Spontaneous Healing : How to Discover and Embrace Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself by Andrew Weil Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Spontaneous Healing : How to Discover and Embrace Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself
Book Review: Excellent and Informative
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best books I've read on natural healing. Andrew Weil presents his information and backs it up not only with facts, but experience. All of his books are fabulous, but this is one of his best. Another great book is The Natural Mind.Book Review: Excellent book!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very informative and easy to read! I love the way the author takes many different sides to every issue he raises.Book Review: Excellent book, but needs to be updated
Summary: 4 Stars
As noted in lots of other reviews, this book has tons of great info and inspiring stories, especially for those just learning about an alternative path to healing. My only disappointment is that it could really use an update. Some of things he speculates about are no longer speculative (they are true!). In addition, there are many new findings from the last five years that could be included to make the book even better.Book Review: Excellent resource. Enjoyable reading.
Summary: 5 Stars
Dr. Andrew Weil is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and was for 15 years a research Associate in Ethnopharmacology at the Harvard Botanical Museum. He is founder and Director of the Program of Integrative Medicine at the U. of Arizona. His educational background, medical formation and years of professional experience are formidable and, I feel, give him the authority sufficient to write a book of this caliber.For the last 7 months I have been receiving his monthly newsletter which discusses natural remedies to health problems and maintenance. They are wonderful. Over the Christmas holidays I purchased three of his books. By the time I finished reading Spontaneous Healing I had already sent a copy of the book to my mother, an LPN under treatment for Leukemia, and a friend of mine with Rheumatoid Arthritis. With another friend, who suffers from chronic eczema, I've shared my copy.
In this book Dr. Weil covers a number of case studies and explains how traditionally non-conventional medicine (herbal treatments, Traditional Chinese Medicine, hypnotherapy, creative imagery, etc.) has alleviated or cured sicknesses or health problems for which conventional medicine offered little to no relief. However, that is not to say he is an opponent of conventional medicine. He names instances in which he feels it is best to turn to it.
One of the case studies which made me reflect deeply on "alternative" medicine was of a 70 yr. old woman who had suffered her entire adult life with Rheumatoid Arthritis. After a series of dietary changes he recommended to her, her symptoms (i.e. her pain) decreased significantly. His recommendations included adding to her diet omega-3 fatty acids, organically grown produce and flax seed; eliminating from her diet all polyunsaturated and partially hydrogenated fats, dairy products, and most meat; taking a number of herbal remedies and practicing breath relaxation. Simple (and affordable)recommendations, but with very powerful benefits.
I have found Dr. Weil's suggestions for health maintenance more than reasonable. He makes sense. This book is well written, enjoyable to read, easy to understand and with suggestions that can make a difference between feeling well or ill. I highly recommend it to all and any interested in improving one's health.
Book Review: From the Author of Outstanding You
Summary: 5 Stars
Outstanding You: Discover, Design and Achieve Ultimate Fitness
A fantastic book about how to see the body from a whole new perspective. Dr. Weil is able to logically and clearly make strong connections between Western and "alternative" medicines in ways that make them easy to understand. I've read many of his books and without doubt, this is one of his best works. Look for his products at Origins....they are not tested on animals and his supplements are some of the finest around. Strongly recommended for anyone seeking excellent health and an opportunity to get and stay in shape.