MANILA, Philippines - It’s the third quarter of the year, and while the holidays are still several months away, there’s no better way to stay in tiptop shape than now. Check out interesting health tips and updates in the July/August 2010 issue of the Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest. Topics covered range from stem cell treatments and the raging controversy, to dangers of belly fat in men, to eliminating varicose veins and spider veins, to how healthy foods can aid in your kids’ learning.
In the Publisher’s Page, Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest publisher Romy Sia lets readers mull over the possibilities opened by stem cell research and developments. “Doctors may soon have the ability to regrow injured muscles, tendons, and bones without resorting to surgery. All that will be needed is to inject a patient’s own stem cells into the injury site,” Sia notes. Read about how the amazing regenerative medicine offers renewed hope for many people, including those with Parkinson’s disease, type 1 diabetes, arthritis, and cardiovascular ailments, in the Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest’s cover story. Notwithstanding the benefits that may be realized from stem cell usage, stem cells continue to spark a controversy. The furor stems mainly from the focus of certain quarters on embryonic stem cell research. Stem cells actually come in three forms: embryonic stem cells, embryonic germ cells, and adult stem cells (which can come from the bone marrow). Embryonic stem cells come from embryos, and that is the area that adamant pro-life advocates are up against.
Female readers, especially those approaching motherhood, may also glean important insights from the Women’s Health section, which features “Folic Acid & Pregnancy.”
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