How I Reversed an "Irreversible" Condition with this BANNED Therapy

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1:33I'll go through advanced stem cell treatments via IV and injection, how those are used today, where you can get the best of the best stem cells. And I'll be going through how to reverse autoimmune disease, chronic pain and inflammation, issues like Alzheimer's, inflammatory bowel disease, and so many other conditions with the power of stem cell medicine. It is the future of medicine. Welcome to the Dr. Josh Axe Show.

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2:52So it can turn into healthy thyroid tissue, healthy ovaries, healthy testy tissue, healthy immune cells like natural killer cells. So it's pretty amazing. Stem cells can turn into anything your body needs to heal and regenerate itself. And they really serve as the main part of your body's repair system. They help replenish damaged or aging tissues and contribute to any type of growth, repair and healing in the body. And they are one of the few medical breakthroughs that restore function instead of just managing symptoms. I'll give you an example. You know, when I three years ago, I had an injury and I was left bedridden for an entire year.

3:33So didn't walk for 10 months, then on a walker for two months. and the number one form of therapy that helped me heal, what doctors said was an irreversible condition, was stem cell therapy. And so for many of you, if you've got a condition and maybe a doctor's told you, hey, sorry, this is irreversible, it can't heal, maybe it's, especially when it comes to chronic pain, especially when it comes to autoimmune disease, even COPD, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, any of these issues, stem cells are probably the fastest way or the thing that can help your body heal and repair and overcome that chronic health problem.

4:10You know, think of stem cells as the body's blank checks, since they're capable of becoming any type of cell that's needed. They're like the original Lego bricks. They're versatile pieces and can be assembled into different structures. And so when I was struggling with my condition to where I had chronic inflammation, I had damaged bone, I had damaged ligaments, I had a damaged disc, all of this tissue and inflammation, I was able to go and do stem cell therapy. I was also able to enhance my body's own stem cell production via diet nerves, which I'll get into in a little bit. And those tissues were able to become new.

4:44Now, oftentimes, you might go to your doctor and they feel like, well, once the damage is there, it can never be reversed. Well, stem cells are really one of the only ways you can actually reverse damage. You can literally reverse it. In fact, when I got my post MRI. I had all of this damage at the forefront. Afterwards, I got stem cell. And a year later, we redid an MRI and my disc had actually built back up. They saw new healthy tissue. Actually, my disc actually looks healthier than before. I looked younger. In fact, the doctor that was treating me said your disc literally looks 15 to 20 years younger after treating it with stem cells.

5:23So imagine that your skin looking 15 to 20 years younger, your thyroid operating like it was 15 to 20 years younger, your joints, or imagine, you know, let's say you've got an injury in your fifties and your joint now feels like it did when you were 28, 29 years old. That can happen with the power of stem cells. Now your bone marrow is where your stem cells live, that your body typically releases for healing and regeneration. So within your bone marrow, I don't know if you've ever been to a nice, fancy restaurant, and some of these restaurants still serve actual bone marrow. It's like a soft, squishy tissue at the center of some bones.

6:03And it makes stem cells, and some of these stem cells become blood cells and platelets. And these red blood cells then carry oxygen through your body and white blood cells to fight infections. And so stem cells are incredibly important for healing and regeneration, for your immune system, for having healthy blood and energy. And they're really one of the only things you can do, as I mentioned, that can actually reverse a chronic injury. Did you know that stem cells have been part of the reason why people like Tiger Woods, Cristiano Ronaldo, and other professional athletes who have had major damage to their tissues have been able to come back and play in their sports or have a long, healthy career?

6:45You know, there are numerous, numerous professional athletes and celebrities that have done this, and it's allowed them to look younger, feel younger, and actually be younger in their cells and tissues. The University of Nebraska Medical School said this about stem cells. They said stem cells are the foundation cells for every organ and tissue in our bodies. Throughout our lives, we continue to rely on stem cells to replace injured tissues. And these cells are lost every day, such as those in our skin, hair, blood, and lining of our gut. And the reality is this. It is one of the most crucial things in our body we want to preserve and boost the function of.

7:26And stem cells are the foundation of regenerative medicine. If you've ever heard that term, regenerative medicine, stem cells are at the center of that. Regenerative medicine tends to be things like PRP injections, of course, stem cells directly. And these cells are incredible. Also for things like leukemia, this is one of the probably the most healing and transformative type of treatment for leukemia is getting stem cell transplant. As I mentioned, spinal cord injuries, degenerative disc disease, a heart that's been permanently damaged or arteries, numerous, numerous conditions. And here's the thing.

8:03They don't mask symptoms like medications do. These are natural factors that your own body creates. So they stimulate true regeneration, which is why they're a powerful form of alternative medicine and modern medicine today. Hey, if you're dealing with chronic pain, injury, or degenerative disease, and you're looking for something beyond pills or surgery, stem cell therapy is your best option. And what you can gain from stem cell therapies include, here's some of the benefits according to recent science. Reduced pain and inflammation. Faster recovery from injury or surgery. Now, I've actually known quite a few high school and college athletes who had these injuries, like they tore, partially torn ACL, Achilles tendon, rotator cuff.

8:46and right after their surgery or even to prevent surgery, they went in and they injected stem cells and either they more quickly recovered or they didn't need surgery in the first place. Also, the science shows it improves tissue regeneration and joint mobility, whereas with some people when they have a joint injury, it might age that joint 10, 20 years and maybe that person doesn't even feel it right after the surgery, but 20, 30 years later, you know, some of you have this where it's like your back, your neck, your knee, your elbow, whatever it is, hip, you have some sort of injury that you hadn't from a high school sport or something like that.

9:19And then 20, 30 years later, it catches up with you, and that's a chronic problem. Well, if you would have your kids do that, or if you would have done it then, or even now, go and get stem cell therapy, it can stop that sort of regeneration, degeneration from occurring. It's also a powerful drug-free option, as I mentioned, to help heal from surgery or fight autoimmune disease. Now, in the 1960s, two Canadian scientists were studying cancer, and they injected bone marrow cells into mice that had been exposed to radiation. And they discovered the nodules began forming on the spleen of the mice.

9:56Now, these spleen colonies were actually the birthplaces of new blood cells, proof that some of the injected cells had the ability to become many different types of cells. And the discovery led to the therapies we're now using today to rebuild damaged joints, repair heart tissue, heal spinal injuries, and potentially reverse, as I mentioned, autoimmune disease, COPD, and a number of other conditions. I even know a lot of kids on the autism spectrum who are getting stem cell therapy and seeing incredible results. Now, until recently, scientists primarily worked with embryonic and adult stem cells with human embryonic stem cells first derived from IVF embryos in 1998.

10:38Then in 2006, researchers discovered how to genetically reprogram adult cells into a stem cell-like state, creating what we now know as pluripotent stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells. And this is something that a lot of people are using today. The goal of using stem cells is to help replace damaged cells and restore function, and they can decrease pain, improve function, often without the need of surgery or medications. Now, a lot of economists are saying a recession may be on the horizon, and that's why I believe now is the time to take steps towards protecting your financial health, just like you would protect your physical health.

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11:56You can actually get this guide. You just need to text AXE to 50505 or visit preservegold.com forward slash AXE. Now I want to hit on a few of the other conditions and research being done for where stem cells are effective. I mentioned some of the torn ligaments like ACLs and torn meniscus, but also broken bones is another thing we're seeing. In addition, osteoarthritis, in addition, neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's, blood cancers and blood disorders. In fact, there's a study here on bone marrow stem cells for knee osteoarthritis. A 2016 randomized control study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine found that patients with knee osteoarthritis who received bone marrow-derived stem cell injections had significant pain relief and functional improvements, including less stiffness.

12:53The stem cell group reported their pain dropping from a score of 7 to a 2. Imagine that. You've got chronic pain of a 7 for years, and then it drops down to a 2. Long-term. Amazing. Another study at the Lancet tested the use of neural stem cells injected into the brains of patients who had chronic motor deficits from a stroke. Patients saw significant improvements in their motor control, and MRI scans confirmed structural changes in the damaged areas of the brain. Some regained the ability to walk or use their limbs again after being told recovery was not possible. In another clinical trial on COPD, patients received an IV of mesenchymal stem cells.

13:36After two years, patients reported reduced inflammation, improved quality of life, no serious side effects. And I know many patients who have gone through this for COPD, and most of them experience much, much greater lung capacity and breathing. Also, there's a study on healing rotator cuffs and being a tremendous asset for that. Some people even being able to avoid surgery or some recovering much quicker from surgery. There's a 2022 study on anti-aging, and they found that mesenchymal stem cells can reverse biological aging markers by improving mitochondrial function, reducing inflammation, and increasing tissue regeneration.

14:17There's another study done on Crohn's disease. They took 16 different studies and found stem cell treatments significantly improved total remission rate. So somebody was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn's disease. And afterwards, it was completely reversed. Okay. So we are saying, and particularly it was very good for closing fistulas in Crohn's disease and ulcer of colitis. In fact, there was a 30 % higher rate of remission with those patients, nearly a 50 % higher chance of immediately closing fistulas. I mean, so we see a massive, massive improvement there with stem cell therapy.

14:57You know, I had somebody recently I referred. She was a runner, and she was an avid runner. You know, she loved doing, you know, marathons and short-distance triathlons, and she had a meniscus tear and pain in her knee. She went and she had physical therapy. She had a rest. She had a cortisone injection and she was still experiencing knee pain. But after she went and got stem cell therapy, she said she felt about 90 percent better. She felt like her knee was 20 years younger. And this doctor in particular, he took actually the stem cells from her own bone marrow, injected it back in her knee. Now, she had to take, you know, a few months afterwards, about three months of really taking it easy and doing some rehab and exercising in the pool.

15:39but really the results were tremendous for her getting back to that thing she loved. And there are so many people like this, so many patients I've had go through this and see this improvement. You know, my own wife, Dr. Chelsea Axe, my wife, when she was in high school, a senior in high school, tore her ACL playing volleyball. And she went and had surgery. They did not do a good job on the surgery. And over time, it got better to where she was able to be active again. She was doing CrossFit about eight years ago, injured it doing CrossFit. And then it got so inflamed, she had a hard time walking on it for a year.

16:17She then went and got stem cell therapy on it with a friend of ours, Dr. Ethan Kellum. He's an orthopedist. In fact, he was the orthopedist for the Boston Celtics, for the New England Patriots, for the Atlanta Falcons. And now he's the orthopedist for the Tennessee Titans. But he does stem cell therapy. He did it on my wife, Chelsea's knee, and she's back now doing squats. She can hike back to doing pretty much everything else she wants to with no pain and inflammation. We do Peloton a lot together in that way, and she's fully back. And this is after trying numerous, numerous different treatments.

16:53And so I've experienced, I've had so many patients experience, family members, and then a lot of professional athletes. I mentioned earlier Tiger Woods. He underwent stem cell therapy for his knee and his back injuries, aiding his recovery. In fact, I believe it's part of the reason why he was able to fully recover to a point and go back and win the Masters several years ago. Steph Curry received a PRP treatment, this regenerative type of treatment, in order to heal a knee injury and stem cells for his knee injury before the 2016 playoffs. Conor McGregor has had many, many stem cell injections for torn ACLs and other injuries.

17:30Rafael Nadal, the famous tennis player, had it in his knee and his back stem cell therapy. As I mentioned, Cristiano Ronaldo to treat a knee injury. Peyton Manning, the famed NFL quarterback, did as well. And so there are so many professional athletes who have done this to help them feel younger, actually get their joints younger to continue playing or not have the same pain they would post their career being over. Now, I want to mention this. As we age, here's what happens. our bodies produce less stem cells. In fact, there's a condition called stem cell exhaustion. And this is where you'll notice your body just doesn't heal like it used to, okay?

18:11Have you noticed that? Maybe, you know, if you would have sprained your ankle or had some sort of injury when you're in high school, a few days later, you're up walking and running around again, and two weeks later, you don't even notice it, versus you do that now, and it's a year later, and you're still having the issues. That's because your body doesn't have enough stem cells stored. So when you get an injury, your body cannot fully go and heal that area. Listen, your body wants to fully heal an area. But if it doesn't have enough stem cells, it can't do it. There are ways of activating and enhancing your body's own stem cell production.

18:42There's a super centurion. This was a woman who lived to be 115 years old. Now, they found upon death that she only had two active stem cells at the time. And so one of the things that shows me, one, she did a really good job preserving her stem cells, but also at death. That's part of the reason why she died, actually, is at that age, her body ran out of stem cells so it could no longer heal and regenerate at that point. And so really, we should be having our body creating stem cells up until 120 years old is what I believe the Bible and science show today. What you eat can either support or impair stem cell health through the effects of inflammation, oxidative stress, nutrient sensing, and stem cell creation.

19:32You know, your nutrient quality greatly impacts your stem cells. And I want to walk you through what you want to be eating to support your stem cell production. According to science, probably the most important mineral is zinc. Okay? Making sure you have good levels of zinc and copper. Zinc is known as your body's repair mineral. It's crucial for stem cell production. Also, micronutrients, especially fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E, and then also vitamin C are crucial. Polyphenols protect your stem cells. You're going to find those in berries, green tea, and extra virgin olive oil as some really, really great options.

20:11They reduce oxidative stress. Oxidative stress eliminates some of your body's stem cells, so it'll protect that from happening. so will omega-3 fatty acids. In addition, consuming a diet that's low in sugar and low in inflammatory fats like seed oils and any sort of processed oil or fat like fast foods is a really good idea because those will diminish your body's own stem cell production. Another thing that's really important for stem cells is protein, especially collagen-based protein and muscle-building protein. So you want protein and things that are more anabolic in nature and things that are rich in other vitamins and minerals like B vitamins and iron.

20:50So organ meats are tremendous, like liver in particular, and heart as well. Very, very good for supporting stem cell production there as well. And actually eating bone marrow, right? That's where stem cells are in animals. Bone marrow, bone broth are great things to support your body's own stem cell production. Now, another thing you can do to support stem cells is activate autophagy in your body, which is a cellular cleanup in your body and getting rid of senescent cells. You can increase two pathways in the body called SIRT1 and AMPK. These activate stem cell self-renewal. And there are actually peptides as well found in your body, which I'll get into in a minute, which help tissue regeneration and boost stem cell production.

21:36In addition, diet-wise, getting green leafy vegetables in your diet, like steamed spinach and kale, dandelion greens, bok choy, those sort of things. Very, very good broccoli rabe. And then lots of herbs. I mentioned green tea earlier. Turmeric and ginger are also effective because they're going to reduce inflammation, and that will keep your body from losing stem cells. Now, what really hurts stem cells is eating a diet that's high sugar and high fat. OK, so combining high sugar and high fat together absolutely destroy stem cells in your body. OK, so you want to be cautious of that. Now, in Chinese medicine, there is a term for really supporting your stem cells, and it's called your kidney jing, J-I-N-G.

22:25This is known as sort of the essence of life. It's your DNA. It's your sperm. It's your bone marrow. it's this essence of you and so kidney jing and there's a lot of kidney jing tonics in Chinese medicine foe tea is one of the most popular and I would say generally when you look at science today that backs up Chinese medicine and what supports stem cells probably the two most prominent herbs you're going to find are ginseng and astragalus so these are adaptogenic herbs that tend to be more yang building and anabolic in nature for tissue regeneration But I would say faux tea, astragalus, ginseng are some of the best for nourishing stem cells, according to Chinese medicine.

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23:56If you want to check it out and grab one before they're gone, just go to mybloodwork.com now. Now, one of the things that's happened in recent years is stem cell therapies have been, types of them have been banned in the United States. In fact, FDA regulations only allow us to minimally manipulate stem cell therapies. So for more advanced treatments, you have to travel to countries like Mexico. Like I personally go to Cancun in Mexico when I get treatments, Panama or Colombia in order to get treatments. What happened is these drug companies, Merck, Pfizer, you know, you can guess the names there.

24:41They didn't want to allow stem cell therapy because they believed that it would interfere with them selling drugs for chronic pain and autoimmune disease and a number of other conditions. So they went and they said, well, if you take your own stem cells or take stem cells and you change them, because this is what people do. If you go to places like Cancun, they will take stem cells, either your own or from umbilical cord tissue. And they will then, by the way, these are donated umbilical cords from healthy births that are from really healthy babies. So they'll take those, just that cord, and then they'll culture them.

25:14So just like you turn milk into yogurt and you'll multiply something like creating more probiotics, they'll take your stem cells and they'll multiply them to where you'll have like 100 times the amount of stem cells. So then sometimes they'll be able to do even multiple treatments on you or you get a much higher dose. So that's what they do over there. Well, these pharmaceutical companies came in and said, well, if you change the stem cells, now that's a drug. And they went and they applied for patents and a number of things. And so then the FDA then banned advanced forms of stem cells in the United States.

25:45So if you want to get the world's best stem cells, you cannot get them in the United States of America today. Isn't that crazy? We should be number one, the most advanced country in all forms of medicine. And we're not. You have to go to other countries. Europe is doing this. You go to Germany, you go to Switzerland, you go to Spain, where you have these advanced cancer clinics and the most advanced clinics in the world. They're doing it there, and the United States is banning it, and you're not allowed to do it here. Absolutely crazy. But it's so easy to get to Mexico. And by the way, this clinic I go to, it's like the nicest clinic I've gone to.

26:20They have one in Cancun and one in Cabo, and it's like all white marble, brand new. I mean, it's, again, nicer than any clinic I've seen in the United States. And so in Cancun from Nashville is like a two-hour flight, so it's very easy to get to and top-of-the-line stuff. So, again, from the United States, going to Cancun or Cabo, you can turn it into a family vacation. That's what we've done when I had to go for my spinal injury. But really, it is absolutely amazing. The clinic that I personally went to, it's called ReHealth, R-E-Health.com. You can check it out. It's really a great clinic there.