What are Adult Stem Cells?

Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth.  In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive.  When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell or a brain cell.

Stem cells are important for living organisms such as the heart, lung, skin, sperm, eggs and other tissues.  In some adult tissues, such as bone marrow, muscle, and brain, discrete populations of adult stem cells generate replacements for cells that are lost through normal wear and tear, injury or disease.  Research on adult stem cells has generated a great deal of excitement.  Scientists have found adult stem cells in many more tissues than they once thought possible.

Adult stem cells are most abundantly found in bone marrow, and these adult stem cells circulate through the blood stream and function to replace dysfunctional cells, thus fulfilling the natural process of maintaining optimal health.

The Stem Cell Controversy

You most probably have heard about the controversy regarding embryonic stem cells.  StemGard is in no way connected with embryonic stem cell therapy.  Rather, StemGard supports the natural role of increasing the production of adult stem cells in the human body.