The Story of StemEnhance
by Christian Drapeau
A little over two decades ago, a new herbal supplement names
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA), an aquatic botanical, made it’s
appearance on the market place. Rapidly, AFA became popular for the wide
variety of health benefits reported by consumers. Over the years we
identified the presence in AFA of various compounds such as phycocyanin,
a strong natural anti-inflammatory compound, a polysaccharide
supporting immune function, and phenylethylamine (PEA), a molecule known
as the “molecule of love”, which increases mental clarity and provides a
sense of well being. Nevertheless, in spite of the identification of
these various components, many health benefits reported by consumers
remained unexplained.
At the turn of the 21st Century, data began appearing in the scientific literature describing the potential of embryonic stem cells (ESC).ESC were shown to have the ability to become any kind of cells in the body. Soon after, studies revealed that adult stem cells (ASC) also had the ability of becoming virtually any kind of cells in the body.
When this discovery was made, we hypothesized that ASC constituted the natural renewal system of the body, and we published this hypothesis in the journal, Medical Hypothesis (October 2002). Our idea at the time was this: if ASC indeed constituted the natural renewal system of the body, with ASC being able to become any cell type of the body, then supporting this process could lead to a wide variety of health benefits. Given the broad spectrum of benefits reported by AFA consumers, we simply hypothesized that AFA was supporting aspects of stem physiology.
With this idea in mind, we initiated a series of laboratory
experiments and soon discovered that consumption of large quantity of
AFA (greater than 5 grams) increased the number of circulating stem
cells by up to 30%. As we pursued our investigations to identify the
compound in AFA responsible for this effect, we actually identified two
specific compounds supporting both the release of stem cells from the
bone marrow and their migration out of the blood into tissues. We then
proceeded to concentrate these compounds out of AFA, achieving 5:1
concentrates for both compounds, and blended these compounds to make
StemEnhance. One gram of StemEnhance supports the release of stem cells
from the bone marrow and increases the number of circulating stem cells
by up to 30%. StemEnhance also concentrates phycocyanin and PEA, other
important compounds found in AFA.
StemEnhance is a natural product made of 100% organic AFA and manufactured in accordance with GMP regulations. The powder is encapsulated and bottled in a pharmaceutical grade facility, providing the highest quality possible. Each lot of Stem Enhance is tested for any potential contaminants, according to a stringent quality control program.
When asked why would one want to take StemEnhance, the answer is simply to support the body’s natural process of maintaining optimal health. Supporting stem cell physiology everyday by increasing the number of circulating stem cells is one of the wisest decisions one can make to regain and maintain optimal health.
StemEnhance works more effectively with StemFlo.