I know, I know – what does some buff dude with a mid-life crisis have to do with fishing, seafood, water sports, and everything else Shem Creek revolves around, right?

Well, I don’t usually push individual businesses, but this one is getting involved in something that holds some great potential for all of us: stem cell research.

“Within the next 10 years, maybe less, this is going to be thought of as mainstream medicine — preventing disease, slowing the aging process down, preventing people from losing their ability to take care of themselves when they get older and ending up in nursing homes. This is really the cutting edge of medicine.” – Dr. Life

When I first heard of stem cells and the increased research behind it, I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread – apparently, President Obama did too! – from the White House: Advance Stem Cell Research: Support increased stem cell research. Allow greater federal government funding on a wider array of stem cell lines.”

That brings me to the company I was talking about: CenegenicsCarolinas. Business Journal says they are the only facility in the Carolinas offering the newest health service in town (so far): stem cell storage.

“At Cenegenics, we help our patients maximize their health and quality of life, which also helps improve the quality of their stem cells.” – Dr. Mickey Barber, CEO of Cenegenics Carolinas.

With past coverage from 20/20, 60 Minutes, CNBC, GQ Magazine & others, there may be something to this guy – excuse me, I mean Doctor – but I’ll hold off judgment until I hear directly from someone who’s used his age management diagnostics that it’s actually worked for them.

Two months ago, when Cenegenics aligned with AssureImmune, an adult stem cells collection and preservation company, they figured they’d found the ‘fountain of youth’ many strive for – and here’s what you’ve been waiting on – the price is $3,395 per person, which includes 4 years of storage. After 4 years, prices plummet – ranging from $219 to $349 per year – depending on the amount of time paid for.

So, it’s your money, give it a shot if you’re interested – all I know is Jack LaLanne didn’t need any stem cells growth hormones.

I do wish Dr. Life all the best though. I guess he knew from birth his mission in life was to try and prolong it, but heads up: Alan Mintz, a.k.a ‘Dr. T to the Rescue’, who ran the Cenegenics Medical Institute near Las Vegas, died last year at the young age of 64 – so much for prolonged life!

* UPDATE 1/30/9: After watching a Fox News YouTube clip on Cenergenics – which showed the typical ‘sensationalism slant’ Fox News puts on everything – I read up on the anti-aging aspect of human growth hormone – HGH as doping dudes call it – and finally learned what those always-running fibromyalgia commercials are all about. Isn’t Wikipedia awesome?

* UPDATE 2/6/9: Obama to reverse stem cell policy – “I guarantee you that we will sign an executive order for stem cells,” Obama said in response to a question from Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.).