Stem Cell Surveillance

Some natural products have broad health benefits.  Think of “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”.  

Because stem cells are involved in repair and rejuvenation of many organs and tissues, this helps explain the wide range of health benefits.  By mobilizing stem cells to enter the blood circulation, more stem cells are available to circulate through the body, and home into tissues to participate in the process of tissue repair in the body. 

Therefore, stem cell surveillance - involving both stem cell mobilization into the blood circulation and stem cell homing into tissues - is a way to document mechanisms of action for many different health claims including the anti-aging category.   

We use the Quiet Study design to evaluate changes to stem cell numbers in the blood, within 1-3 hours after consuming a natural product.  Stem cell numbers fluctuate in the blood over a 24-hour period, according to a person’s day/night cycle.  Therefore, it is imperative for conclusive results that the same participant is tested on two different clinic visits at the same time of the day.