Description | Dr. Geraldine Mitton
P O Box 298
Newlands 7725
Tel/Fax (021) 686 4762
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Geraldine Mitton
Author of a book on health and youthful aging
Medical Director of the Santé Wellness Centre in the Winelands
Geraldine is a medical doctor and was an emergency physician at Groote Schuur
Hospital in Cape Town. She was the medical director of the Stellenbosch Hydro
and the Saporetti Foundation. She is currently consulting and developing
programmes for new spas and wellness centres. Her research involves South
African seaweed, Ecklonia maxima, to be used in spa therapies. She lectures
and writes about anti-ageing medicine.
In 2003 Geraldine was appointed as Medical Director to establish the new Santé Wellness center in the winelands near Stellenbosch. She is Vice President of the
World Federation of Thalassotherapy based in Paris. She is also a
member of the International Society of Medical Hydrology (ISMH) based in Munich,
and of the Kneipp Association in Bad Wörishofen, Germany. Her focus is on the
research and implementation of integrated health care, emphasising nutrition,
anti-ageing, mind-body therapies, stress management, and prevention of lifestyle
diseases.
Geraldine is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and was their doctor
on the Mulu expedition to Sarawak in 1978. Here she lived with Dyaks, and the
stone age Punan tribes. Subsequent expeditions involved adventures in Sabah,
Northern Borneo, Mindoro Island in the Phillippines, and the southern
highlands of Papua New Guinea. She also was the first westerner to obtain a
diploma in Traditonal Chinese medicine from Shaanxi university in Xian.
She was President of the Cape Town Rotary club until June 2004.Geraldine has twin sons, Mark and Vincent.
Hobbies : Travel, music, community projects
Favourite quote : " The art of living is to die young as late as possible "
Book:
Dr Geraldine Mitton's Handbook of Anti-ageing, Struik and New Holland
Publishers, 2004
This book has become an international bestseller immediately after publication.
Description
In recent years the focus has shifted from growing old beautifully to growing
old youthfully, with the emphasis on retaining functionality in one's senior
years. In 1900, the average life expectancy was 47 years. Today, in developed
countries, it has risen to an average of 76 years and is predicted to be 85
years by the year 2050. We are living longer and there is a global trend
towards selfcare, wellness and improved physical appearance as well as the use
of natural therapies in preference to pharmaceutical drugs, many of which have
harmful side effects. Anti-ageing cosmetics and supplements are promoted in
most popular magazines. Rejuvenation and anti-ageing programmes feature at most
international health resorts. This book incorporates scientific medical
information and a comprehensive mind-body-spirit approach, arming the reader
with the tools and insight to age youthfully. Many helpful diagrams,
illustrations and tables provide a comprehensive source of fascinating facts
and essential information.Dr. Geraldine Mitton,a pioneer in integrated medicine, is a medical doctor who
has carried out studies in nutritional medicine, stress management, spa
therapies, anti-ageing medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. As medical
director of a health resort she was responsible for implementing and evaluating
natural therapies for thousands of guests, with emphasis on nutrition, diet,
stress management, executive health, fitness and relaxation. More recently, her
focus has turned to anti-ageing and rejuvenation, a subject on which she has
lectured and written extensively.
Dr Mitton is Vice President of the World Federation of Thalassotherapy and a
member of the European Society of Quality of Life and Longevity. She regularly
contributes to a number of publications.
Information by Geraldine Mitton, April 2003/2004
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