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DIABETIC STUDY - Improving Blood
Flow with Holofiber in the Hands and Feet of High-Risk Diabetics
Diabetics know all too well that they face two major issues: neuropathy,
or the loss of sensation, and atherosclerosis, or hardening of the
arteries, which reduces the circulation of blood in the body.
Atherosclerosis can lead to a number of conditions, including aching
feet, leg pain and problems with slowness in wound healing. Symptoms
include cold feet, pain in the legs when walking and pain in the feet
when reclining.
When it is worn on or near the skin, Holofiber responds both to available
light and the energy produced naturally by the body, converting light
and the body’s own energy into the necessary wavelengths that
make this usually unavailable energy accessible to the body –
thereby improving the body’s circulation and oxygen levels.
The value of Holofiber to Diabetics was demonstrated in a double blind
clinical study conducted by Lawrence
A. Lavery, DPM, MPH, an associate professor in the department
of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation at Loyola University Medical
Center and Hines Veterans Administration Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Under the direction of Dr. Lavery, patients with a history of diabetes
and vascular impairment were evaluated. According to Dr. Lavery, the
findings of this study were "compelling and significant."
Lavery and his staff used Holofiber and non-Holofiber products (socks,
gloves) on the feet and hands of patients. After less than an hour,
patients wearing Holofiber were observed to have reaped benefits:
measurably increased oxygen levels observed and recorded in the body
and blood in subjects wearing the Holofiber products.
This testing, according to Dr. Lavery, demonstrated that there was,
in his words, a "Statistically significant change in transcutaneous
oxygen -- or the oxygen delivery to the skin - in hands and feet,
on subjects wearing Holofiber gloves and socks compared to those wearing
comparable non --Holofiber gloves and socks.”
Lavery said, "The significant changes observed are very compelling
for this type of product. An 8 to 12% improvement in skin oxygenation
could increase marginal circulation enough to improve wound-healing
or eliminate ischemic [localized tissue anemia due to obstruction
of the inflow of arterial blood] pain of the legs.”
Additional information available upon request.
NON-CHALLENGED STUDY - The Value of Holofiber for the Larger, Healthy
Population
In a clinical study, Holofiber was found to be of great value in increasing
tissue oxygen levels in diabetics, of great importance to the over
17 million Americans now afflicted with diabetes.
But what is the value of Holofiber for the larger, “non-challenged”
population? A study was done among healthy subjects, male and female,
ages 18 to 50 (the mean age was 32.12 years).
Thirteen subjects with no history of diabetes or other vascular disease
were chosen, in a random sampling. They were evaluated using transcutaneous
oxygen monitoring (a non-invasive technique).
Subjects were requested not to drink any caffeinated substance (coffee,
soft drinks) for two hours before the test, since caffeine causes
vasoconstriction, reducing blood flow to the extremities.
Wearing Holofiber textiles and placebo textiles, oxygen levels on
the forearm and foot of the healthy population were observed to increase
in the test – 29.97% in the forearm, and 10.18% in the foot.
Non-diabetics obviously don’t have the same issues as diabetics
regarding wound healing, but a greater perfusion of oxygenation for
the general population means greater energy, and faster recovery from
exertion.
Michellie Jones, the Olympic Medalist, world-class triathlete, has
noted that wearing Holofiber “helps with recovery and circulation,”
and not only when exercising or afterwards. Michellie has taken to
wearing Holofiber during her regular 16-hour trans-Pacific airline
flights, noting that the improved circulation she experiences means
less muscle fatigue in the day after travel.
Additional information available upon request.
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