“No one can ever win the battle against time, but we can prolong the quality of life that we have. Thanks to modern science and technology, we have continued to advance our understanding of the basic genetic principles that form the foundation for life, which controls the renewal of the cells and the fine structures that support them. Our newly acquired ability to revitalize these essential parts in our body provides us with powerful medical tools that utilize natural methods to delay the pains and symptoms of aging. The Creator himself arranged for there to be a huge medication factory inside of us.”
Doctor Domingo Guerra Pimentel
One of our greatest challenges as human beings is the fight against aging. Every day we age is another step along a path that gradually deteriorates our body. As we approach the end of our journey, we tend to develop physical limitations.
But wait… inside of us? Many people claim that the mind and its abilities can have great control over the body, but this isn’t quite what I mean. Our body was designed to fight the health irregularities we experience, bringing along its own medicine: transfer factors, peptides, hormones, coenzymes, growth factors, anti-inflammatory cytokines. The body itself regulates the condition of life and counteracts diseases at the same time.
This function of our body can be improved or limited by an infinite number of stimuli, which is where regeneration therapy enters the picture. This therapy works by maximizing our defense system and, in turn, improving the duration and quality of our lives.
The aging process is caused by transformations and chemical reactions in certain areas of our body. First comes the formation of free radicals, which are unstable molecules where weak bonds (with one unpaired electron) are formed. Free radicals are often incidentally responsible for the creation of more free radicals, as the original is in the search for another electron to pair with.
There are different factors in our lifestyle that create free radicals, including pollution and bad diet. Naturally, people who have healthier lifestyles are more likely to prolong their lives.
Free radicals are in charge of aging and are also stimulators for the creation of diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or diabetes. There are two reactive species of free radicals that cause major damage to our body: those of oxygen and those of nitrogen. To get rid of them, our body creates two enzymes: superoxide dismutase and nitric oxide synthetase, in order to preserve cellular integrity and function. Regeneration treatment uses these enzymes directly or through signaling agents, or makes cells increase their production.
Another factor that is also responsible for aging is mitochondrial deficiency. Free radicals and our unhealthy lifestyle are the main causes of this deficiency. This deficiency causes a deficit in energy production, affecting the function of organelles. Without a doubt, physical activity is one of the most important processes involved in the formation of new mitochondria or mitochondrial biogenesis. This deficiency can also be treated with new techniques and medications such as transfer factors or peptides. Both are covered within the new medical advances in the different regenerative treatments that have been developed in this last decade.
Aging also brings along various dysfunctions of the tissues in the human body. These can cause diseases that will depend on several factors that are specific to each individual. Free radicals, mitochondrial deficiency, and lifestyle choices are the major causes of the development of these diseases:
- Atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis. These two, together with endothelial dysplasia, secondary hypertension and heart damage, are the primary causes of death in the aging process. Peptides that control the metabolism of fats and free fatty acids are used to reverse these metabolic alterations. The use of these treatments help reduce the size of a dilated heart, which leads to the modulation of blood pressure. Cardiovascular function is gradually reversed to its normal values.
- Metabolism is altered with age and biochemical reactions slow down. Metabolism changes from being anabolic, which characterizes the youth, to being catabolic. The first allows the development of tissues and organs by contributing to the creation of various nutrients. The second destroys its own tissues to produce the energy it needs to live. This disorder is caused by atrophy and a major reduction of the function of organs.
- Shortening of telomeres, also known as the biological clock. Being a structure located at the ends of DNA chromosomes in order to protect them, telomeres are shortened with each cellular division. This process causes the cells to lose their function little by little until they die. The shortening of telomeres becomes an hourglass for the life of cells and, therefore, for human life. For this reason, we use a replacement cell which is usually in dormant mode: the stem cells. When a stem cell divides, the new cell recreates the previous one in order to function in a specific tissue. Peptides and the telomerase coenzyme lengthen the size of telomeres, preventing diseases and prolonging life.
- Osteoporosis. The most traditional treatment to improve osteoporosis is alendronate, vitamin D and calcium. These are very effective compared to what was previously known. There is now a new system that is even more effective. By applying substances such as bone-forming protein (osteogenic), which develop osteoblasts and increase bone collagen, renewal of the entire bone extracellular matrix can be accomplished. It allows bones to be strengthened and mineralized in a natural way. Renewal can be done in two ways: by stimulating or activating the genes that renew bones, or by applying cell pathway markers that renew bone.
- The immune system. When the immune system is depressed it generates multiple diseases directly related to it such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, vasculitis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, various infections, among others. For this, the regulation of proinflammatory cytokines and the elimination of altered B or T lymphocytes are used. This is done until a normalized response is achieved, which allows the control of such alterations.
- Nuclear mutations. These mutations give way to different conditions and to the formation of most cancers. The DNA itself has repair enzymes, that together with advanced treatments can control and eliminate tumors, both those in the surgical stage and those resistant to chemotherapy or in advanced stages with multiple metastases. This is possible by promoting the destruction of the cell membrane of neoplastic (cancer) cells, by activating guardian genes against cancer or deactivating pro-cancer genes.
- Loss of neurons. The human being loses approximately 100,000 neurons a day. It is an alarming number when we do not know that the remaining neurons are replacing those that die. As the aging process progresses, this replacing capacity gradually decreases, creating a cumulative deficit. To this is added the disconnection of dendrites that, along with inflammatory disorders, affect memory and cognitive ability.
- Sarcopenia or loss of muscle tissue. It is developed by the decrease in membrane protein (MSP) and increase in maltose binding proteins (MBP) that destroy muscle. By decreasing physical activity and slowing down movements, metabolic and functional disorders deteriorate.
- Decreased hormonal function. This causes multiple organic disabilities. The following areas are affected: physical, cognitive, emotional and social activity. During youth the body provides large amounts of hormones, transfer factors, and peptides that allow a good mood, vigor, physical skills and functional abilities. As we age we lose these skills and decrease our production of these substances. With the new therapies it is possible to provide the hormones or provide an environment where the hormones can reproduce in order to reverse the consequences of this deficiency.
It can be said that the current so-called “orphan diseases” have found their caretakers. By this, I mean all those diseases for which there was no cure can be fought with the substances that our own bodies produce. These substances include: growth hormones, peptides, growth factors, anti-inflammatory cytokines, among others. Healing also involves different processes that are part of the restoration of glandular systems, hormones, brain centers (nasal nuclei, hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus, tonsils, among others). It also includes the activation of multiple proliferation, growth, differentiation and cell migration systems.
It is very important to understand that the processes used in the new regeneration therapy are natural components and are produced by the body itself (or in laboratories with the same chemical nature) to perform the necessary functions. The nature of their formation allows them to be more effective than traditional treatments; As a result, they often lack side effects. This does not mean that they can be used indiscriminately, though. In order for the advanced regeneration therapies to carry out new processes, a lot of research and deep knowledge in the area must be taken into account. This group of substances and knowledge of their use are what allow us to correct the alterations in our bodies caused by time and lifestyle.
All these factors result in a healthier, higher-quality life. Thanks to new technological advances and scientific studies in the area, we hold the cure for many diseases that were all but uncurable just a few short decades ago.
Rejuvenate as we age
One of our greatest challenges as human beings is the fight against old age. We are on a path in which we gradually wear ourselves out every day. This means that at the end of our journey we are usually people with many physical limitations.
It is very true that we cannot beat time, but we can prolong the quality of life we have. Through the advances of science we have come to understand the basic principles again, including genetic principles. The latter control the renewal of cells and the fine structures that support them. Being able to revitalize these essential parts of our body has been the product of the development of the best medical tools that fight aging naturally. The Creator himself arranged for there to be an enormous drug factory inside us.
Inside us? Many people claim that the mind and its abilities can have great control over the body. But that is not what I am referring to. Our body was designed to fight against the health irregularities that we have, bringing with it its own medicine: transfer factors, peptides, hormones, coenzymes, growth factors, anti-inflammatory cytokines, among others. The organism itself regulates the condition of life, counteracting diseases.
This function of our body can be affected or limited for various reasons, at this time we apply regeneration therapy. This therapy has the function of maximizing our defense system and thus prolonging life and its quality. Allowing an adequate response to the degenerative changes typical of old age. It could also be defined as rejuvenating without stopping aging.
The aging and deterioration of our organisms is caused by a transformation process in certain areas of our body. Firstly, the formation of free radicals. These are molecules where weak bonds are formed (an electron is left without a partner) so they are very unstable and in the search for another electron they create more free radicals. There are different factors in our lifestyle that cause the creation of free radicals; such as pollution or poor diet. Naturally, people who have healthier lifestyles are more likely to prolong their life.
As those responsible for aging, free radicals are also stimulants for the creation of diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or diabetes. There are two reactive species of free radicals that cause the greatest damage to our body: oxygen and nitrogen. To eliminate them, our body creates two enzymes: superoxide dismutase and nitric oxide synthase, to preserve cell integrity and function. With the regeneration treatment, these enzymes are used directly or through signalers, or by causing the cells to increase their production.
The other factor, also responsible for aging, is mitochondrial deficiency. Free radicals and our unhealthy lifestyle are the main causes of this factor. This causes a deficit in energy production, affecting the functioning of organelles. Without a doubt, physical activity is one of the most important processes in the formation of new mitochondria or mitochondrial biogenesis. They can also be treated with new techniques and medications; such as transfer factors or peptides. Both are covered within the new medicine with the different regenerative treatments that have been developed in this last decade.
The combination of these factors results in a healthier and higher-quality life. Thanks to new technological advances and the studies of scientists in the field, we can say that today we have the cure for many diseases that were still unknown in the last century.
Dr.Domingo Guerra (La Vega, Dominican Republic, 1954) is a General Surgeon. In 2002, he blended the surgical experience with regenerative medicine, being one of the pioneers of the Dominican Republic to perform this practice. During the last 7 years, he’s had interviews and several appearances in newspapers, TV shows, congresses, also in national and international conferences.
