Improvements of Puerto Rican Population Health by Inducing Hypoxia

Research Proposal

Angelin M. Figueroa Rivera

Prof. Edgar Llera

Biol 3009 RISE-Summer Bridge

July, 9 2012

Introduction

Many diseases found commonly at lower altitudes occur

less at high altitudes; such as diabetes, hypertension,

asthma, and others.

I will study the Puerto Rican populations to investigate

the benefits in hypertension and asthma diseases that

they will experiment with hypoxic therapy at sea level,

using altitude simulators.

How Hypoxia Works?

Regenerate cells after a range of

20 to 30 days after hypoxia therapy

What is Hypoxia?

Is the low content or lack of oxygen in the body

Hypoxic Therapy Effects

 Personal Genetic and Maximum Sports Performance 

 

Power, Resistance and Strength 

 

Muscular and Cardiovascular Energy and Adaptation 

 

Promote New Cells Generation, Increase the Red Blood Cells and ATP Production 

 

Erythropoietin Hormone (EPO) Plus Iron 

 

Inductor Factor by Hypoxia 1 (HIF-1)

  

Protein compound of two Subunits (hypoxia inducible factor-1alfa, who is inactive,

and hypoxia inducible factor-1beta, who is degenerating because is only activated over 6000ft sea level) 

 

Hypoxia - Lack of Oxygen in the Body

Hypothesis

The Puerto Rican people submitted to intermittent

hypoxic therapy will experiment hypertension and

asthma improvements after being submitted to a high

altitude protocol with hypoxic altitude therapy system.

Objectives

To determine how the low content of oxygen tension in tissues (hypoxia) improves the hypertension and asthma diseases in Puerto Rican population, with intermittent hypoxic therapy system.

Methodology

Two types of hypoxic trainings; workout hypoxic training and intermittent hypoxic therapy (IHT)

Experimental groups Negative control Positive control Weekly medical tests Permissions of the IRB Consent and nondisclosure agreement

IHT

Expected Results and Conclusion

Experimental group with asthma will eliminate asthma

Experimental group with hypertension will normalize their blood pressure

References

Courtney R, Intermittent Hypoxic Training Rejuvenation-

Healing and Enhanced Athletic Performance are just a few

of the Benefits, International Wellbeing 83:1-4

www.altipower.com

Questions???

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Thanks For Your Attention