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Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« on: July 02, 2013, 10:07:11 AM »
The prime of Charito Planas, 83, after stem cell therapy on the cheap

By Rima Jessamine Granali
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12:45 am | Sunday, June 30th, 2013


Now she can literally walk a mile.

Lawyer Charito Planas, 83, used to have a hard time getting up. But she can now walk without pain, thanks to stem cell therapy that cost her only five figures.

While hospitals here and abroad charge millions for the treatment, a wellness center in Tagaytay offers the service 10 times cheaper, Planas said.

“The cane I used to walk with is just an accessory now, for I walk freely, without pain, without limping,” said Planas, a political and human rights activist who sought refuge in the United States during the Marcos martial law administration.

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Re: Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2013, 10:08:25 AM »
“My heavily grey hair has now regained its ebony shade; my skin—both body and facial skin—has regained a youthful, shining glow; and my wrinkles are slowly fading away,” she added.

Planas underwent six sessions of stem cell therapy from March to April at Green and Young Health and Wellness Center, owned by Dr. Antonia Carandang Park.

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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2013, 10:09:31 AM »
VIP patients

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reportedly visited the Filipino physician a day after she was released from detention at Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City after posting a P1-million bail in July last year. She was taken back to VMMC in October.

Other well-known personalities, such as justices, physicians and a senator, also reportedly frequented the wellness center.

“Doctor Park, the woman with an angelic face, performs the treatment and her fees are so minimal,” Planas said.

Her bill for the six injections amounted to five figures. “It costs a tenth of the prevailing treatment price,” she said, requesting that the exact amount be kept confidential.

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Re: Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2013, 10:10:29 AM »
Park, who is married to a Korean, uses human placenta for the stem cell therapy and technology from South Korea.

Placenta is a vascular organ that develops inside the uterus during pregnancy and is expelled after birth.

The three politicians who allegedly died after treatment in Germany underwent “xenogenic” or animal-based stem cell therapy. Last week, the Philippine Medical Association issued a warning against the procedure, as well as undergoing the treatment in nonhealth facilities.

Planas said she believes placenta-derived stem cell therapy is safer, but she could only speak based on her experience.

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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2013, 10:11:47 AM »
Alternative treatment

Park, who studied and researched on alternative treatment, herbal medicines and stem cell therapy, also used the treatment to cure her lupus-stricken son, Planas said.

“I don’t claim it is the panacea of all illnesses nor will it respond similarly to another individual nor can it be a better treatment for another,” the former head of Nayong Pilipino and deputy spokesperson of the Arroyo administration said.

“One thing that I am very confident about is that the stem cells act as repair system of the body for those needing repair and act as replenishment for adult tissues,” she added.

The therapy allows the body to heal itself.

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« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2013, 10:13:13 AM »
The procedure, which lasts for about an hour, is very simple, she said. Preparations, like detoxification and enema, were more taxing.

Before the injection, her legs were wrapped and needles were inserted into her skin, similar to acupuncture.

The number of sessions depends on the condition or illness of the individual.

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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2013, 10:14:12 AM »
Functional years

For six weeks, Planas traveled from her home in Marikina City to the wellness center in Tagaytay every Saturday morning.

The trips were worthwhile, as she felt better and looked fairer after the treatment, she said.

“I was never in search for the Fountain of Youth. Age has never been a problem to me,” the former Quezon City vice mayor said.

“What excites me is the promise of functional years. That was my aim when I considered stem cell therapy,” she added.

The wonders of science helped her achieve the healthy and active lifestyle she has always wanted.

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Re: Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2013, 10:15:50 AM »
Weight loss formula

Even before the stem cell treatment, she has been adapting actress KC Concepcion’s mantra of exercise, proper diet and positive attitude. This formula helped her lose weight.

“I used to weigh 203 pounds for as long as I can remember,” she said. “Now, I tip the scale at 128 pounds.”

Her morning ritual includes 100-count bed exercises of leg-pedaling and 30-minute brisk walking along the paved streets of Provident Village, Marikina City.

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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2013, 10:16:28 AM »
She greets everyone with a smile and a warm hello. “Even a child who did not know me before now kisses my hand, as I have become a doting grandmother,” she said.

Planas always starts her day with a prayer. “I further ask our Creator to show and guide me the way to deserve this wonderful day,” she said.

“I also pray that proceeds of the socialized housing project for 280 families on my property be paid soon for the completion of my committed six concrete three-room school buildings, complete with Monoblock chairs, computers sets and other school paraphernalia for the Aetas and other indigenous children of Central Luzon,” she added.

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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2013, 10:18:26 AM »
Sharp memory

“I have been living a simple, healthy and clean lifestyle… no vices at all. I sleep early and wake up early. But if being alive and well at 83 is something that many people wish for, the  ‘asset’ of having a sharp memory at my age is what I am really proud of,” she said.

“My appointment book contains invitations for speaking engagements, which I wholeheartedly accept whenever my schedule allows me to. I still deliver extemporaneous speeches and I quote names, dates, events and trivia with accuracy and with much gusto, the way I used to during the height of my activism days, when I was the most vocal opponent of the late President Ferdinand Marcos,” she added.”

Fruits and vegetables have been her staple. Her breakfast consists of fruits, ginger brew and blended green apple, celery, cucumber, carrots, parsley and green bell pepper.

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« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2013, 10:19:06 AM »
Despite her healthy lifestyle, the “not-so-pretty” signs of aging caught up on her.

“There was a time when I experienced pain on my knees that gave me a hard time getting up and walking,” she said.

Three doctors advised her to undergo immediate surgery but a fourth surgeon told her otherwise, telling her that she could become bedridden because of her old age, Planas recalled.

And the answer to her problem came from a retired justice, who had also undergone stem cell therapy and introduced her to Park.

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« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2013, 10:19:34 AM »
“I met a retired justice who regularly attends the Thursday Club meeting held at the house of a common friend.  One day, I noticed how young and energetic he looked and I couldn’t help coming up to him to exclaim my astonishment.  He told me about stem cell therapy and later introduced me to a Filipino physician,” she said.

“After gaining all the knowledge about stem cell therapy and how effective the treatment is, as far as regeneration of old and/or damaged cells are concerned, the physician conducted the therapy on herself,” she said. “Needless to say, the physician was greatly awed by the effects of the therapy and what else do you expect?”

Now, with her renewed strength, she said there’s no stopping her from doing what she still wants to do.

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« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2013, 10:27:37 AM »


Lawyer Charito Planas was a political and human rights activist who was exiled to the United States during the Marcos administration.

She was part of the Lakas ng Bayan (Laban) ticket in Metro Manila for the Interim Batasang Pambansa elections on April 8, 1978, which included among others Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and activist Alex Boncayao.

Laban ran against the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ticket, led by then First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Planas was jailed by the dictator President Ferdinand Marcos, but was able to escape with the help of some nuns. She went to Malaysia then spent eight years in exile in America.

A former president of the Quezon City Parks Development Foundation Inc., which manages the Quezon Memorial Circle, she is also known as an advocate of women's causes.

She was the vice mayor of Quezon City from 1992 to 1995. (Inquirer Research)

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« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2013, 10:46:44 AM »
Now she can literally walk a mile.

Lawyer Charito Planas, 83, used to have a hard time getting up. But she can now walk without pain, thanks to stem cell therapy that cost her only five figures.

While hospitals here and abroad charge millions for the treatment, a wellness center in Tagaytay offers the service 10 times cheaper, Planas said.

Hmm, wa ba kahay mouli kay gaplano nga magpatambal diri... ;D

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Re: Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2013, 11:13:29 AM »
Hmm, wa ba kahay mouli kay gaplano nga magpatambal diri... ;D

i am hoping lorenz would, not for treatment but to further his medical knowledge.  then our inhouse tb doctor can treat all kinds of tb maladies, including psycho cases.  magpa-test case kog una.  i hope hubag will follow my shining example. ;D

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« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2013, 11:36:30 AM »
i am hoping lorenz would, not for treatment but to further his medical knowledge.  then our inhouse tb doctor can treat all kinds of tb maladies, including psycho cases.  magpa-test case kog una.  i hope hubag will follow my shining example. ;D

The order of precedence (cf. hierarchy of patients in Thoman Mann's The Magic Mountain) dictates that I keep to my lowly station.

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« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2013, 12:48:28 PM »
i am hoping lorenz would, not for treatment but to further his medical knowledge.  then our inhouse tb doctor can treat all kinds of tb maladies, including psycho cases.  magpa-test case kog una.  i hope hubag will follow my shining example. ;D

Alternative treatment

Park, who studied and researched on alternative treatment, herbal medicines and stem cell therapy, also used the treatment to cure her lupus-stricken son, Planas said.

“I don’t claim it is the panacea of all illnesses nor will it respond similarly to another individual nor can it be a better treatment for another,” the former head of Nayong Pilipino and deputy spokesperson of the Arroyo administration said.

“One thing that I am very confident about is that the stem cells act as repair system of the body for those needing repair and act as replenishment for adult tissues,” she added.

The therapy allows the body to heal itself.

Very interesting indeed.

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« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2013, 01:09:51 PM »
i am hoping lorenz would, not for treatment but to further his medical knowledge.  then our inhouse tb doctor can treat all kinds of tb maladies, including psycho cases.  magpa-test case kog una.  i hope hubag will follow my shining example. ;D

He he he, I don't think you would need that type of treatment, Tita. Sigoro lang regular physical check up. That said, I would provide free care for you, Tita. And Hubag, and all TB folks. ;)

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« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2013, 03:19:15 PM »
The order of precedence (cf. hierarchy of patients in Thoman Mann's The Magic Mountain) dictates that I keep to my lowly station.

sorry.  for a while there i thought you were true-blue blood. ;D

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« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2013, 03:21:01 PM »
He he he, I don't think you would need that type of treatment, Tita. Sigoro lang regular physical check up. That said, I would provide free care for you, Tita. And Hubag, and all TB folks. ;)

thanks, lorenz.  it looks like my chinese ancestry is keeping me away from the nuthouse after all. ;D

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« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2013, 03:22:48 PM »
Doctors probe deaths of 3 politicians after stem cell treatment

By Leila B. Salaverria, Jocelyn R. Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

The late Rep. Erico Aumentado of Bohol province underwent stem cell therapy in Germany last September and felt like “Superman” before he died of pneumonia last Christmas at the age of 72, his son told the Inquirer on Monday.

Aris Aumentado, the incoming representative from Bohol, said his father felt better on his return from Germany that he got rid of his cane and wheelchair.

“He was like Superman,” he told reporters, a day after the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) issued a warning against the so-called “xenogenic,” or animal-based, stem cell therapy.

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« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2013, 03:24:08 PM »
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. also said on Monday that Camiguin Rep. Pedro Romualdo also underwent stem cell therapy before he died on April 24 at the age of 77, also of pneumonia.

Aris said his father was advised to rest after the German trip, but because he felt so good, he went around campaigning in his district. He said that before the procedure, his father had already suffered from thrombosis in his leg because his sugar could not be controlled.

The elder Aumentado also suffered bouts of pneumonia even before. It was pneumonia that caused his father’s death, Aris said, adding he did not think it was complications from the new therapy. “His lungs were weak even before,” he said.

Belmonte surmised that his two late colleagues were not the best candidates for the controversial procedure. The treatment may have given them a false sense of hope, he said.

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« Reply #22 on: July 02, 2013, 03:25:43 PM »
PMA investigation

On Monday, the PMA said it was looking into the recent deaths of three politicians who supposedly traveled to Germany last year to receive the xenogenic treatment.

Dr. Leo Olarte, the PMA’s president and spokesman of the Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine (PSSCM), did not identify the three on request of their families pending the result of the joint investigation of the organizations.

He said the groups were still trying to find out whether these politicians—two from Mindanao—died due to illness or to hypersensitivity reaction from the animal-based stem cells they had received.

Based on initial information, the three politicians separately availed themselves of stem cell therapy using sheep in Germany about six months to a year ago, Olarte said. They died March and April this year, he said.

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« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2013, 03:26:19 PM »
“We are now trying to determine what caused their death, whether their deaths were hastened because of the fact that they received xenogenic stem cells,” Olarte said.

He explained that xenogenic stem cell sources, or those derived from animals, could trigger complications, specifically “graft versus host reaction.”

“There is a possibility that a reaction can occur after six months of treatment. The body can reject the foreign cells,” Olarte pointed out.

But he was quick to add that they have to complete the investigation first before jumping to conclusions because it was also possible that the congressmen died mainly because they were sick, which made them seek stem cell therapy abroad in the first place.

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« Reply #24 on: July 02, 2013, 03:27:38 PM »
DOH-authorized procedure

The PMA official also reiterated that receiving animal-based stem cells was dangerous, saying that if Filipinos were to seek therapy, they must opt for autologous adult stem cell treatment, which is derived from the patient’s own blood, bone marrow or fat.

This kind of treatment, which is available in the Philippines, is the only approved stem cell therapy by the Department of Health (DOH) because it had already been internationally proven as the safest procedure available, noted Olarte.

He said Filipinos should seek stem cell therapy only in DOH-approved hospitals and clinics, warning them about foreign doctors who fly into the country offering their expensive services.

On Sunday, the PMA and the PSSCM reported that there were German doctors asking Filipino patients to check in at five-star hotels in Metro Manila, where they perform xenogenic stem cell therapy for around P1 million per shot.

The groups said they had sought the help of the authorities to put a stop to the practice, which was tainting the country’s legitimate practice of regenerative medicine.

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Re: Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« Reply #25 on: July 02, 2013, 03:35:27 PM »
Park, who is married to a Korean, uses human placenta for the stem cell therapy and technology from South Korea.

Placenta is a vascular organ that develops inside the uterus during pregnancy and is expelled after birth.

The three politicians who allegedly died after treatment in Germany underwent “xenogenic” or animal-based stem cell therapy. Last week, the Philippine Medical Association issued a warning against the procedure, as well as undergoing the treatment in nonhealth facilities.

Planas said she believes placenta-derived stem cell therapy is safer, but she could only speak based on her experience.
“We are now trying to determine what caused their death, whether their deaths were hastened because of the fact that they received xenogenic stem cells,” Olarte said.

He explained that xenogenic stem cell sources, or those derived from animals, could trigger complications, specifically “graft versus host reaction.”

“There is a possibility that a reaction can occur after six months of treatment. The body can reject the foreign cells,” Olarte pointed out.

But he was quick to add that they have to complete the investigation first before jumping to conclusions because it was also possible that the congressmen died mainly because they were sick, which made them seek stem cell therapy abroad in the first place.

there lies the difference.

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Re: Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« Reply #26 on: July 02, 2013, 03:47:43 PM »
Park, who is married to a Korean, uses human placenta for the stem cell therapy and technology from South Korea.

Placenta is a vascular organ that develops inside the uterus during pregnancy and is expelled after birth.

The three politicians who allegedly died after treatment in Germany underwent “xenogenic” or animal-based stem cell therapy. Last week, the Philippine Medical Association issued a warning against the procedure, as well as undergoing the treatment in nonhealth facilities.

Planas said she believes placenta-derived stem cell therapy is safer, but she could only speak based on her experience.

Hmm, manghod ra man nig gamay sa health pills made of powdered flesh of fetuses which are allegedly made in China...

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« Reply #27 on: July 02, 2013, 10:34:21 PM »
there lies the difference.

Mao indeed. Naa gajud complications if mo implant nga xenograph, mo result ni in acute immune rejection, which will result in hemolytic reaction.

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Re: Philippine stem cell therapy on the cheap
« Reply #28 on: July 02, 2013, 10:36:14 PM »
thanks, lorenz.  it looks like my chinese ancestry is keeping me away from the nuthouse after all. ;D

Demographically speaking, Chinese people have low instances of cardiac or mental health problems, but through biostats, ang problema sa mga inchik ay renal function. Probably due to the smoked foods or excessive salt in their foods.

Ang pinoy, statistically speaking, prone ang pinoy sa diabetes og hyperlipidemia and associated pathophysiology.

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