Why Our Health Matters, Andrew Weil, M.D.
Why Our Health Matters, Andrew Weil, M.D.
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Why Our Health Matters
A Vision of Medicine That Can Transform Our Future

Author: Andrew Weil, M.D.

Narrator: Andrew Weil, M.D.

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/08/2009


Synopsis

A landmark book that shows us exactly how we have let health and medicine become a crisis in our society and what we can all do to resolve it.Healthcare is no longer just a public issue; for millions of Americans it is now a crisis on their own doorstep. Cost of medical care today are a leading cause of personal bankruptcy. Although policy makers have weighed in on all sides, in this book, bestselling author Andrew Weil, M.D., identifies the root of the problem. He shows us exactly how we have become embroiled in the present situation and provides a solution that will not only make healthcare affordable, but will also put each one of us on the road to optimum health.Dr. Weil states that we have a right to good healthcare that is effective, accessible, and affordable. Many Americans would be surprised to know that our national health is far from the best in the world, even though we spend more money on it than any other country. The World Health Organization recently rated America thirty-seventh in health outcomes, on par with Serbia. Tackling head-on the Three Major Myths of American Medicine, Dr. Weil shows how medical schools fail to give future doctors the education they need to care for patients, how insurance companies have destroyed our opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves nothing less than the creation of a completely new culture of health and medicine in this country, one that we can each start building today.

About The Author

Andrew Weil, MD, is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing-oriented approach to health care that encompasses body, mind, and spirit. His newest book, Fast Food, Good Food, was released in 2015. Combining a Harvard education and a lifetime of practicing natural and preventive medicine, Dr. Weil is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, where he is also a clinical professor of medicine and a professor of public health, as well as the Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair of Integrative Rheumatology. Dr. Weil received both his medical degree and his undergraduate AB degree in biology (botany) from Harvard University. Dr. Weil is a New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized expert for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle, his philosophy of healthy aging, and his critique of the future of medicine and health care. Approximately ten million copies of Dr. Weil's books have been sold, including Spontaneous Healing8 Weeks to Optimum HealthEating Well for Optimum HealthThe Healthy KitchenHealthy Aging, and Why Our Health Matters. He is the editorial director of DrWeil.com, the leading Web resource for healthy living based on the philosophy of integrative medicine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Greg

Mostly an explanation about why our healthcare is so expensive. Basically boils down to a system that is completely broken: - American system is "disease management", not health care - insurance companies set reimbursement policies. Have a bias towards fancy high-tech procedures (regardless of how eff......more

What I got out of this book is that it all boils down to us taking charge & initiative in taking care of our health. The food industry & big pharma do us no favors while most Americans are complacent & ignorant to what's really wrong. Very informative.......more

Goodreads review by Robin

An excellent look at the healthcare industry and ways that could bring about happier, healthy societies... I listened to the audio copy of this book.......more