Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on the health of aged patients. The prime aim of geriatrics care is to treat and prevent diseases, disability or illness of old people as well as promote the general health of senior citizens.

Benefits of Homeopathy for the Elderly:

● As we age, our metabolism rate becomes slower, and various destructive and degenerative changes occur in our body. When we use conventional treatment for old-age ailments, there is suppression (temporary relief), while homeopathic medicines work gently, rapidly and come as a permanent restoration of health. Homeopathy for elderly is beneficial for elders because of it is gentle and safe.

● Usually, Homeopathic medicines are highly diluted and typically contain no active molecules, so there are fewer chances of potentially hazardous and adverse side effects as compared to conventional drugs. Although some homeopathic remedies tend to produce an energetic reaction after the first dose of indicated remedy, it may cause worsening of symptoms (medicinal or disease) in sensitive individuals but conventional medicines cause more severe and adverse effects in the form of allergic reactions, gastrointestinal disturbances and dizziness.

● Helps in increasing immunity and resistance power of body The immune system is the disease-fighting system of the body, made up of a network of cells, tissues and organs that destroy the disease-causing organism (bacteria, virus) and protect the body from different infections. As the body ages, our immune system deteriorates and tends to catch common infections easily, so for them, homeopathy offers an excellent benefit of increasing resistance power of body.

 Homeopathy treatment for some common Health Problems in elderly:

● Hypertension, diabetes and osteo-muscular conditions like osteoporosis or arthritis increases.

● Prostatitis, Can cure and delay surgery in early stages of Benign hypertrophy of Prostate, Sphincter disturbances like involuntary urination and defaecation.

● Decreases the risk of developing different types of cancer like – prostate cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer are common cancers associated with advanced age

●  Preventive and Adjuvant for Cardiovascular diseases – heart failure, heart disease, arrhythmia, hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, stroke, congenital heart disease

● Helps in conditions of Poor Mental health – Improves memory, helps in dementia, depression in old age.

● Prevents and Dissolves cataract. Also helps in symptoms of  Impaired vision,Tinnitus and Hearing Loss.

Homeopathy offers alternative health care choices that aim to prevent physical disability and increase active life expectancy through holistic care.