If at the first sign of infection, you always jump in with antibiotics, you do not give the immune system a chance… — 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 Happiness Copy Share Image
Health is wholeness and balance, an inner resilience that allows you to meet the demands of living without being overwhelmed. — Andrew Weil Balance Copy Share Image
Millions of Americans today are taking dietary supplements, practicing yoga and integrating other natural therapies into their lives. These are all preventive… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Imagine a world in which medicine was oriented toward healing rather than disease, where doctors believed in the natural healing capacity of… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Fitting a walk into a busy life can be challenging, so I suggest walking rather driving to work or to run errands… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Whenever I write about mental health and integrative therapies, I am accused of being prejudiced against pharmaceuticals. So let me be clear… — 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
The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is… — Andrew Weil Brain Copy Share Image
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
Routines may include taking a warm bath or a relaxing walk in the evening, or practicing meditation/relaxation exercises. Psychologically, the completion of… — 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 Body Copy Share Image
“If you want to be in optimum emotional health, realize that social isolation stands between you and it. Reach out to others.… — Andrew Weil Emotional health Copy Share Image
The desire to transcend one's own ego boundaries, to share completely, even for a moment, the consciousness of another person must be… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Health is wholeness--wholeness in its most profound sense, with nothing left out and everything in just the right order to manifest the… — Andrew Weil Absence Copy Share Image
The underlying idea is that you can prevent disease by balancing your body's pH... None of these claims are true. Furthermore, your… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Practicing regular, mindful breathing can be calming and energizing and can even help with stress-related health problems ranging from panic attacks to… — Andrew Weil Breathing Copy Share Image
Anyone who knows me will attest that at any time during the day, you are most likely to find me picking tayberries,… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism 'revved up' so that weight loss is easier. There… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Citizens must pressure the American Hospital Association, the American Public Health Association, the Centers for Disease Control and other relevant governmental agencies… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Alternative models are neither right nor wrong, just more or less useful in allowing us to operate in the world and discover… — 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 Ability 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
In my view, prescribing antidepressant drugs is too often a quick and easy substitute for developing treatment plans that address the totality… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
I am a particular fan of integrative exercise - that is, exercise that occurs in the course of doing some productive activity… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
As a physician, I recommend nutritious hemp seeds and oil to anyone interested in maintaining a healthy diet. Everyone will benefit when… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
At the very center of our being is rhythmic movement, a cyclic expansion and contraction that is both in our body and… — Andrew Weil Body Copy Share Image
It does kids no favors, and sets them up for a potential lifetime of poor health and social embarrassment, to excuse them… — Andrew Weil Beginning of life Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to… — Andrew Weil Body Copy Share Image
I do not claim to have attained optimum emotional well-being. Actually, I think that may be a lifetime goal. For me it’s… — Andrew Weil Awareness Copy Share Image
There's no limit to what working with the breath can accomplishmy own first-hand experiences with this natural healing method have convinced me… — Andrew Weil Breath 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 America Copy Share Image
Clearly, America's dysfunctional food culture must bear some of the blame for our excess pounds, but it's likely our walking-averse lifestyles contribute… — Andrew Weil America Copy Share Image
Dreaming is a phenomenon of purely individual consciousness, and consequently impossible to thoroughly deconstruct by a community of researchers. But dreaming matters. — Andrew Weil Community Copy Share Image
If you have difficulty sleeping or are not getting enough sleep or sleep of good quality, you need to learn the basics… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
I am not against all forms of high-tech medicine. Drugs and surgeries have a secure place in the treatment of serious health… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely… — 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… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
There's a great deal of scientific evidence that social connectedness is a very strong protector of emotional well-being, and I think there's… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
