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Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage…

by Andrew Weil

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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.… (more)
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In Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Dr. Andrew Weil translates the brilliant insights and discoveries he outlined in his acclaimed bestseller Spontaneous Healing into a practical plan of action: a week-by-week, step-by-step program for enhancing and protecting present and lifelong health. The Eight-Week Program sets up a foundation for healthy living that will keep your body�s natural healing system in peak working order. With clearly defined and authoritatively informed recommendations, Dr. Weil explains how to-Build a lifestyle that protects you from premature illness and disability-Fine-tune your current eating habits so that your diet is more nutritious-Walk and stretch in regimes that satisfy weekly exercise requirements-Safeguard your healing system by adding four antioxidant supplements--vitamins C and E, selenium, and mixed carotenes--to your diet-Incorporate five basic breathing exercises for greater relaxation and energy-Benefit from visualization, overcome sleeping problems, and test and filter your water supply-Make art, music, and the natural world more important parts of your lifePlus--a dozen tailored programs that address the specific needs of pregnant women, senior citizens, overweight people, and those at risk for cancer.
  CenterPointMN | Mar 11, 2020 |
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  gilsbooks | May 17, 2011 |
Dr. Weil takes a wholistic approach to health care. This book provides stories of health, recipes, suggested supplements, and changes to lifestyle. He provides an outline for improving health through eight weeks of progressive changes and experiments such as fruit or water fasts. ( )
1 vote GlennBell | Feb 7, 2011 |
Dr. Weil is amazing, and I believe the plan would work, but it is very demanding. ( )
  justine | Sep 10, 2006 |
I skimmed this book and didn't read or use it.
  LadyIrene | Apr 3, 2006 |
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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.

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