Andrew Weil
Andrew Weil
Andrew Weil—broadly referred by this name preceded by "Dr.", or simply as Dr. Weil—is an American physician, author, spokesperson, and broadly described "guru" for holistic health and integrative medicine, whose names also constitute an emerging brand of healthcare services and products in these fields...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth8 June 1942
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
ill-health breathing causes
Improper breathing is a common cause of ill health.
spiritual moving people
Drugs don't have spiritual potential, human beings have spiritual potential. And it may be that we need techniques to move us in that direction, and the use of psychoactive drugs clearly is one path that has helped many people.
spiritual giving people
Another very common use, in all cultures, of psychoactive substances is to give people transcendent experiences. To allow them to transcend their human and ego boundaries to feel greater contact with the supernatural, or with the spiritual, or with the divine, however they phrase it in their terms.
past substance world
I know of no culture in the world at present or any time in the past that has not been heavily involved with one or more psychoactive substances.
profound vision alive
Another aspect of the psychedelic vision for me that has been very profound, is the sense that every-thing is alive or at that at least, there is no distinction between what we call living and non-living.
people modern-life world
In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depression is a 'disease of affluence', a disorder of modern life in the industrialized world.
food-culture america excess
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 as well.
medicine hands way
By keeping my hand in that, it's the way I keep learning. The main way you learn in medicine is by practicing and working with patients.
beautiful flower home
A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits.
powerful practice well-being
There's no single more powerful or simpler daily practice to further your health and well being than breath work.
dark giving drug
...Whole plants differ in their effects from refined drugs (:)...Plants are dilute preparations (of) the active principles...Plants usually go into the body through the mouth and stomach, whereas purified chemicals can be put...by snorting or injecting...directly into...bloodstreams without giving...bodies a chance to process them. Other compounds in drug plants...may modify the active principles, making them safer...
powerful sick people
We need to accept the seemingly obvious fact that a toxic environment can make people sick and that no amount of medical intervention can protect us. The health care community must become a powerful political lobby for environmental policy and legislation.
medicine drug emergencies
I am not against all forms of high-tech medicine. Drugs and surgeries have a secure place in the treatment of serious health conditions. But modern American medicine treats almost every health condition as if it were an emergency.
psychologist harvard skinner
As an undergraduate at Harvard in the 1960s, I was fascinated by my visits to psychologist B.F. Skinner's laboratory.