6 things you need to know about STC30

Zim Now Writer

Expensive and sometimes inadequate access to health delivery services, ignorance and proclivity to believe in miracles are some of the reasons why African countries have made a particularly fertile ground for the STC30 scam.

Zimbabwe has recently banned advertising for the products.

https://zimbabwenow.co.zw/articles/373/stc30-ban-advertising-scam-not-backed-by-manufacturerdistributor

This article looks at six points that you need to consider before buying STC30 supplements.

1. Distributors only care about business, not public health

Distributors who spoke to Zim Now highly resent the disruption in business and threat to their means of survival, putting public health far down on their list of priorities.

“This is how I am looking after my family. These tablets are helping people and I don’t see why Government should interfere with our hustles when they know that there are no jobs. We all need to survive,” said one STC30 distributor that Zim Now reached out to through Facebook where they advertise.

The distributor declined to identify themselves and their Facebook handles has an STC30 branded name with a mobile number as the only contact detail.

The distributor did not respond to questions on how they can prove that indeed STC30 tablets are treating and curing people with over 137 ailments.

Other four distributors that Zim Now reached out to professed ignorance on the need to get medicines tested and registered locally.

All five distributors said that as long as business is viable, they will continue to import and sell the tablets, but just make their advertising more discreet.

“It will be more difficult for those wanting to break into the market. But for those of us who already have a wide market base, we will continue to supply that market. Referrals from those clients are already a good source of new business,” said one distributor.

2. Stem cell therapy is a procedure that is disease specific and still very much at experimental stages

Mayo Clinic defines Stem Cell Therapy and explains how it works:

“Stem cell therapy, also known as regenerative medicine, promotes the repair response of diseased, dysfunctional or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives. It is the next chapter in organ transplantation and uses cells instead of donor organs, which are limited in supply.

“Researchers grow stem cells in a lab. These stem cells are manipulated to specialize into specific types of cells, such as heart muscle cells, blood cells or nerve cells.

“The specialized cells can then be implanted into a person. For example, if the person has heart disease, the cells could be injected into the heart muscle. The healthy transplanted heart muscle cells could then contribute to repairing the injured heart muscle.”

That information makes it clear that STC30 products cannot have any stem cell therapy capacity.

3. STC30 tablets are just plant based supplements and have no stem cell therapy capacity

Postdoctoral Scholar in Stem Cell Research & Molecular Biology, Stanford University Jordan R. Plews says, “You’re not a plant, don’t waste your time/$ on ‘stem cells’ from a plant. Fact is, your human cells operate on proteins that are totally different than a plant’s. You wouldn’t give your blood or ground up tissue to a plant in order to help it grow and be more youthful, why would you think an extract of a plant would do the same for you? While Aloe might be soothing and full of vitamins, it is not full of the growth factors, cytokines, and key proteins that modulate the longevity and youthfulness of our skin and/or bodies.”

4. STC supplements are very expensive compared to similar products

Once one accepts that STC30 products are just supplements and nothing special, their cost does not match value. A course for a month starts at US$30 whereas other equally good supplements with multi-vitamins and minerals are available from US$10 depending on brand and whether product is imported or locally produced.

5. Side effects are possible

Distributors of STC30 products say that there are no side effects as products are plant based and organic. That is a blatant lie as people react differently to supplements. Health conditions and other drugs can have a direct effect on reactions. “Rashes, shortness of breath, diarrhea, severe joint or muscle pain, slurred speech and blood in the urine are possible adverse events that can result from supplement use and symptoms can serious to life-threatening, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

6. With no clinical trials and proven results, all claims of super curative powers are fake.

“We urge members of the public to desist from buying such products which have not gone through any clinical trials and, therefore, their safety and efficacy has not been proven,” advised Mr Rukwata.

Put together with the lack of supporting claims of super powers from the websites of the manufacturers, it is clear that the distributors of STC30 products are taking the public for a ride.