The secret to Chavit Singson’s renewed vitality
With nary a crease on his face, 71-year-old Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson doesn’t believe in slowing down. He’s not the type to get winded after walking up several flights of stairs.
With nary a crease on his face, 71-year-old Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson doesn’t believe in slowing down. He’s not the type to get winded after walking up several flights of stairs.
All the publicity about stem-cell therapy (SCT), including endorsements from some of the country’s most powerful people and brightest stars, has made it seem like a miracle cure, even a cure-all.
Jose S. Concepcion Jr., at 81, still goes to the office daily, and, to his wife’s chagrin, is quite restless and bullheaded, sour if he has nothing to keep himself busy.
Based in Edenkoben, Germany, this clinic for “holistic” medicine offers patients fresh-cell therapy that supposedly aids in the body’s regeneration. The clinic has been in business since 1961, and its founder, Dr. A. Gali, was a distinguished student of Dr. Paul Niehans, the acknowledged father of fresh-cell therapy.
You can point a mother to the ends of the earth and it won’t weaken her resolve to find that cure for her ailing child. Broadcast journalist Karen Davila’s firstborn, David, was 3½ years old when he was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (PDD/NOS) in the Autism Spectrum, a severe form of autism. The development pediatrician said there was no cure for David’s condition.
If God had no say in the matter, people like Joseph Estrada, Juan Ponce-Enrile and Imelda Marcos would continue to defy aging and live on and on by the grace of the unborn lamb, whose freshly harvested heart is liquefied for the stem cells that will keep the human heart ticking until its owner says “when.” The same goes with the sacrificial lamb’s liver, intestines, etc., for the regeneration of their corresponding human organs.
Jumpstarting the regeneration process to achieve longevity, glowing skin and youthful energy are just three of the claimed benefits derived by patients at Villa Medica.
Believe it: That stubborn fat that has clung to your tummy like a barnacle on a crustacean’s shell? It has a purpose. And it’s not to keep you warm on a frigid winter day.
She’s the other celebrity doctor whose billboard you won’t find anywhere on Edsa. Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo has quite an impressive list of celebrity and high-profile clients. But when asked to name them, the affable doctor simply giggles and wouldn’t let on, even with a nod. But neither does she deny nor disown the presumed cosmetic work done on those personalities.
With all the publicity about the “miraculous” effects of stem cell therapy, the Department of Health (DOH) should prepare itself for the possibility that the new procedure would be performed by unqualified, and completely clueless, people.
Stem cell therapy is getting a lot of buzz nowadays thanks to stories from the media about how Filipino celebrities, including politicians, are availing of its benefits. This treatment, which involves injecting stem cells into the human body, is being offered as a treatment for cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses. It’s also being used to counter the signs of aging: making skin healthier and wrinkle-free and rejuvenating the body’s organs for more youthful vitality.
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