Anti-aging
Bimatoprost = prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2alpha (Marke Lumigan/Latisse)
Gebrauch: Zur Behandlung
Inneraugendruck in Glaucoma/Kosmetik. Wimperwachstum.
Amaranthaceae Symbol of immortality in ancient
Finasterid
(= Proscar/= Propecia/= Fincar/= Finpecia/= Finax/= Finast/= Finara/= Finalo/=
Prosteride/= Gefina/= Appecia/= Finasterid IVAX/= Finasterid Alternova).
Gebrauch: gutartige Vergrößerung der Prostata/Kosmetik: Kahlheit bei Männern:
Nebenwirkungen: Libido- und Potenzstörungen (verschwinden nach Absetzen der Therapie vollständig)/Vergrößerung der Brust/Prostata verkleinert sich/hormonabhängige Körperbehaarung wird spärlicher.
Darf nicht eingenommen werden von Frauen/Jugendlichen unter 18 Jahren.
Weniger Prostatakarzinome (aber die auftretende sind aggressiver/schwerer behandelbar).
Depressionen?. Fehlfunktion der Meibom-Drüse.
Gingko biloba as a geriatric remedy
Increases
blood flow to the brain and other parts of the body, thereby improving the delivery
of necessary nutrients and oxygen to every cell. It increases metabolic
efficiency, regulates neurotransmitters, and controls the transformation of
cholesterol to plaque, associated with the hardening of arteries and relaxing
constricted blood vessels
Hydra viridissima = grüne Hydra/zieht sich zurück bei Wasserverschmutzung/erneuert sich fortwährend/Kloner
/Aquarie Mollusca
Thymustherapie
Tretinoin = Vit-A-Säure
Gebrauch: Akne/Haut
Nebenwirkungen/trockene Haut/empfindliche Haut/Hautröte/Schuppen/Juckreiz/Brennen/overempfindlich für Sonnelicht/dünner werden der Haut/Dyspnoea/Fieber/Gewichtszunahme/Wassersuch unter der Haut
Unverträglich: Frauen in gebärfähiges Alter.
Ur-ac (Eucerin/Ombia)
Wachstumshormone = Somatotropin (STH)
Abrot = Eberraute/= Citronelle/= Lad’s Love/= Hexenkraut/= Old Man (Wormwood)
Atriplex nummularia = old man’s saltbush Caryophyllales
Celacereus
senilis = old man cactus Caryophyllales
Chion-v = Arbre de Neige/= Fringetree/= (Wurzel)rinde/= Schneeflockenbaum/= Old man’s beard
Clem-v = Gemeine Waldrebe/= Clematide des Hayes/= Traveller’s joy/= Old man’s beard/BB
"Equisetum limosum - Rubellit" w bei geistiger Leistungsschwäche/ergänzt Phosphorverbindungen [Arg-p (stärkt die Erinnerung)/Stry-p (bei gelähmten Bewusstsein)/Kali-p (Nachlassen der geistigen Spannkraft)]
Geum
triflorum = Old man’s whiskers Rosales
Gnaph-arenarium = Sandstrohblume/= Immortelle/= Everlasting
Old man winter = father winter = in Russland Santa Klaus
Turritopsis nutricula = Qualle/= biologisch unsterblich.
Geraten wird Verzichten auf rotes Fleisch/tierische Fette/Zucker/regelmäßigen Kaffee-/Alkoholkonsum und Nikotin. Rotwein wird in Maßen empfohlen.
Fisch/wenig Fleisch/Obst/viel Gemüse/Soja(produkten)/weniger Kalorien als Sättigung erreicht (= geringere Nahrungsaufnahme eine verringerte Stoffwechselaktivität bedeutet und somit die Bildung von weniger freien Radikalen).
Der wichtigste äußere Faktor bei der Hautalterung ist die Einwirkung von UV-Strahlung (Sonnenbäder/Besuche im Solarium). Auch "Altersflecken" sind Sonnenschäden. Rauchen verursacht Hautalterung mit Faltenbildung.
Ungefährliche Falten“remover“
Glucosamin enthalten in Grünlippmuschel (natürlich im Körper vorkommendes D-Glucosamin ist Bestandteil des Knorpels/Gelenkflüssigkeit. Genauer ist das N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamin (GlcNAc), das am Stickstoff acetylierte D-Glucosamin, Teil in der Polysaccharidkette der Hyaluronsäure, des „Schmiermittels“ der Gelenke und Rückgrat des Proteoglycans, einem integralen Bestandteil des Knorpels. Im Proteoglycan und in der Cornea kommen auch Ketten des Keratansulfats vor, das ebenfalls aus N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamin aufgebaut ist/= Teil Hyaluronsäure.
Hyaluronsäure
Retinol = Vit. A1: Gebrauchsallergie: zeitweise rötlich/Juckreiz/Irritation/feines Stechend/trockene Haut
Allerlei: Cleopatra soll in (verdünnter?) Eselsmilch gebadet haben um jung und schön zu bleiben
Auchenorrhyncha = Zikade
Alt + langsame/schwache Puls: Gels.
Succ Altersleiden (Angst vor dem Tod). Als Schmuck/als Homöopathikum in Lebenselixiere einarbeiten; ergänzt Aur-met.
Ambra: This is a great remedy for the aged with impairment of all
functions, weakness, coldness and numbness, usually of single parts, fingers,
arms etc. Thinking is difficult in the morning.
Anac: Exhausted: after serious illness, sexual excesses or the breaking
down processes in old age. Greedy, suspicious, malicious old man can use this
remedy for all his physical and mental symptoms. > eating.
Ant-t: Catarrh of the chest for years and every sharp cold spell in the
weather brings on catarrh of the chest with thick white (yellow) mucus attended
with great dysponea. (must sit up and be fanned/cannot lie down, due to
difficulty breathing and filling up of the chest).
Bac.: Lung problems of old people with chronic catarrhal condition and
enfeebled pulmonary circulation.
Bar-c.: Adapted to the aged with mental and physical weakness, mental
exhaustion, stupor, groaning, murmuring. Childish behaviour of old people.
Crot-h.: Nutritional trouble of old age. It is useful in senile dementia
with forgetfulness of figures, names of places. Antipathy to his family; he
imagines himself as if surrounded by foes or by hideous animals.
Hyos.: Spasmodic cough in old people at night from continuous tickling
in throat as if palate were too long.
Hydr.: Bronchitis with thick yellow tenacious stringy phlegm in
exhausted old people.
Seneg.: Profuse secretion of mucus in the lungs of old people with loose
rattling cough.
Agar.: In old people with indolent circulation [headaches (drunkards)].
Remedy |
Emotional Symptoms |
Common Symptoms in the
Elderly
|
General Symptoms |
|
Alumina: dry and slow |
Confused and depressed, especially in the morning. Mind slows down, forgetful and absentminded. Easily disoriented: gets very distressed if hurried. |
Skin: dry
and itches without an eruption. Severe constipation even with a soft stool.
Weakness with trembling. Dry, hacking cough. Bladder weak: urination slow,
has to wait for it to start. |
Aversion
to/< from potatoes. < warmth in general. |
|
Ambra grisea: erratic
and embarrassed |
Many bereavements and losses. Forgetful and confused. Easily embarrassed: shy and anxious in company (with strangers). "Prattles" and asks questions without waiting for answers. Prefers to be alone. |
Constipation: with anxiety and ineffectual urging and straining. Can't pass stool or urine if others are within hearing distance. Dry, nervous cough which is < from talking and is followed by burping. Insomnia: finds it difficult to fall asleep before midnight. Vertigo: with feeling of weakness in the stomach. Numbness, twitching +/o. trembling anywhere. |
Generally < from company (from conversation) and from music. Symptoms are erratic and < lying down. |
|
Arsenicum album:
anxious, fussy, and restless |
Very scared of disease/cancer/death. Fears < alone; to the point of despair. Extremely tidy, cannot rest until everything is in its place. |
Indigestion with burning pains and nausea. Loss of appetite and weight. Diarrhea < in the morning. Involuntary urination: day and night. Insomnia with restlessness and anxiety. Skin eruptions: itching without eruption. Palpitations with anxiety. |
Chilly. Burning pains > heat. Symptoms generally < midnight to 15 h. Thirsty for warm drinks; sips them frequently. |
|
Baryta carbonica:
childish and petty |
Absent-minded, confused and forgetful. Revisits childhood in old age. Has great difficulty making decisions. Extremely anxious about little (unimportant) things. Gets upset thinking others are talking about them. |
Vertigo:
when getting up or bending down. Headache when bending. Indigestion and
weakness after eating. Constipation with straining and an unfinished feeling.
Weak bladder with involuntary urination: frequent urination at night with
great urgency. Rattling cough with difficulty coughing anything up. Insomnia:
restless sleep, wakes frequently from getting overheated. |
Much <
from the cold and damp. |
|
Carbo vegetabilis: sluggish and gassy |
Great indifference and apathy. Sudden, recurring loss of memory and difficulty concentrating. Rude and irritable, especially with relatives. |
Indigestion,
flatulence, and diarrhea. Severe, painful bloating with gas, > burping.
Rattling cough with breathlessness, > burping. Sluggish mentally and
physically. |
<
eating rich foods and fats; < overeating. Much < for getting
overheated. Wants to be fanned; wants fresh air and breezes. |
|
Conium maculatum:
withdrawn, slow, and dizzy |
Absent-minded, forgetful, and confused. Difficulty understanding when reading. Tired of life: becomes withdrawn; doesn't want company. Superstitious. |
Everything
is slow: thinking, answering, moving. Digestion, respiration, pulse, healing
are all slow. |
Vertigo:
< lying down/rolling over in bed/turning the head, > closing the eyes;
everything swirls. Dry tickling cough which is < at night. Weak bladder:
frequent, dribbling urination. |
|
Ignatia amara: loss
and grief |
Very upset after a loss or a big disappointment. Wants to be alone and doesn't want any comforting. Finds it difficult to cry but eventually sobs hysterically. Sighs a tremendous amount. Feels as if there's a lump in the throat. |
Headache,
indigestion, diarrhea, palpitations, insomnia +/o. weakness from grief.
Twitches and spasms and unexplained numbness anywhere. |
Contradictory
symptoms accompany physical complaints (e.g., cough < coughing). Can't
stand tobacco smoke. |
|
Lycopodium: irritable, anxious, and gassy |
Depressed and anxious: worries about absolutely everything. Any changes or responsibilities are very stressful. Lacks self confidence. Becomes absent-minded and forgetful. Snappy: irritable and critical. Sentimental: cries when thanked. |
Thin and gassy. Appetite poor: feels full after only a few bites. Everything turns to gas, terrible indigestion with bloating. Frequent urination especially with prostate problems (in men). Rattling cough with lots of expectoration (mucus). |
Craves
sweet things and chocolate. All symptoms are < between 3 and 4 p.m. and
between 4 and 8 p.m. |
|
Phosphoric acid:
weakness and apathy |
Overwhelmed by loss especially bereavements. Ailments from grief and disappointment. Forgetful; mind is too weak to even think. |
Severe weakness. Painless diarrhea, palpitation, headache, and extreme weakness after grief. Headache. |
Wants refreshing things (like fruit and fruit juices) to eat and drink. Feels > after a nap. |
|
Rhus toxicodendronrestless, stiff, and achy |
Anxious and
forgetful. Terrible restlessness; can't rest in any position (because of the
aching). |
Joint and
back pains (rheumatism and arthritis) which are < on first motion and >
for continued motion and stretching. Shingles. |
Symptoms
are < at night; < for cold and for damp in any form; > for warmth. |
Schüssler-Salze:
Nr.5 Kalium phosphoricum D6 Tabletten verbessern die Gehirnleistung in jedem Alter, in stressreichen Zeiten, bei starker Beanspruchung in Schule und Beruf, bei Erschöpfung oder nervlicher Überreizung.
4- 6 x täglich 2-3 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.3 Ferrum phosphoricum D12 Tabletten verbessert die Konzentration bei Sauerstoffmangel, Müdigkeit, Erschöpfung
3-5 täglich 2-3 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.16 Lithium chloratum D6 Tabletten - Vergesslichkeit bei älteren Menschen.
3x täglich 2 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.2 Calcium phosphoricum D6 Tabletten - geistige und körperliche Erschöpfung nach einer vorangegangenen Erkrankung, Regenerationsmittel
D 3-5 täglich 2 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.7 Magnesium phosphoricum D6 Tabletten bei Verspannungs-, und Verkrampfungzuständen
D 3-4 täglich 2 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.5 Kalium phosphoricum D6 Tabletten verbessern Gehirnleistung in jedem Alter/in stressreichen Zeiten/bei starker Beanspruchung in Schule und Beruf/bei Erschöpfung/nervlicher Überreizung.
D 4- 6 täglich 2-3 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.3 Ferrum phosphoricum D12 Tabletten verbessert die Konzentration bei Sauerstoffmangel, Müdigkeit, Erschöpfung
D 3-5 täglich 2-3 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.16 Lithium chloratum D6 Tabletten - Vergesslichkeit bei älteren Menschen.
D 3 täglich 2 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.2 Calcium phosphoricum D6 Tabletten - geistige und körperliche Erschöpfung nach einer vorangegangenen Erkrankung, Regenerationsmittel
D 3-5 täglich 2 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Nr.7 Magnesium phosphoricum D6 Tabletten bei Verspannungs-, und Verkrampfungzuständen
D 3-4 täglich 2 Tabletten im Mund zergehen lassen.
Generals: Old people: AMBR. Ammc. Anac. Ant-c. ant-t.
Arg-n. Arn. Ars. AUR. BAR-C. Bar-m. Bry. Calc-p. cann-i. Carb-an. Carb-v.
Caust. Cham. COCA cocc. coff. Colch. Con. Fl-ac. Graph. Hydr. Iod.
Irid-met. Iris. KALI-C. kreos. LACH. LYC. Mill. nat-c. Nat-m. Nit-ac. OP. Ov. Phos. SEC. SEL. Seneg. Sil.
TEUCR. Verat.
Blood – Aneurism of large arteries: Acon. Aur. Bar-c. Bar-m.
Old age premature: Agn. Ambr. Aur. Bar-c. Con. Cupr. Fl-ac. Kali-c. LACH. SEL. Vip.
Old bachelors: con.
Old maids: bov. cocc. con. lil-t. mag-m. plat.
Old men: bar-c. sabal Sel.
Old thin, scrawny women: sec.
Alzheimer’s disease: alum. cordyc. hell. nux-m. zinc.
Old people - paralysis: Bar-c.
Con. Kali-c. OP.
-
weaknsess: Ambr. BAR-C. Con. Cur. Nux-m. Phos. Sel. Sul-ac.
- Emaciation:
Ambr. anac. BAR-C. carb-v. chin. chinin-s. Fl-ac. IOD. LYC. nit-ac. op. rhus-t.
Sec. Sel. Sil.
- lack of
vital heat: alum. ambr.
-
Arteriosclerose: bar-c. stroph-h.
-
Externally trembling: alum. ambr. aur. aven. bar-c. calc. cann-i. cocain. con.
kali-c. merc. op. phos. plb. plb-act. sil. stront-c. sulph. zinc.
Mind: < in old people: bar-c.
Childish behaviour: Bar-c.
Dementia senilis: Ambr. Aur-i. Bar-c. Con. Crot-h. Cupr.
Mental exertion impossible in old people: Ambr.
Insanity in old people: bell. ign. nat-m. nux-v. sep. sulph.
Sadness in old people: Aur.
Fear of getting old: lach. lyc. marb-w. sep.
Delirium tremens in old emaciated persons: Op.
Moaning in old age: Bar-c.
Gestörtes Gedächtnis und Geistesabwesenheit bei älteren Menschen: Apis.
Bladder: involuntary urination at night in old people:
apoc. benz-ac. kali-p. sec.
Prostrate gland: Swollen in old men: aloe BAR-C. Benz-ac. Con.
DIG. ferr-pic. Iod. nux-v. prost. Sabal. SEL. Staph. sulph.
Vertigo: in old people: Ambr. arn. Ars-i. Bar-c. Cupr.
RHUS-T. sec. Sin-n.
Head: Apoplexie: BAR-C.
Hearing: Impaired in old people: bar-c. Cic.
kali-chl. kali-m. mag-c. merc-d. Petr. phos.
Stomach: Indigestion in old people: Abies-n. ant-c.
ars. Bar-c. caps. carb-v. chin. Chinin-s. Cic. fl-ac. Hydr. juni-c. kali-c.
nux-m. nux-v. pop.
Rectum: Constipation in old people: ambr. Ant-c.
Bar-c. Bry. Calc-p. Con. Lach. lyc. Nux-v. Op. Phos. Phyt. Sel. Sulph.
Diarrhea in old people: ANT-C. ant-t. ARS. Bry. Carb-v. Chin. Fl-ac.
GAMB. NIT-AC.
Sleep: Sleeplessness in old people: Acon. ars.
Bar-c. carc. op. passi. phos. sulph. SYPH.
Cough: in old people: Am-c. Ambr. Ammc. Ant-t.
Bar-c. Carb-v. DULC. Psor. Seneg.
Respiration: Asthmatic in old people. Ambr. ARS. Bar-c.
Carb-v. Coca Con. Seneg.
Skin: Itsching in old people: alum. arg-n. ars.
bar-act. bar-c. con. dol. dulc. fago. fl-ac. kreos. mag-p. merc. Mez. nat-sil.
olnd. op. sul-ac. sulph. urt-u.
Generals: lack of vital heat in old people: alum. ambr.
(from operation: stront-c./during pain: agar. alum-sil. ars. caust. dulc. led.
mosch. sil.)
Winter and Senility
The climate conditions of winter are highly favorable for the
development of all kinds of weakness and tendencies to organic disease (brain/heart/blood
vessels/kidneys/liver).
Defects in these organs manifest themselves most frequently and severely
in cold weather. The whole constitution is lowered by the conditions of winter,
and, to an extent devitalized.
The aged must be helped by the provision of heating apparatuses.
‡ Folgendes hat
anthroposofische Einschlüsse ‡
Frei nach: Mary Kelly Sutton, M.D.
Aging brings a shift of life forces away from the physical body towards the
finer structures of the human makeup. Sensibilities, wisdom, character and
judgment all can grow richer, gifted with decades of experience, as this shift
occurs. In ancient
These are important things to consider, given our cultural fixation on
youth. We must know that age has value to human development, and that the
lesser physical strength or skin tone one experiences with passing decades is
not an overall decline but a shift of focus - for good reason.
How then, practically speaking, can we support our physical temple,
slightly vacated by the life forces at this time of life? How can new spiritual
strengths, developed with the years, remain integrated with the physical body?
R.S. spoke of the value of birch leaf tea, 2 cups daily, to everyone
over 35 years of age. The tendency with age is to harden physically, to deposit
minerals in ordinarily flexible places (joints and blood vessels), degenerative
arthritis (osteoarthritis) and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerotic
vascular disease). Birch tea gives people the capacity to maintain flexibility
in these areas, and therefore has 'anti-aging' properties. The leaves of the
white birch can be harvested when ½ - 1" in diameter/w. Taken in larger amounts than 2 cups daily, birch leaf tea can
relieve mild arthritic pain. Note: it is bitter if brewed too long.
While arteries and joints tend to harden, bones often lose calcium
(women in the first 2 years after menopause). Calcium sources: greens,
fermented dairy products (yogurt, kefir, quark, cottage cheese, cream cheese,
sour cream, buttermilk). Each serving of either group supplies about 300 mg. of
calcium, so 3-5 servings per day is a good target.
Exercise promotes sound bones, good circulation and flexible joints. It
raises metabolism slightly for several hours after the exercise. Using the body
is a wonderful way to keep it vital, (enjoyable exercise and brings us into the
beauty of nature).
Digestion is not always as vital with age. If hydrochloric acid is
lacking in the stomach, nutrients are not available no matter what one eats!
Lactic acid foods (fermented dairy products, sauerkraut and sourdough bread or
pancakes) support stomach digestion, and the good bacteria of the colon. Lactic
acid also feeds the liver, whose basic health is fundamental at all ages.
Sauerkraut juice, 1-2 ounces just before the meal is excellent. Other acid
sources, though not as highly recommended, are ½ tsp. of vinegar in a little
water, or HCl-Pepsin tablets from the health food store.
Bitters (Gentian tonic or Amara drops) enliven the entire digestive
process, both the acid and enzyme production, and are ideally taken 30 minutes
before a meal.
Remember: heavy food (protein and fats) early in the day, and light food
at supper is a sound habit for promoting good digestion and sound sleep.
Digestive disturbances not remedied by such simple methods, as well as
any symptom of ill health, require a visit with the doctor. A general physical
exam and lab work to know if any risk factors exist, such as elevated
cholesterol or low thyroid, are worthwhile. Anthroposophic treatments address
such abnormalities gently, ordinarily without side effects, and are of value.
Warmth is a sign of a strong immune system. It is common to see adults
with lower than normal (98.6° F) body temperature. Protect the warmth your body
does generate with adequate clothing in layers, recognizing the value of wool
as good insulation that still lets the body breathe. Put the hot water bottle
to use at the feet at night, or wherever a touch of comfort is needed. Use
warming herbs in cooking, such as cayenne and ginger.