Stem cells

the source of our life

Stem cells play a crucial role in the development, growth and regeneration of the entire human body. The origin of each of our approximately 100 trillion cells is a stem cell. Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to divide and differentiate into different cell types. This is the basic prerequisite for the body’s ability to regenerate.

Little quiz

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at what age are 50% of stem cells still active?

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how high is stem cell activity at the age of 60?

What was your estimate?

Ageing begins at a very young age, but we only notice it with a time delay.

At the age of 35, stem cell activity is still around 50%

at the age of 65 only about 10%.

Surprised?

While the activity of stem cells has a direct influence on the body’s ability to regenerate, another factor also plays a decisive role in maintaining a mobile and functional body: collagen.

Collagen

Collagen is all the rage at the moment, unfortunately often reduced to the cosmetic sector. Yes, the skin is a very important factor, but what about the rest of the body? What use is beauty if the body shows more and more „age-related infirmities“ as we get older and our ability to experience the world is increasingly limited as a result?

Did you know that collagen is the most abundant protein in our body? It is a so-called structural protein and forms the structural basis of our body. It ensures the elasticity, strength and stability of teeth, bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, liver, lungs, heart and blood vessels, among other things.

This list shows why collagen is an important building block of our body and is not only responsible for beautiful, radiant skin. Unfortunately, the body’s own collagen production also decreases over the years.

This is why people take collagen supplements. Are they aware that the signals in the body that cause the collagen peptides from their preparations to be converted into the collagen structures required by the body also decrease with age? (And whether your preparation contains the right collagen peptides is unfortunately not guaranteed, as there are different types of collagen).
Put simply, it is comparable to building a house. Even if all the necessary building materials are delivered, the house is still a long way from being built! What if the construction plan is missing or incomplete? And what if there are not enough workers or the wrong „specialists“ (e.g. tilers instead of bricklayers) on site?

So what are these signals?

Gene expression is an important process in the body that determines when and how certain genes are activated. Genes can be thought of as blueprints that are stored in DNA. When a particular gene is activated, its genetic information is used to produce proteins, among other things. Without gene expression, the body would not be able to grow, function and regenerate properly. It also influences stem cell activity and collagen production.

Are we at the mercy of this age-related decline in gene expression and the associated decrease in collagen production and stem cell activity?

No. There are ways and means. Copper peptides (GHK-cu and AHK-cu) are important key factors and are gaining ground in the cosmetic sector.

Copper peptides, which were discovered by Dr Loren Pickart in the 1970s, are still a well-kept secret.

Unsurprisingly, the body’s ability to produce copper peptides also decreases with age.

So how do you increase copper peptides in the body?

Have you ever heard of phototherapy?

Here are two examples:

You go out in the sun and your body produces vitamin D – as long as the „radiation intensity“ is right!

Conventional medicine also uses phototherapy! Example: Newborn jaundice is treated with blue light

Exactly this principle can be used to increase the copper peptides.