Functional Threefolding

Matthias Girke, Georg Soldner

Last update: 22.10.2018

The life, soul and spirit of the human being are connected to the body in very different ways: in our neurosensory system we develop consciousness of our own inner world, and also of the outer world, which we perceive through our senses. The human soul and spirit awaken to consciousness on the basis of the neurosensory system.

In our motor-metabolic (limb) system , the movement of our limbs leads to intensive metabolic processes. Movement basically promotes metabolic activity and, with it, regenerative upbuilding processes. Human will activity is linked to the motor-metabolic system and its functional metabolism.

Both poles of our human organization are mediated by our rhythmic system . All processes in our human organism are organized rhythmically: not only our breathing and heart function are governed by rhythms, but numerous other functions as well (rhythms in the nervous system, multiple hormones, blood pressure, blood sugar, movement activity in the digestive tract, etc.). These rhythms are not separate from each other; they form a rhythmic system. Many illnesses are accompanied by disturbances or even dissociation of this system; conversely, healing and health require rhythmic processes to be strengthened, such as by ensuring a regular rhythm of waking and sleeping.

Research news

Phase IV trial: Kalium phosphoricum comp. versus placebo in irritability and nervousness 
In a new clinical study, Kalium phosphoricum comp. (KPC) versus placebo was tested in 77 patients per group. In a post-hoc analysis of intra-individual differences after 6 weeks treatment, a significant advantage of KPC vs. placebo was shown for characteristic symptoms of nervous exhaustion and nervousness (p = 0.020, p = 0.045 respectively). In both groups six adverse events (AE) were assessed as causally related to treatment (severity mild or moderate). No AE resulted in discontinuation in treatment. KPC could therefore be a beneficial treatment option for symptomatic relief of neurasthenia. The study has been published open access in Current Medical Research and Opinion
https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2023.2291169.


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