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Dubai, UAE - 6 October, 2010: For decades, spending time in high altitude conditions has been the most successful natural method to effectively enhance oxygen absorption, transport and utilisation by the body. With the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome one of the highest in the world, discoveries in molecular medicine showing the enormous potential in targeted usage of high altitude climate conditions allows for new strategies for therapy and prevention of the disease in the UAE.

According the Dr Richard Reyes, founder and medical director of the Reyes Longevity Programme, there is a well defined sequence of molecular events which result in the correction of the components of the metabolic syndrome; high cholesterol and triglycerides, high blood pressure, low HDL, type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance.

"The main difference in high altitudes compared to sea level conditions is the decreasing air pressure with increasing height," says Dr Reyes. "As the air gets 'thinner' and the body absorbs less oxygen, the heart rate and breathing increases. The low oxygen saturation in the blood, also known as hypoxia, causes a chain of positive biological adaptations. An increase in red blood cell production, better utilisation of nutrients in muscles and tissues, increased economy of the cardiovascular system and the optimisation of the heart rate at rest are only a few examples of how high altitude conditions can work towards correcting the components of the metabolic syndrome."

Dr Reyes will be speaking at the 3rd International Congress in Aesthetic, Anti-Aging Medicine & Medical Spa Middle East (ICAAM), which will be held at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai, UAE from 26 to 27 November 2010. Leading experts in aesthetics and anti-aging medicine will be on site to demonstrate latest techniques and showcase latest anti-aging research such as the use of high-altitude climate to correct the metabolic syndrome.

"Changes in response to high altitude can be seen after just one or two hours of training exposure per week," says Dr Reyes. "Correcting the disrupted metabolic process can go a long way towards slowing down the aging process. Cellular aging is understood in part to be due to the accumulation of the effects of oxidative stress and free radical formation. Exposure to altitude counteracts both of these - it is well recognised that people who live in the mountains have longer lives than those at sea level."

Living at sea level, people in the UAE are at a much higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Without natural access to high altitude climate and the increasing incidence of metabolic syndrome in the Middle East, Dr Reyes feels that people living in these countries could benefit from the use of latest Loxymed Technology to simulate the low oxygen content of high altitudes. Founded by German sport scientist Volker Spiegel, Lowoxygen Systems technology is based on historical and practical experience in hypoxia-enhanced training.

"The Loxymed Technology works by reducing oxygen pressure in the air at sea level," says Dr Reyes. "The clever thing about this system is that it is a constant flow ventilation system which simulates altitude in open areas so you don't have to seal a small room and reduce the pressure to get the same effect on oxygen which means that people can exercise in these areas, walk in and out etc."

Under the scientific supervision of WOSIAM (World Society of Interdisciplinary Anti-Aging Medicine), the largest scientific anti-aging society with more than 130 affiliated associations worldwide, the ICAAM Middle East conference will discuss the latest cutting edge diagnostics, treatments and technologies in aesthetics, anti-aging medicine and medical spa.

Trade visitors have unlimited access to the exhibition which is organised by IIR Middle East's Life Sciences Division, organiser of the world's second largest healthcare show (Arab Health) and EuroMediCom, organiser of the world's largest aesthetic and anti-aging congress (AMWC).

For more information about Dr Reyes' lecture or ICAAM 2010, please call +971 4 407 2743 or visit www.antiagingme.com.

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