1. 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

2. 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
therapyat sea level, using altitude simulators.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. Expected Results and Conclusion
 Experimental group with asthma will
eliminate asthma
 Experimental group with hypertension
will normalize their blood pressure

9. 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

10. Questions???
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Thanks For Your Attention