BASIC COURSE IN CELLULAR MEDICINE as part of the Consultant training in the Dr. Rath Health Alliance © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 1 Introduction Principles of Cellular Medicine Cellular Medicine in BASIC COURSE cardiovascular disease IN CELLULAR Cellular Medicine in cancer MEDICINE The role of cellular nutrients In this course in Cellular Medicine the following subjects will be discussed: Cellular Medicine scientifically proved Historical review Who, if not us © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 2 CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT ONE DAY PEOPLE WON'T GET HEART ATTACKS ANYMORE? More than two decades ago: Dr. Matthias Rath and the two-time Nobel Laureate Dr. Linus Pauling predicted the end of the heart attack epidemic. Pauling, 1992: "I strongly believe that we can eliminate heart disease as the leading cause of illness and death by taking optimal amounts of vitamin C every day." Photo: Dr. Matthias Rath (left) and Prof. Dr. Linus Pauling (right), 1992 © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 3 PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR MEDICINE Cellular Medicine is the science and study of the smallest functional units of the body—your cells—and what they need in order to function optimally. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 4 EVERY CELL IS LIKE A LITTLE TOWN Endoplasmic reticulum Production facilities Cell membrane City wall Nucleus Administration/ control center Mitochondria Power plant © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 5 Basic understanding: 1. PRINCIPLE OF CELLULAR MEDICINE Body Organs Cells Health and disease are determined at the level of millions of cells that make up the body and its organs. • The smallest living unit in our body is the cell. • Our body is made up of trillions of body cells. • Their function determines how vital we feel. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 6 The Cell: CELL TYPES Neurons Vessel wall cells Liver cells Muscle cells Blood cells Erythrocytes Platelets Lymphocytes Connective tissue cells © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 7 Basic understanding: 2. PRINCIPLE OF CELLULAR MEDICINE Every cell needs cellular nutrients (micronutrients) for a variety of biochemical reactions. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 8 Basic understanding: 3. PRINCIPLE OF CELLULAR MEDICINE A chronic cellular nutrient deficiency leads to cellular hypofunction and, consequently, to chronic disease. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 9 Basic understanding: 4. PRINCIPLE OF CELLULAR MEDICINE An optimal daily supply of cellular nutrients is a fundamental key to the successful prevention and treatment of chronic disease. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 10 The Cell: WHAT DOES THE CELL NEED? Oxygen Water Macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) Micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, other plant substances) © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 11 The problem of a cellular nutrient deficiency: FIRST SIGNS OF DEFICIENCY Numerous factors force Without oxygen Shortness of breath us into a cellular nutrient deficiency without us Lack of fluid Thirst ever noticing it: Macronutrient deficit Hunger • Food preparation Cellular nutrient No warning • Cellular nutrient deficiency signs “thieves” • Increased demand © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 12 The Cell: WHAT DOES THE CELL NEED THESE SUBSTANCES FOR? Cell structure Cell protection Cell energy … and other functions © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 13 The Cell: CELL ENERGY Vitamins Minerals Trace elements Amino acids Micronutrients (cellular nutrients): "igniters" of cell metabolism The mitochondria (power plants) of the Proteins cell produce bioenergy Carbohydrates for cell metabolism. Fats Macronutrients: "Briquettes" (fuel carriers) of cell metabolism © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 14 Cell Functions: CELL PROTECTION AGAINST FREE-RADICAL DAMAGE Critical sources of free radicals: Cigarette smoke Alcohol Stress Pharmaceutical drugs Exhaust gases Contaminated water Other environmental toxins © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 15 Cell Functions: COLLAGEN: PROTECTION AND STABILITY FOR THE BODY Collagen fibers have a similar stabilizing function to that of reinforced concrete girders in a skyscraper. Millions of these biological molecules form the connective tissue of the body (bone, skin, blood vessel walls, etc.). Collagen fibers under the microscope (left): Individual strings are twisted around each other and connected by "bridges". These bridging bonds are vitamin C dependent. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 16 Optimal supply: HOW PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN BENEFIT If our cells are properly supplied with cellular nutrients, there are noticeable advantages for us. Independence Sports Work Regeneration Maintaining health Vitality Recreation Chores Strengthening the immune system Defense Well-being Job Garden Support of body structures Resistance Mobility Studies Children Protection © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 17 Cellular nutrients for the protection against common disease CELLULAR MEDICINE IN TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 18 The devastating consequences of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Although the number of heart attack deaths has halved, an estimated 17.9 million people worldwide died from cardiovascular disease in 2016. This corresponds to one third of all deaths worldwide. Reference: WHO © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 19 The underlying disease of heart attacks: Atherosclerosis ATHEROSCLEROSIS ATHEROSCLEROSIS + THROMBUS ► Angina Pectoris ► Heart attack Artery wall in its original state Blood clot (thrombus) Atherosclerotic deposits Illustration: Cross section of the coronary artery under the microscope © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 20 The breakthrough of Cellular Medicine in treating HEART ATTACK AND STROKE Chronic cellular nutrient Optimal daily supply of cellular nutrients, deficiency in millions of cells especially: vitamin C, lysine, proline of the blood vessel wall refills • Instability of artery wall Connective tissue • Cracks and lesions weakened • Atherosclerosis helps prevent and repair helps prevent Obstruction of Obstruction of coronary vessels cerebral artery Heart attack Stroke helps prevent © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 21 The breakthrough of Cellular Medicine PROVED FOR THE FIRST Fig.1 TIME IN MEDICINE: ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS NATURALLY REVERSIBLE These ultrafast CT images show the atherosclerotic deposits in the coronary Fig.2 arteries of a 51-year-old patient. Fig. 1 und Fig. 2: Before the beginning of the cellular nutrient intake (Fig.1); after one year of supplementation (Fig.2). © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 22 New insight: PEOPLE WITH ATHEROSCLEROSIS NOW HAVE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO STABILIZE THEIR ARTERIAL WALLS CONVENTIONAL DRUG TREATMENT MODERN CELLULAR MEDICINE Statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) Micronutrients Stable arterial wall Fragile arterial wall Cellular nutrients Cell Collagen © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 23 New insight: PEOPLE WITH HYPERTENSION NOW HAVE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO Antihypertensive drugs RELAX THEIR ARTERIAL WALLS CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE MODERN CELLULAR MEDICINE High blood pressure is Certain cellular nutrients relax treated by throttling the the arterial walls and thus motor (heart). normalize high blood pressure. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 24 New insight: PEOPLE WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE NOW HAVE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS MODERN CELLULAR MEDICINE Mechanical repair Correction of micronutrient deficiency at cellular level and Bypass operation natural repair Foley catheter (angioplasty) Statins © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 25 New insight: PEOPLE WITH HEART FAILURE NOW HAVE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS Heart muscle cell CONVENTIONAL MODERN TREATMENTS CELLULAR MEDICINE Heart transplant Micronutrients In conventional medicine, The optimal supply of micronutrients the exchange of the organ to the heart muscle cells improves cellular 'heart' (heart transplant) energy production―and thus the pumping is the last resort. function of the heart. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 26 Cellular nutrients to protect against common diseases CELLULAR MEDICINE IN TREATING CANCER © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 27 The devastating consequences of CANCER In 2018, approximately 9.6 million people worldwide died from the consequences of cancer. Worldwide about one out of six cases of death is attributable to cancer. Reference: WHO Photos: CT image of a brain tumor (encircled). Patient being prepared for CT examination. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 28 Collagen fibers Background knowledge: HOW CANCER CELLS SPREAD Cancer spread: • Cancer cells produce biological cutting tools, or enzymes, that help them cut through the surrounding connective Collagen-digesting tissue. enzyme • All types of cancer, regardless of the organ they originate in, use this mechanism of collagen digestion in order to spread. The more enzymes produced by a given type of cancer the more malignant the cancer and the shorter the life expectancy. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 29 Primary tumor in the liver Background knowledge: HOW CANCER CELLS Liver cancer cell breaking out SPREAD IN THE BODY Blood vessel 1. Stages of metastasis: in the liver • With the aid of the collagen-destroying enzymes, Collagen digestion is cancer cells eat their way into a blood vessel. also crucial for the • Cancer cells are transported by the 1. spread of cancer and bloodstream until they reach other organs the formation of such as the lungs. secondary tumors in other organs 2. Stages of metastasis: (metastasis). • With the aid of the same collagen-destroying enzymes, cancer cells eat their way back out of 2. the blood vessel and enter the organ’s tissues. • The liver cancer cell forms a secondary tumor (metastasis) in the lung. © Dr. Rath Health Foundation 30 The breakthrough of Cellular Medicine: HOW CELLULAR