells divide and increase in number. The mother cell creates a daughter cell, and one of them remains attached to the bone marrow, so you never use them all. The healthy bone marrow of a human being contains an estimated one hundred fifty million stem cells. The trick is to put a portion of those cells to work. Unfortunately, as we age, the marrow starts losing its ability to respond as well as it should, so we don't always have an adequate amount of stem cells in circulation. The result is deteriorating health as our worn out tissues fail to renew themselves. How then, can we boost the activity of our stem cells and promote healing? I discovered a source of stem cell nutrition derived from a plant called Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA). This blue green fresh water vegetable has remarkable secrets hidden inside, designed and placed there by the Creator for our benefit. Selectin ligans in the AF A are proteins that instruct the bone marrow to release stem cells when necessary. This plant also has molecules of polysaccharides which increase the ability of our stem cells to detect even faint SDF-l cries tor help being released by damaged tissues tucked away in remote corners of our bodies. Thus, these plants contribute to our stem cell nutrition facilitating their release from the bone marrow to enter the blood stream and then facilitate their passage from the > circulation into the tissues. Two grams of stem cell nutrition cause the release of about four million stem cells into the blood stream. I began taking two capsules of stem cell nutrition every four hours, and within a day, I began to climb out of the pit of despair. Soon, I felt like my old self again. Tests showed a lessening of my depression and an appreciable improvement in my short term memory. Eventually, the stem cell nutrition helped me regain normal speech, except for an occasional slurred word. My mind became clear and my anxiety and depression disappeared. Even my atrial fibrillation came under control. The nearly complete healing after my stroke seems miraculous. I credit stem cell nutrition for the heaven sent return of my abilities, my speech, and my memory function. 

Do No Harm- Peer review

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The Coalition Of Americans for Ethics In Research

Embryonic stem cells are difficult to control due to their tendency to form tumors not withstanding other practical problems. see the  peer review list in the pdf file where Adult stem cells are beneficial