Health and Healing [B1885]

1998 PB revision of the the 1983 original - with a new Preface by the author, Andrew Weil, M.D. - in nice clean condition. Winner of the American Health Book of the Year Award and the Medical Self-Care Book Award, Health and Healing is a comprehensive handbook on alternative treatments from the New York Times-bestselling author of Mind Over Meds. In Health and Healing, Harvard-trained physician Andrew Weil explores the full spectrum of alternative healing practices available today, including holistic medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, Chinese medicine, Shamanism, mind cures, faith healing, psychic healing, and outright quackery. He investigates what works and what doesn't, what these practices have in common, how they differ from conventional medicine, and how they can be integrated into a complete approach to healing for the twenty-first century. Health and Healing draws on Dr. Weil's vast clinical and personal experience, as well as on case studies from around the world. "An amiable, open-minded guide to alternative systems of healing." -The New York Times. "A sound theoretical exploration, personably set forth." -Kirkus Reviews. "A pioneer in the medicine of the future." -Deepak Chopra.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Contains a great exploration of alternative approaches to good health, beyond pills and surgery. Weil is an MD, but he is also well versed in many other ways to heal and live well. There is a lot of medical history here. He's very knowledgeable and also a very good writer. I truly enjoyed reading it."; "Common sense alternative medicine. Excellent well researched information on a controversial topic. Weil considers medicine from a logical balanced viewpoint. Besides being a traditionally trained M.D., he has experienced and/or examined other forms of healing and therapy and presents his conclusions without bias."; "Brilliant. This was one of the best books I read in a long time. Definitely recommended for everyone in this age of over dependency on antibiotics and conflicting information."