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Anti-Aging: Homeopathy, Diet, the Shadow, Exercise

by Luc De Schepper, MD, PhD, DI Hom., CHom., Lic.Ac
Interview with Greg Cooper, Minimum Books
Reprinted by permission.

Greg Cooper (GC): In alternative medicine today, "anti-aging medicine" is very big. At the same time, I have noticed that at least one doctor, Dr. Weil, does not subscribe to that concept, but does believe in "healthy aging". Do you see homeopathy as offering the possibility of stopping or reversing aging, or, do you see it as a way to minimize the inevitable, undesirable events during healthy aging?

Dr. Luc: In homeopathy we don't talk about anti-aging but when you think about this question, that sounds more like extending life without supplying the quality to it, a more important issue. Personally I don't care to become a hundred years old kept "alive" on ten different drugs with side effects. In reality even for the issue of longevity homeopathy IS far ahead of everyone simply because we can apply the miasmatic therapy which is the equivalent of allopathic genetics except that allopathy is nowhere yet with it when it comes to therapeutic good effects in any case. The present population is weighed down by the ever-increased miasmatic load from the allopathic suppressive acts and ever increasing vaccinations. We might live longer this way but the quality decreases enormously and "mixed" diseases are the norm now. Do we call this a success? Longevity is coupled to the constitution and the miasmatic load you received from your parents. in TCM we call it, what "quality" ESSENCE did you receive from your parents? Just one factor, AGE of the parents and the physical/emotional state the parents were in at the moment of conception plays a role. As a parent you can give the best Essence to your child in the age of 28-35 for a woman and 32-40 for a man. Tells you something not to force Nature with fertility drugs beyond these age {or any age at that anyway}. And then of course if you want to extend not only the length but also the quality of life, human beings would do well to investigate their shadow side and eradicate "justified" negative emotions like anger, irritability, jealousy and the likes. And I haven't even mentioned a sensible diet, a problem in the USA where 60% of the population is overweight.

GC: So, your response to the challenges of aging would be: sensible diet, homeopathy for the miasmatic load, shadow side investigations for negative emotions, and would you add anything else, like an exercise program?

Dr. Luc: All those facets indeed are important, but hierarchy in importance would be first the miasmatic load. As an exercise buff I obviously believe in adhering to an exercise program one likes to do. Too many exercise bikes and machines catch dust in numerous American homes because they did not like that particular exercise anyway. In that case, get a dog and walk! Cheaper and more meaningful.

GC: There are so many diets out there. Could you be a little more specific as to what you mean by a sensible diet?

Dr. Luc: The definition of a sensible diet is probably the most difficult to determine. First there is NO universal diet as we are all different. The obvious fatty, greasy foods, coffee, sugar and overload of CBH are to be eliminated or restricted. If you would one person let you guide in your diet it is the TCM practitioner who can temporarily adjust your diet in relation to the organ that is out of balance. When it comes to dietary measures in you would think they still are in the Middle Ages.

GC: How does a person know where to start? Or does one start with everything at the same time?

Dr. Luc: As many of the above measures should be started at the same time. A remedy cannot work by itself if life style is neglected, and if emotions are refused to be acknowledged. The better you address this "package" the more chance on longevity you have. See my articles on how I tie in diet and exercise to Aphorism 74 and 77.

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