Introduces the reader to the concept of healthy, graceful aging through spa medicine. Part One discusses what the doctors term the "Four Pillars of Wellness": detoxification, nutrition, exercise, and mid-body health. Part Two takes up the "Four Secrets of Longevity": inflammation prevention, nutraceuticals, hormonal therapy, and cosmeceuticals. This informative, easy-to-understand book is illustrated with many helpful charts and tables. Contains a full directory of medispas in the resources section.

Provides proven longevity strategies that restore balance to stressful lives and promote optimum health. The authors describe four wellness pillars, that are the foundation of the medi-spa approach.