1 Increasingly, more and more hospitals or specialized clinics provide stem cells to their patients. Typically, the stem cells are taken from a bone marrow, multiplied outside of the body and later injected back close to the tissues where improved reparation or rebuilding is expected from the millions of extra stem cells. Sometimes the original set of stem cells are harvested from a donor.

This procedure is fundamentally changing medicine. However, widespread implementation is hindered by need for complex cell processing facilities that are only available at specialized clinics or designated medical institutions. Another limitation is the high cost associated with this treatment.

2 There are several companies claiming that their food supplement products stimulate or enhance the production of the stem cells in the bone marrow resulting in an elevated number of circulating stem cells for hours or days. This was a revolutionary concept, since the higher number of stem cells can indeed ensure a better repair mechanism and stronger immune system. However, two important aspects of this approach is not addressed by these companies. The documented elevation of stem cell count is always short lived, a few hours in the case of StemEnhance and maximum 10 to 14 days with Stem-Kline as it is clearly shown on a graph that is part of a recently published study (1).

While the production and release of extra stem cells are elevated for a period of time, the bone marrow can be negatively affected and anemia can set in, unless overall bone marrow wellness is addressed. The life-threatening consequences of long-term use is not addressed by these companies.

3 The state-of-the-art StemDetox, Stem Essentials, StemGlyco, and StemSupreme established the first holistic food supplement line that addresses not only the detoxification of the bone marrow (for elevated baseline production of stem cells), but ensures that the bone marrow receives the necessary building blocks and nutrients required to build and maintain a high level of stem cell output.