Serving: Ardmore, Mainline, and Center City Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Villanova, Gladwyne, Narberth, Wynnewood, Bala Cynwyd, Paoli, Devon, Delaware Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Penn Valley, Radnor, Wayne, Lower Merion Welcome The Philadelphia Institute for Advanced Skincare and Optimal Health and The Shanti MedSpa welcome you to OptimalHealthToday.com, a web-based distributor of internet-media content dedicated to personal development. OptimalHealthToday.com represents The Institute's philosophy regarding the integration of various life components including advanced skincare, cutting edge medical concepts and growing acceptance of alternative therapies. Whether you're searching for the optimal skincare solution to your individual concern, information on BioIdentical Hormone replacementor just looking for an informative experience. Our mission is to make you Look Good, Feel Great and Live Better....Today. That's a promise from The Instititute for Advanced Skincare and Optimal Health....Learn More About Us...

Seema Patel MD MPH	Lee Kirksey MD FACS
Age Management; Women's Health; Advanced Skin Care; Life Coaching	Age Management; Men's Health; Cardiovascular Health

Click here to book Dr. Patel or Dr. Kirksey as a speaker for your organization's event. Cosmetic expertise at The Institute for Advanced SkinCare Effective Solutions for your unique SkinCare Concerns Call Today Your Solution Awaits Great skincare begins at home. NeoStrata is our premier line of maintenance skincare products to keep your skin looking beautiful. Visit our online store for secure, convenient shopping. Not sure what product suits your specific needs. Do an Online Consult. New-Accent Laser at The Institute- Best Non invasive treatment of Cellulite Available Personal Health and Global Sustainability-Shanti MedSpa is a Green facility. Learn more... Listen to Age Management expert, Dr. Seema Patel on Sky Radio NEW - The Institute for Optimal Health and Dr Patel introduce state-of-the-art cutting edge cardiovascular risk factor identification. Read Dr Patel's Skincare/Wellness Blog TO SLOW DOWN AGING: TREAT ALL THE LAYERS OF THE SKIN Learn more about Dr Patel's innovative approach to Advanced Skincare and Optimal Health as featured in national media..... Get a unique, individualized program for personal success with our Exercise Prescription Program by Dr Patel at The Institute for Optimal Health Know Your Body Age Practice Safe Sun Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs By REED ABELSON and MILT FREUDENHEIM Published: May 4, 2008 For millions of people with employer health insurance, premiums and co-payments have increased quickly while coverage has become less extensive. Click Here to Read Permanent Article What Does Stress Have To Do With Normal Health and Wellness? Why Did Tim Russert Suffer A Heart Attack? Normal Weight May Still Pose Heart Attack Risk Our tool calculates your BMI and Daily Caloric Needs...try it Try Our Interactive Health Tools Proactive Cutting Edge Heart Attack Prevention A Guided Tour of Your Body Finding the best way to cook all those vegetables The Institute in the News: Tommy Thompson promotes Corporate Wellness Understanding Varicose Veins Maintain Your Mental Sharpness Reliable Solutions for Skincare Problems Click here for a larger view of the table tool below. As individuals at any age, from 17-70, we aspire to look our best and feel great. It's a natural desire. When you think about it, these two needs are closely related. How you look determines how you feel. When you put your best face forward, you feel confident. When you are full of energy and optimism, the sky is the limit and no problem is too large to overcome , no task is too large to accomplish. As we age, our appearance changes and our energy level diminishes. At The Institute, we don't believe that these changes are inevitable. We combine leading edge skincare technology with an evidence based, medically proven and tested 7 principle approach to Age Management and Wellness. It's a proactive approach to health that surpasses anything that is available in our medical industry's traditional "Fix it when it breaks" approach to patient care. As physician's who have trained extensively and practiced in this traditional setting, we recognize the limitations for the individual who wants more for theirself. If you are that individual, that family or that company, we have the solution to make you Look Good, Feel Great and Perform Better...Today

A letter from the Founders

OptimalHealthToday.com is the online informational portal for Shanti Medspa at The Institute for Advanced Skincare and Optimal Health. OHT.com embodies the unique philosophy that distinguishes The Institute: the integration of advanced skincare and age management strategies with the ultimate goal of maximizing one’s personal appearance, quality of life as well as peak mental and physical performance. The ultimate benefit is to the individual in their personal, family and professional life experience.

We incorporate leading edge advanced skincare technologies with The Institute’s proprietary personal wellness strategy which uses the synergy of diet, nutrition, exercise, stress management and hormonal optimization. A program unique to the east coast of the United States.

This unique program centers on the emerging recognition that, in most cases, topical treatment of skin changes that occur with aging are only a partial solution to a more systemic process. Without addressing the systemic, internal issues that affect our body as a whole and our skin specifically, we cannot achieve the optimal short-term and most durable long term improvements in the way we look and feel.

As our healthcare system changes, individuals who have a goal of optimal health and peak mental and physical performance are forced to seek alternative routes outside of the restrictive components of time and optimal diagnostic and treatment strategies imposed by managed care as a whole. The Institute offers the solution of a collaborative relationship with a specialty trained Age Management physician. For the motivated patient, the perfect solution to achieve desire personal goals in diet, nutrition, stress management, exercise and hormone optimization. The wellness regimen is complimentary to routine primary medical care weather that basic care is in The Institute or outside of the facility. The proprietary wellness program does not seek to replace personal primary medical care.

To be clear, we’re "pro-aging", not anti-aging. Weather you’re twenty or seventy years old, we want you to look your best and feel your best at any age. We’re not turning back the clock. Our goal is for every day to be your best day on a consistent basis. In no way is your overall outlook influenced more at any age than by your self perception based largely upon how you look and feel.

Whether you enter our program with the goal of looking good or feeling great, we have solutions based upon medically and scientifically proven strategies and leading-edge technologies. All treatments delivered and directly supervised by Seema Patel MD, MPH cofounder of The Institute. Our promise: Reliable, Safe and Experienced state-of-the-art medical care in a comfortable spa-like setting.


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