Beginning at the age of 40–45, a progressive decrease in the number of open capillaries is consistently observed. This gradual “drying out” forms the anatomical and physiological basis of aging. The human body becomes increasingly dry and dehydrated. This is the period when rheumatic diseases, neuritis, angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis (progressive closure of the vasa vasorum), and hypertension typically emerge.
Old age may be defined as the progressive desiccation of the organism, brought about by the gradual closure of the capillaries, the appearance of dried cellular “islands,” and the slowing of all vital processes.
The immense advantage of turpentine baths resides in their action upon the capillary network as a whole: they stimulate its functional activity and thereby increase the vital potential of every cell. And this is achieved by physiological means - not by drugs.
