Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, New Ed..., Andrew Weil, M.D.
Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, New Ed..., Andrew Weil, M.D.
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Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, New Edition, Updated and Expanded
A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power

Author: Andrew Weil, M.D.

Narrator: Andrew Weil, M.D.

Abridged: 3 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/12/2006

Synopsis

Now expanded and updated: The audiobook 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. 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.
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, and essential audiobook.

About The Author

Andrew Weil, M.D., a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, has worked for the National Institute of Mental Health, is the founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine in Tuscon, Arizona, and is director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. He is the author of seven previous books and has made two television programs for PBS. He lives near Tuscon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by T.J. on December 19, 2011

I have learned firsthand how the body can change drastically depending on what it’s given for fuel, and this book is the primary source of that knowledge/experience. One December more than a decade ago, after a twelve-hour drive from Virginia to Alabama, and a steady diet of French fries and cheeseb......more

Goodreads review by Bob on March 16, 2009

Mostly stuff I knew already. Didn't actually do the whole 8 weeks thing (yet) but prefer to understand the recommendations as they fit into life already. I'm learning that I know most of what I need to know and that I do a fair amount of what I should already (while knowing what I need to do more of......more

Goodreads review by #AskMissPatience on March 27, 2021

Upon discovering 8 Weeks to Optimal Health, by Dr. Andrew Weil when it was released my world changed into a healthier path. Prior, did my best to eat well and live what I knew as a healthy life. This book opened my eyes to nutrition and lifestyle in a new way. From understanding what the food industr......more

Goodreads review by Helynne on May 18, 2009

I have long admired Dr. Andrew Weil for his honest, down-to-earth philosophy about staying healthy, strong and flexible into old age. He is a big proponent not only of the of the usual advice -nourishing food, exercise, moderation in all things--but also some spiritual and New Age-style approaches......more

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