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Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being

Andrew Weil

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Total reviews: 64 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Dr. Weil has raised dispensing health advice to an art form. Instead of making his audience feel inadequate or guilty about bad habits, he seems to subconsciously convince readers to do better merely by presenting health facts in a non-threatening way. Healthy Aging is his most scientifically technical book yet (you'll learn all about enzymes like telomerase and cell division and the chemistry behind phytonutrients like indole-3-carbinol, and the connection between cancer and other degenerative diseases like diabetes) yet by far his most fascinating.

His main mission here is to recommend "aging gracefully," which he considers accepting the process instead of fighting it. As the director of the country's leading integrative-medicine clinic (combining the best of traditional and alternative worlds), of course he disses Botox and the slew of $100-a-jar face creams out there. It's also no surprise that he focuses on proper nutrition, moderate exercise, and meditation and rest among his "12-point program for healthy aging." (Triathletes and exercise addicts should take special note of the research linking excessive exercise and ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.) He occasionally references his earlier works, including 8 Weeks to Optimum Health. But the most eye-opening sections are those that discuss the spirituality of aging and its emotional aspects. "Aging can bring frailty and suffering, but it can also bring depth and richness of experience, complexity of being, serenity, wisdom, and its own kind of power and grace," he writes. At 63, Weil is still a bit shy of senior status, but is aging well indeed, with the legacy of his late 93-year-old mother (who’s touchingly eulogized by Weil in this book) to guide him.--Erica Jorgensen

Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing (The Self Healing Series)

Andrew Weil

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Breathing 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This could probably have been condensed into 1 CD as it seems to go on a long time with description before getting down to the breathing exercise bit. (Although it is very soothing to listen to with all the new age music in the background!) The breathing exercises are very effective and it is certainly easier to follow along with Andrew Weil as he does the exercises than to try to figure it out from a book description.

You would think we know how to do this! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I thought I was pretty good at breathing; after all I've made it to 60 years old quite well with what I knew ;-) but this opens up a completely different way of approaching the subject and one I have really enjoyed.

I have just started on my learning journey, but I am enjoying it immensely.

I do have to agree with one of the other reviewers though, once you have heard the lecture on the first CD, you really don't have to ever listen to it again.

Editorial Review:

A complete course of eight breathing exercises that Dr. Andrew Weil uses in his own life, and has prescribed to hundreds of patients over the past two decades. In plain language, Dr. Weil explains the secret of breathwork’s power over our health, and its remarkable ability to influence – and even reprogram – the nervous system. A practical introduction to this crucial aspect of self healing, presented by this bestselling author and influential physician.

Natural Health, Natural Medicine: The Complete Guide to Wellness and Self-Care for Optimum Health

Andrew Weil

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We're all going to die!! 3 out of 5 stars.
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I'm considered by others to be pretty up (and fairly fanatical) on health issues, though I do go for the occasional bag of chips. This book made me feel like a downright slacker! It also strikes me as being very, well, of the American culture of fear. Everything is terrible and going to kill you. The air you breathe, the chemicals on everything... you should bathe in filtered water?? Come on!

We all know it's not an ideal world, but this book will have anyone taking it too seriously in a real tizzy as you can't do a thing without causing yourself and those you love some grievous bodily harm.

It's interesting, but take it with a grain of salt. Oh wait-- NOT SALT!!

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The bible of natural medicine" (Larry Dossey, M.D.), Natural Health, Natural Medicine is a comprehensive resource for everything you need to know to maintain optimum health and treat common ailments. This landmark book incorporates Dr. Weil's theories of preventive health maintenance and alternative healing into one extremely useful and readable reference, featuring general diet and nutrition information as well as simple recipes, answers to readers' most pressing questions, a catalogue of home remedies, invaluable resources, and hundreds of practical tips. This new edition includes up-to-the-minute scientific findings and has been expanded to provide trustworthy advice about low-carb diets, hormone replacement therapy, Alzheimer's, attention deficit disorder, reflux disease, autism, type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction, the flu, and much more.

Spontaneous Healing : How to Discover and Embrace Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself

Andrew Weil

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A must read 5 out of 5 stars.
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In Spontaneous Healing, Dr. Andrew Weil describes his revolutionary ideas for a new type of medicine, one that is desperately needed in our times. A medicine that works in conjuction with your body's natural healing ability, without the overliance on toxic drugs (which he maintains have their definite place, but are over-prescribed). A medicine that uses the healing power nature and one's lifestyle, including physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, and integrates the best of both western type allopathic and natural healing. Medical science needs to look past the Cartesian model of the human as a series of disjointed structures, (mind, body, etc), and begin to see it as the unifed whole that wants to (and can) heal, and live, and prosper. But to do so, it needs the right conditions, which include diet, lifestyle, outlook, environment, community, etc. Spontaneous Healing lays the groundwork for living that type of lifestyle.

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The body can heal itself. Spontaneous healing is not a miracle but a fact of biology--the result of the natural healing system that each one of us is born with. Drawing on fascinating case histories as well as medical techniques from around the world, Dr. Andrew Weil shows how spontaneous healing has worked to resolve life-threatening diseases, severe trauma, and chronic pain. Weil then outlines an eight-week program in which you'll discover:

- The truth about spontaneous healing and how it interacts with the mind
- The foods, vitamins, supplements, and tonic herbs that will help you enhance your innate healing powers
- Advice on how to avoid environmental toxins and reduce stress
- The strengths and weaknesses of conventional and alternative treatments
- Natural methods to ameliorate common kinds of illnesses
And much more!

Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Revised Edition: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power

Andrew Weil

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Now expanded and updated: The book in which one of America's most brilliant and respected doctors gives us his famous program for improving and maintaining health—already the program of choice for hundreds of thousands.

Eight Weeks to Optimum Health focuses all of Andrew Weil's expertise in both conventional and alternative medicine on a practical week-by-week, step-by-step plan, covering diet, exercise, lifestyle, stress, and environment—all of the aspects of daily living that affect health and well-being. And he shows how his program can be tailored to the specific needs of pregnant women, senior citizens, overweight people, and those at risk for cancer, among others.

Dr. Weil has added the most up-to-date findings on such vital subjects as cholesterol, antioxidants, trans fats, toxic residues in the food supply, soy products, and vitamins and supplements, together with a greatly enhanced source list for information and supplies.

Preventive in the broadest sense, straightforward, and encouraging, Eight Weeks to Optimum Health has proved to be, and in this updated version will continue to be, an essential book.

Self-Healing with Sound and Music

Andrew Weil, Kimba Arem

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I'll wear the CDs out!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I absolutely love this 2 CD set. Dr. Weil's explanations of sound therapy are extraordinary and the sound attunements are amazing! I can always count on a great balancing realignment with the holophonic technology used in the recordings. Kimba's instrumentation is so relaxing and joyful that I listen to them over and over. Unlike some "New Age" musical CDs, this set is truly therapeutic in the use of vibration and sound to heal and strengthen the body and Spirit.

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Sound therapy has been found effective in treating a surprising range of health challenges including heart disease, arthritis, stress, emphysema, and more. On Self-Healing with Sound and Music, bestselling author and physician Dr. Andrew Weil teams up with sound therapist Kimba Arem to offer listeners a powerful new tool for healing on two CDs.

On CD 1, Dr. Weil discusses the latest in medical research that demonstrates how music heals the body and mind. CD 2 gives listeners a complete "sound journey" into expanded states of consciousness optimized for healing. Through an integration of binaural beats, natural sounds, indigenous and classical instruments – and a state-of-the-art recording process called "holophonic technology" that creates a three-dimensional healing space – listeners experience "prescription strength music" with the power to influence every system of the body.

Healthy Sleep: Fal Asleep Easily, Sleep More Deeply, Sleep Through the Night, Wake up Refreshed

Andrew Weil, Rubin Naiman

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Many people who have trouble sleeping believe that drugs are the only solution. But Dr. Andrew Weil suggests a better way. Joined by his colleague in the Program in Integrative Medicine, sleep expert Dr. Rubin Naiman, Dr. Weil teaches listeners how to naturally change their lifestyle to achieve Healthy Sleep. On this new 2-CD audio, these two mind-body experts present an innovative sleep-health program for body, mind, and spirit that features: - Dr. Weil's medically proven lifestyle recommendations and breathing exercises to help decrease stress and promote relaxation - Dr. Naiman's most effective strategies for managing common sleep disorders, such as insomnia and sleep apnea--as well as induction exercises to overcome them - "Conscious sleeping" practices to get maximum restorative power from sleeping, dreaming, and awakening, and more "Good sleep is not just about the number of hours one spends in bed," according to Dr. Weil and Dr. Naiman. "It must also reflect the depth and quality of that sleep." With Healthy Sleep, these trusted medical experts help listeners achieve a critical yet often overlooked building block of a healthy life-style: a good night's rest. Acclaimed physician Andrew Weil joins sleep expert Rubin Naiman to teach natural lifestyle approaches and practical exercises to attain healthy sleep.

Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Toolkit

Andrew Weil

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Discover Your Own Self-Healing Powers with Mind-Body Tools from Dr. Andrew Weil. Andrew Weil, M.D. The evidence is overwhelming: you can tap the power of your mind to directly influence your health, using clinically proven tools that anyone can master. With Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit, listeners join the best-selling author of Spontaneous Healing (Ballantine, 1996) along with three renowned colleagues and friends?all leading specialists in alternative medicine?to experience a potent prescription of self-healing practices. This information-packed ?integrative medicine chest? includes an in-depth 52-page interactive workbook and 25 Mind-Training Cards designed to support a daily practice. Step by step, users will learn an empowering four-part series of mind-body techniques: ? Breathing?Dr. Weil reveals ?the master key to self healing? ? Meditation?Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn introduces listeners to the oldest and most effective system for calming the mind ? Guided Imagery?Dr. Martin Rossman invites us to heal the body with this effective and easy-to-learn skill ? Sound Therapy?Pioneering music therapist Kimba Arem leads a complete sound-healing journey to rejuvenate and balance our physiology and mind states. ?Your mind can elicit a healing response when even conventional medicine has proven ineffective, ? explains Dr. Weil. Here are the self-healing mind-body tools to start optimizing your health today? and for the rest of your life?with Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit. Note: Includes material from Breathing, Meditation for Optimum Health, Self-Healing with Guided Imagery, and Self-Healing with Sound and Music.

Self-Healing with Guided Imagery

Andrew Weil, Martin Rossman

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A Masterpiece! 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I've been listening to Dr Weil and Dr Rossman's Self Healing with Guided Imagery for the past three nights... What a masterpiece! The information on the first CD is excellent... I learned so much about how guided imagery works and for the first time felt a connection with every part of my body. The concept that each part of our body has an intelligence had a profound impact on me. I've been going through some very stressful life changes and this was exactly what I needed to hear. The guided imagery sessions are so relaxing so much so that I haven't been able to get through all three sessions because I usually fall asleep and that's ok with me. Dr Rossman's voice is very soothing and relaxing... I felt so safe and comforted listening to such a gentle voice.

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Join America's favorite doctor, Andrew Weil, M.D., and fellow-physician Martin Rossman on an introduction to the far-reaching effects of imagery and visualization on one's physical, mental, and emotional health. Dr. Weil introduces the topic, shares his own experience with visualization, and reveals the results of current research on how the practice of imagery directly influences one's well-being. Dr. Rossman guides listeners through a complete series of practical exercises that provide an immediate experience of the healing benefits of visualization.

8 Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power

Andrew Weil

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Now expanded and updated–the #1 New York Times bestselling book in which one of America’s most brilliant doctors shares his famous program for improving and protecting your health

Eight Weeks to Optimum Health lays out Dr. Andrew Weil’s famous week-by-week, step-by-step plan that will keep your body’s natural healing system in peak working order. It covers diet, exercise, lifestyle, stress, and environment–all aspects of daily living that affect health and well-being. This revised edition includes the most up-to-date findings on such vital subjects as cholesterol, antioxidants, trans fats, toxic residues in the food supply, soy products, and vitamins and supplements, together with a greatly enhanced source list of information and supplies. Inside you will learn how to

• develop eating habits for greater health and well-being
• start an effective exercise program based on walking and stretching
• work with breathing patterns to decrease stress and improve energy
• solve sleeping problems
• eliminate toxins from your diet
• minimize environmental hazards in your daily life

Plus–programs tailored to the specific needs of pregnant women, senior citizens, overweight people, and those at risk for cancer.

“If there is a heaven, sixtysomething Weil is headed there, but if he practices what he preaches, probably not for some time yet.”
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“Dr. Andrew Weil is an extraordinary phenomenon.”
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