Old Myths, New Medicine with Andrew Weil, M.D.

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Dr. Weil is way ahead of the times with this 1984 interview. The news in contemporary medicine is that we now have more choices than ever before in methods of health care. Western technological medicine, while offering the best in emergency treatment, does little for disease prevention, and is being challenged by alternative therapeutic systems such as homeopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and acupuncture, to name a few. Weil describes how his personal search for health led him to explore alternative medicine. In this energetic and enlightening discussion, he assesses the advantages and dangers of both allopathic medicine and alternative forms of health care, revealing the emotional power of medicine and the inner nature of healing. This conversation provides a most lucid and comprehensive overview of wellness. (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: 2/16/1984   Program Number: 1846