Projects

In cooperation with the Institute of Physics of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań under the supervision of prof. dr hab. Bernadeta Dobosz, since 2021 we have been implementing a research project entitled "The influence of the normobaric chamber on the parameters of the pulse wave". The aim of the project is to check how normobaric oxygen therapy affects the parameters of the pulse wave of high signal resolution (HSR-PW), and thus on the work of the circulatory system. All spa guests staying on health stays who decide to undergo oxygen therapy treatments can participate in the project. Before entering the chamber, each study participant gives written consent to participate in the study and completes a short questionnaire. The physiotherapist performs a pulse oximeter test three times (before entering the chamber, approx. 10 minutes after entering, after approx. 1 hour in the normobaric chamber) and blood pressure measurement twice. The test results are analyzed in a special computer program. The collected results will be used to analyze the saturation and HSR pulse wave and its parameters in terms of the functioning of the circulatory system of the subjects.

An exemplary result of the pulse oximeter test before the start of the oxygen therapy procedure and after an hour's stay in the normobaric chamber is presented below.

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We are pleased to present you with a synthetic report on the implementation of a pilot project aimed at obtaining preliminary scientific confirmation of the effectiveness of the fruit and vegetable diet in improving the health parameters of people at risk of and diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome at two levels of biological organisation of the body: individual and genetic. The study was carried out on a small sample of 10 women, which, however, was carefully selected in terms of demographic (age between 50 and 65) and health characteristics (meeting three of the five criteria for diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome).

The research process, running from March 2020 to May of the following year, consisted of two, parallel stages:

1. the stage of gene research, carried out by a team of scientists from the Laboratory of High-throughput Technologies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, which included whole-genome analysis of gene expression in T lymphocytes;

2. the stage of personal research, including biochemical and anthropometric studies, carried out by the staff of the Sofra Health Institute.

The implementation of the project enabled formulating the following conclusions:

• the results of personal studies at the basic organisational level of the human body have shown a positive effect of the vegetable-fruit diet on the health of patients diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome;
• 14-day treatment based on the vegetable-fruit diet induces changes in gene expression in T lymphocytes;
• the results of the genetic studies indicated the need to expand the list of genes for an in-depth analysis;
• the results obtained justify the need to continue the study on a larger group of patients and, at the same time, indicate the need to tighten the eligibility criteria for the study group and to accept more blood biochemical parameters for analysis.

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You can read more about the research process and its results in the Research Report, which is available here and in the "Publications" tab

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