Another very common use, in all cultures, of psychoactive substances is to give people transcendent experiences. To allow them to transcend their human and ego boundaries to feel greater contact with the supernatural, or with the spiritual, or with the… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Low levels of vitamin D in the population as a whole suggest that most people need to take a vitamin D supplement. This may… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
While sleep is clearly vital to emotional well-being, what is it, exactly, about sleep that is so necessary? As it turns out, mood disorders… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
I believe that it may be normal, healthy, and even productive to experience mild to moderate depression from time to time as part of… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Insurance companies, whether private or government owned, must be compelled to pay for health-promoting measures. In turn, this will encourage physicians to offer such… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day,… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits.… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
In Europe, when tobacco was first introduced, it was immediately banned. In Turkey, if you got caught with tobacco, you had your nose slit.… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
My personal opinion is that the neutral position on the mood spectrum—what I called emotional sea level—is not happiness but rather contentment and the… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine, but has also hurt it in many ways, making it more impersonal,… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
The notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea. — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly. — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
