Weil, Andrew

Physician and author Dr. Andrew Weil outlines the issue of overmedication, and advocates for an integrative-medicine approach to treat common ailments, such as high blood pressure and allergies.

These days, fewer people than ever are cooking meals at home. Convincing ourselves that we don't have time to cook, we've forgotten how fast, simple, and wonderfully satisfying it can be to prepare delicious meals in our own kitchens for the people we love. With guidance on following an anti-inflammatory diet and mouth-wateringly gorgeous photographs, FAST FOOD, GOOD FOOD will inspire the inner nutritionist and chef in every reader.

Provides essential information on drugs and how they affect the mind and body.

Provides essential information on drugs and how they affect the mind and body.

A guide to preventive health maintenance, with suggestions for treating many common ailments at home with methods that are safe, natural, effective, and less expensive than standard medical treatments, and discussion of topics that include diet, exercise, sleep, habits, vitamins, and home remedies.

Explains how the body's healing system operates, and looks at case histories in which people with seemingly incurable illnesses have experienced complete healing. Gives information on food, exercises, and other factors that can aid the body in maintaining its well-being and investigates alternative medicines and treatments.

Presents a program designed to help people make informed choices about how and what they eat to improve health and well-being, providing basic facts about nutrition, advice on making decisions about dieting, and weekly menus with eighty-five recipes.