A growing number of wealthy Filipinos have availed themselves of the four-day, three-night treatment in Germany. Last year alone, the clinic attended to 350 Filipinos

DR.GEOFFREY Huertgen, Villa Medicas chief medical director. ALANAH TORRALBA

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.

The Germany-based holistic clinic specializes in fresh-cell therapy, a form of stem-cell treatment sourced from organs and tissues of unborn lamb.

Such claims may sound too good to be true, until you see the likes of former President Joseph Estrada, former first lady Imelda Marcos and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile strutting about and plotting their next political moves like theyre in their prime.

Except for Enrile, Marcos and Estrada have nearly endorsed the clinic in Edenkoben, an hours drive south of Frankfurt, by agreeing to have their pictures and brief testimonials used in a Villa Medica brochure.

Marcos reportedly started having fresh-cell therapy injections in 1969, less than a decade after Villa Medica opened its doors for business in 1961. But the acknowledged father of fresh-cell therapy, Dr. Paul Niehans, broke ground and started his research in 1931.

Dr. Geoffrey Huertgen, Villa Medicas chief medical director, visited Manila two weeks ago to see former and potential patients. What the clinic promises, he said, is overall good health by enhancing the regeneration process. Youthful attributes such as beautiful skin and increased energy are just byproducts of the clinics holistic philosophy.

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Although fresh-cell therapy claims to help improve the condition of diabetics and kids afflicted with autism and Downs syndrome, to name a few, it doesnt promise a miracle cure for life-threatening diseases such as cancer. And since the clinics approach is organ-specific, it doesnt offer patients a one-size-fits-all therapy.

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