Sleep Duration Recommended sleep duration for all ages: Ages Ideal sleep duration Newborn (0-3 months) 14-17 Infants (4-11 months) 12-15 Infants (1-2 years 11-14 Kindergarten children (3-5 years) 10-13 School children (6-13 years) 9-11 Teenagers (14-17 years) 8-10 Young adults (18-25 years 7-9 Adults (26-64 years) 7-9 Seniors (≥ 65 years) 7-8 Behaviors that promote … Sleep Disorders: Sleep Hygiene Tips for Good Sleep
It is known from scientific studies that people who are separated or divorced are more likely to suffer from depression. In fact, the lonelier a person is, the higher his or her mortality risk (risk of death), because social isolation has a comparable negative effect on health as the risk factors of smoking, obesity and … Social Contacts: Needed for Good Health
The term stress refers, on the one hand, to mental and physical (somatic; bodily) reactions caused by stressors (specific external stimuli; strains) that enable the body to cope with particular demands, and, on the other hand, to the physical and mental strain that results. Stress can therefore be described as any sensible reaction of the … Stress Management
Environmental medicine deals with the influences of the environment on the body and the development of diseases due to environmental factors that cause illness.The environment is a complex system of natural, but also artificial substances, to which more and more people react with diseases and complaints such as allergies.The environment consists of Water Ground Air … Anti-Aging Measures: Avoidance of Environmental Noxious Agents
All important metabolic processes – enzymatic reactions, transport mechanisms, membrane potential changes, etc. – in our body are dependent on an optimal pH value, which lies between 7.38 and 7.42. To ensure that the pH is permanently in this range, our body has a special regulatory mechanism, the acid-base balance. The goal is homeostasis – … Anti-Aging Measures: Acid Base Balance
Adrenopause (synonyms: DHEA(S) insufficiency, partial; DHEA deficiency; ICD-10-GM E88.9: metabolic disorder, unspecified) primarily describes an exponentially increasing decline in adrenal (originating from the adrenal cortex) DHEA(S) production in adults, which is clinically expressed in the middle years of life in at least partial DHEA(S) insufficiency. Endocrinologically, adrenopause is manifested by decreased serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone … Adrenopause
Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of adrenopause. Family history Are there any diseases in your family that are common? What is the general health of your family members? Social anamnesis Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints). Do you feel weak, low in drive? Tired? Do … Adrenopause: Medical History
The following differential diagnoses are equally possible causes of adrenopause: Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90). Obesity Gonadopause (drop in testosterone) Insulin resistance – decreased effectiveness of the body’s own insulin at the target organs skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and liver. Somatopause (decrease in growth hormone and IGF-1). Addison’s disease (Primary adrenocortical insufficiency) due to … Adrenopause: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis
The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by adrenopause:Psyche – Nervous System (F00-F99; G00-G99). Chronic fatigue syndrome Insomnia (sleep disorders) Cognitive deficits – memory impairment, concentration and attention deficits. Reduced performance, fatigue, lack of drive. Erectile dysfunction (ED). Libido disorders Further Immune senescence Sweating, heat exhaustion Altered body … Adrenopause: Complications
Pathogenesis (development of disease) Synthesis (production) of sex hormones progressively decreases with the onset of climacteric. First, the ovarian (ovary-associated) synthesis of progesterone decreases, followed by that of estrogens (17-β-estradiol) and finally androgens. After menopause, estrogens are no longer produced by the ovaries, but exclusively by adipose tissue. Therefore, estrogen formation in overweight women in … Menopause: Causes
General measures Alternating showers help with hot flashes. Essential oils can help inhibit sweat production. Suitable are, for example, the medicinal plants sage or even mint, whose menthol has a cooling effect. Proven remedies from nature for climacteric complaints are hops, lady’s mantle, monk’s pepper and black cohosh. They contain phytoestrogens, which are plant substances … Menopause: Therapy
Andropause – colloquially called male menopause – (synonyms: ADAM; Ageing male; Aging male; Androgen deficit, partial – male; Climacterium virile; Decline in the aging male; Climacterium virile; PADAM; PADAM syndrome (Partial androgen deficit in the aging male); ICD-10-GM E88.9: Metabolic disorder, unspecified) describes a progressive, comparatively slow, and only partial decline in male androgen secretion … Male Menopause, Andropause
