The Ageless Woman [Paperback]

Serafina Corsello (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 23, 1999

Century after century, people have searched for elixirs and magic bullets to add years to their lives and life to their years. Now, in The Ageless Woman, pioneering holistic physician Dr. Serafina Corsello presents a comprehensive, pragmatic approach for today - based on more than a quarter century of clinical experience with natural healing and the latest medical research.

Corsello identifies seven aging forces genetic glitches, negativity and alienation, unhealthful lifestyle, toxins, devitalized detox organs, impaired immunity and hormonal imbalance. She then addresses each force one by one, providing proven natural self-care strategies for healing and rejuvenation. As an expert in longevity medicine and endocrinology, Corsello presents cutting-edge information on natural menopause management and anti-aging hormones. Other rarely covered topics include chronic metal toxicity, and chelation and cell rejuvenation therapies.

Combining her extensive nutritional knowledge with her love of cooking, Corsello shares some of her unique preventive and reparative recipes, such as a salad dressing that keeps your intestines healthy, a revitalizing broth for recuperation from flu or colds, a stress-management shake and a natural cure for food poisoning. The book is liberally sprinkled with inspirational patient transformation stories - a tiny sampling from the thousands of patients who have benefited from her approach. Sixty-six-year-old Corsello parts from her readers with an invitation to live like she does "in the joyous realm of optimal wellness and sustainable vitality".

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Dr. Serafina Corsello is one of the foremost pioneers and visionaries in the field of women's health and the new medicine. Her comprehensive book should be in every woman's library as well as in every woman's doctor's office."
- Carolyn DeMarco, MD, Author Take Charge of Your Body

"With her Tasmanian energy, encyclopedic knowledge of medicine, genuine love of healing, clear, glowing skin and winning, gracious charm, Serafina Corsello 'blows out of the water' any prejudices and misconceptions you might have about what growing older has to look live."
- Jonathan Bowden, MA, Nutrition and Fitness Consultant

"As well-established radiologists, we recommend that our patients who prefer nontoxic alternatives see Dr. Corsello, whom we believe is the best integrative physician in Manhattan."
- Ariel Liebskind, MD, FACR and Doreen Liebskind, MD, FACR

"It is no wonder the professionals, including our best alternative physicians, look to Serafina Corsello for answers to their questions. Coupled with her remarkable insights is her ability to give real-time advice - the kind her patients can relate to."
- Betty Kamen, PhD, Nutritionist and Author

"The Ageless Woman is packed with cutting-edge information and is so comprehensive that it is actually a dozen books in one. It is a definite 'must have.'"
- Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, CEO Holeopathic Pharmakeia

About the Author

Serafina Corsello, MD, FACAM, is the founder and executive medical director of the Corsello Centers for Integrative Medicine in Manhattan and Huntington, New York. She is an internationally respected clinician, lecturer, and the initiator and co-founder of the Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine (FAIM). Dr. Corsello was one of the 25 physicians who, in 1992, participated in the formation of the Office of Alternative Medicine within the National Institutes of Health.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 322 pages
• Publisher: Corsello Communications (June 23, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967221900
• ISBN-13: 978-0967221908
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #997,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You, Serafina Corsello!, March 31, 2000

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Debra Sharp (Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ageless Woman (Paperback)

This book "puts it all together". Serafina Corsello sums up in one book what I have spent a lifetime discovering. And that is, "Your body has been engineered to heal itself and to keep itself optimally healthy. It knows how to do it. Help it along." Serafina Corsello tells you just how you can do that.

I have tried her remedies for my particular ailments and they work! Thank you Serafina. There is so much packed into this book that I have read it four times and keep referring back to it. It is a great read. Serafina Corsello is on to something here.

This book is not just about turning back the clock (The Ageless Woman) or looking young all of your life, although Serafina Corsello states that it is one of the benefits of following her recommendations. She is 66 years old and looks 46. This book is about taking charge of your life, controlling your destiny, finding the power within you.

35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book of balance and harmony, October 20, 1999

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Robert Krikorian (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ageless Woman (Paperback)

As I read through this beautifully designed book, it was as if the author was speaking directly to me. Despite the title, this book is most definitely not for women only. There is a tremendous amount to be learned by all of us, male or female. The connection between mind and body, which The Ageless Woman so eloquently makes, transcends gender. The medical and spiritual wisdom embodied in this book is the result of decades of intense clinical practice and personal interactions with countless patients. In this age of increasing globalization and seemingly endless possibilities for either destroying or restoring our health, Dr. Corsello wisely cautions to stop for a moment and ponder the paths that we have taken, for good health is truly more than just good nutrition. The importance of taking care of the mind, spirit, and body is emphasized throughout the book and it is in this balance that true harmony should be sought.

Balance and harmony. These words for me epitomize the philosophy of Dr. Corsello. She has devoted her much of her life's work to promoting wellness and generously giving others the benefit of her wisdom. This wisdom is available for all of us, if only we choose to take the time to read and listen. Dr. Corsello has succeeded in presenting complex thoughts and ideas in beautifully written and readily accessible prose. Her use of case histories is extremely effective in conveying to her readers the possibilities and joys of healthy living. Dr. Corsello is a genuine healer and a woman who practices what she preaches. She is full of optimism and life-affirming faith and these qualities come through clearly in The Ageless Woman.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ageless woman, March 1, 2004

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B S P (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ageless Woman (Paperback)

I have struggled with various health issues for many years but not one doctor gave me logical answers as to why I was having them. Dr. Serafina Corsello's book draws many bridges over the gaps that mainstream medicine finds unfathomable. She gives you straight forward answers to concrete health problems. However, the books brilliancy is in its ability to show the connection between seemigly unrelated health issues and their resulting cummulative effect on what mainstream medicine defines as full blown illness. Weather you want to find advice for yourself or discover what kind of medicine possesses the power to heal this book is the most comprehensive introduction into the wonderful world of healing drawing from cutting edge medical discoveries, ancient understanding of wholeness and sheer joy of life.