(1) Take some time to familiarize yourself with the core scientific issues. Literature about the healing properties of autologous mesenchymal stem cells is easy to find. I won’t deluge you with links here, but please do a simple web search of these terms. It is important to read not only the opinions and reporting, but also the academic articles themselves.
(2) Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the core legal issues. The legality of FDA regulation of autologous stem cell therapy is currently being litigated in federal court between the FDA and Dr. Christopher Centeno, who operates a stem cell clinic in Colorado. The litigation is in its early stages and there is little media coverage. Please review the complaint and answer to get a sense of the issues.
(3) Please use as many modes of communication as possible to tell your friends, family and colleagues about the importance of autologous mesenchymal stem cell therapy. This can be a very effective way to raise awareness. Then email your senators and representative regularly. The more emails they receive, the more seriously they will take the issue. Here is a sample email. You simply need to copy and paste it into the message field on their house.gov or senate.gov websites. It only takes a minute and every email counts!