Massage therapy has been shown to relieve depression, especially in people who have chronic fatigue syndrome; other studies also suggest benefit for… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Even low-calorie diets and vigorous exercise fail to work in the long term for at least some people. — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Get people back into the kitchen and combat the trend toward processed food and fast food. — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Excess exercise tends to be counterbalanced by excess hunger, exemplified by the phrase 'working up an appetite.' A few people with extraordinary… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Drugs don't have spiritual potential, human beings have spiritual potential. And it may be that we need techniques to move us in… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Each day as I travel through downtown Tucson, I am amazed at how quickly the most ancient of human behaviors have changed.… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Another very common use, in all cultures, of psychoactive substances is to give people transcendent experiences. To allow them to transcend their… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Following an anti-inflammato ry diet can help counteract the chronic inflammation that is a root cause of many serious diseases, including those… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
When people are told to 'eat many small meals,' what they may actually hear is 'eat all the time,' making them likely… — 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… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depression… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
People who are contented and serene sleep well. They fall asleep easily, stay asleep, and wake refreshed. Conversely, people who are anxious,… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
I tried to change the conventional paradigm, for example, by insisting on the reality of mind-body interaction, by stressing the importance of… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
I'm still not comfortable recommending that people eat saturated fat with abandon, but it's clear to me that sugar, flour and oxidized… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
I've always been willing to take risks and chances. Often I'm on talk shows and hosts will ask 'How do you feel… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
In the world at large, people are rewarded or punished in ways that are often utterly random. In the garden, cause and… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Your body can heal itself. It can do so because it has a healing system. If you are in good health, you… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
We need to accept the seemingly obvious fact that a toxic environment can make people sick and that no amount of medical… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Short naps are good. Given modern workplace demands, this is not possible for many people - but if you have the option,… — 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.… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
The more people have, the less content they seem to be. In America, the cultural expectation that we're to be happy all… — 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
