Andrew Weil

The ways that my dogs can make me - and my visitors - happy constantly amazes me.

— Andrew Weil

In my view, the best gift is one that benefits both the receiver and the planet.

— Andrew Weil

Conscious breath control is a useful tool for achieving a relaxed, clear state of mind.

— Andrew Weil

Genuine happiness comes from within, and often it comes in spontaneous feelings of joy.

— Andrew Weil

It is more important to eat some carbohydrates at breakfast, because the brain needs fuel right away, and carbohydrate is the best…

— Andrew Weil

If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can't, both our personal health and our economy are…

— Andrew Weil

Most American diets, even bad ones, provide more than enough calcium for bone health, especially for men.

— Andrew Weil

Human beings have survived for millennia because most of us make good decisions about our health most of the time.

— Andrew Weil

The choice is ours: we can keep on craving what we don't have, and so perpetuate our unhappiness, or we can adjust…

— Andrew Weil

Another very common use, in all cultures, of psychoactive substances is to give people transcendent experiences. To allow them to transcend their…

— Andrew Weil

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

My passion for gardening may strike some as selfish, or merely an act of resignation in the face of overwhelming problems that…

— Andrew Weil

You can't afford to get sick, and you can't depend on the present health care system to keep you well. It's up…

— Andrew Weil

Remember that breath walking - as with any meditation technique - should not be pursued with a grim determination to 'get it…

— Andrew Weil

While sleep is clearly vital to emotional well-being, what is it, exactly, about sleep that is so necessary? As it turns out,…

— Andrew Weil

Giving gifts to others is a fundamental activity, as old as humanity itself. Yet in the modern, complex world, the particulars of…

— Andrew Weil

Each day as I travel through downtown Tucson, I am amazed at how quickly the most ancient of human behaviors have changed.…

— Andrew Weil

...Whole plants differ in their effects from refined drugs (:)...Plants are dilute preparations (of) the active principles...Plants usually go into the body…

— Andrew Weil

Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in…

— Andrew Weil

I have argued for years that we do not have a health care system in America. We have a disease-management system -…

— Andrew Weil

Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is, closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this…

— Andrew Weil

Among other things, neuroplasticity means that emotions such as happiness and compassion can be cultivated in much the same way that a…

— Andrew Weil

The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers…

— Andrew Weil

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

I expect that essential oils may some day prove a vital weapon in the fight against strains of antibiotic-resi stant bacteria.

— Andrew Weil

We have known for many years that we need vitamin D to facilitate calcium absorption and promote bone mineralization.

— Andrew Weil

I've always been called "controversial." I think if I were not controversial I wouldn't be doing my job.

— Andrew Weil

Healing is making whole, restoring a state of perfection and balance that has been lost.

— Andrew Weil

I'm not against high-tech medicine. It has a secure place in the diagnosis and treatment of serious disease.

— Andrew Weil

Just the attempt to learn a [new] language is like running different software through the brain.

— Andrew Weil

Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines.

— Andrew Weil

I don't get money from the vitamins that I make. My after tax profits go to a foundation that supports integrative medicine.

— Andrew Weil

The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being.

— Andrew Weil

Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist.

— Andrew Weil

I know of no culture in the world at present or any time in the past that has not been heavily involved…

— Andrew Weil

American businesses are struggling to pay outrageous, exploitive insurance bills for their employees, hampering our ability to compete globally.

— Andrew Weil

More than one skillful physician has said that if one asks the right questions, the patient will make the diagnosis for you…

— Andrew Weil

Learning to focus attention and concentration is very useful; meditation can help you do that.

— Andrew Weil

Many exercise forms - aerobic, yoga, weights, walking and more - have been shown to benefit mood.

— Andrew Weil

If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to…

— Andrew Weil