Body Mind Healing with Andrew Weil, M.D.

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New Dimensions started interviewing Dr. Weil in 1980. This interview was conducted in 1985. He’s the author of the classic The Natural Mind first published in the 1972 and later revised. Here he views the changing world of conventional and alternative medicine and makes some startling revelations in the process including: how mushrooms are capable of activating the immune system; the provocative possibilities of firewalking; the challenge and opportunities of alternative healing methods; drug use and abuse and how the government's drug policies require radical revamping; plus, a great deal more are covered by Weil in this thought-provoking and myth-shattering dialogue. If you want to be healthy, you'll want to hear Weil's views. (hosted by Michael Toms) 

Bio 

Andrew Weil, M.D. is a leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. He’s a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Founder and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) at the College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, where he is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine, Professor of Public Health, and the Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology. Dr. Weil received both his medical degree and his undergraduate AB degree in biology (botany) from Harvard University. He writes "Self Healing", a monthly newsletter, and is the author of many books. 

He’s the author of: 

• Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Embrace Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself (Ballantine Books 2000)
• The Natural Mind: Revolutionary Approach to the Drug Problem (Mariner Books; Revised edition 2004)
• From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs (Winifred Rosen) (Mariner Books 2004)
• Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being (Knopf 2005)
• Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power (Knopf 2006)
• Why Our Health Matters: A Vision of Medicine That Can Transform Our Future (Hudson Street 2009)
• True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure (with co-authors, Sam Fox & Michael Stebner) (Little, Brown and Company 2012)
• Spontaneous Happiness: A New Path to Emotional Well-Being (Little, Brown and Company, Reprint edition 2013)  

To learn more about the work of Andrew Weil go to www.drweil.com.

Host: Michael Toms   Interview Date: 3/4/1985   Program Number: 1926