Author: Rafael Valverde

  • Stem Cell Therapy Can Treat Critical Limb Ischemia

    Critical Limb Ischemia otherwise referred to as CLI, is a very serious condition. A serious consequence of peripheral arterial disease, CLI can cause chronic pain and wounds that could eventually require amputation. CLI can be difficult to treat – only half of the people diagnosed are eligible for revascularization at the time of diagnosis. This…

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also known as COPD, is a very common diagnosis after the era of tobacco smoking. It is a preventable disease that causes difficulty breathing due to airway inflammation. Patients’ lives are disrupted by COPD, and there is no real cure. New research is being done into alternative therapies, but there is…

  • Stem Cell Therapy For Mitral Prolapse

    The mitral valve is present in the left side of the heart between the upper and lower chambers and it controls the flow of blood between these chambers. When the heart is functioning optimally, the mitral valve becomes completely closed after each heartbeat – thus preventing the blood from flowing back into the upper chamber.…

  • Metformin. The anti aging drug

    The future is taking our current understanding of biology and applying it to humans. Years ago, aging was a biological mystery, now we are starting to understand what is going on. At the Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic in Costa Rica, we believe in the anti-aging benefits of metformin and we have been recommending this drug…

  • Vitamin C and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Vitamin C, the vitamin we take to fight colds, and is needed for normal growth and development, plays a crucial role in cognitive function.  Researchers in Australia found patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia have lower blood levels of vitamin C than people with normal cognitive function.1 Note: Despite all advances in stem cells research and…

  • Chronic Inflammation; The Match That Lights Fire

    Results from a study published in Neurology in March 2019, showed a link between systemic inflammation during the mid-life years, and memory loss and cognitive decline later in life.  Stem cell therapy at the Stem Cells Transplant Institute in Costa Rica may help improve the signs and symptoms of dementia by reducing inflammation by upregulating…

  • Can Autism Be Cured? Common Treatments And A Ray Of Hope

    Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is hard to define. The difficulty with giving the condition a specific definition arises from the fact that it manifests differently in all individuals. The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) As Autism has so many different manifestations and affects each individual at a varying level, experts prefer to call it…

  • How Are Stem Cells Used in Treating Autism?

    Autism is one of the few mental disorders that are still not completely understood by researchers. This has much to do with the fact that the disorder is defined as a Spectrum disorder meaning there are different levels of severity and types of symptoms. While understanding the disorder is difficult, treating it is even trickier.…

  • The Future for Degenerative Spine Disease

    Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine is a primary cause of disability worldwide affecting at least 266 million people each year. Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine is an umbrella term used to describe different types of back pain including spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis and disc degeneration.1,2 Degenerative disc disease in a condition in which damage…