| Andrew Weil M.D. is
the author of ten previous books, including Spontaneous Healing,
Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Eating Well for Optimum Health, and,
with Rosie Daley, The Healthy Kitchen. A graduate of Harvard
Medical School, he is clinical professor of medicine and director of the
Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. He writes
Self Healing, a monthly newsletter, and maintains the Web site
DrWeil.com. More of his work on aging can be found at
www.healthyaging.com. He lives in Arizona. |
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Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being |
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| Spontaneous Healing . . . Eight
Weeks to Optimum Health . . . Eating Well for Optimum Health . . . The
Healthy Kitchen–in each of his widely acclaimed, best-selling books,
Dr. Andrew Weil has been an authoritative and companionable guide
through a uniquely effective combination of traditional and
nontraditional approaches to health and healthy living. Now he gives us
a book about aging that is unlike any other in the breadth and depth of
its information and understanding. Hugely informative, practical, and
uplifting, it is infused with the engaging candor and common sense that
have been the hallmarks of all his books. At the heart of Healthy Aging is Dr. Weil’s belief that although aging is an irreversible process, there are myriad things we can do to keep our minds and bodies in good working order through all phases of life. To that end, he draws on the new science of biogerentology (the biology of aging) as well as on the secrets of healthy longevity– diet, activity, and attitude–that he has gathered firsthand from cultures around the world. |
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In Part One–“The Science and Philosophy of Healthy Aging”–he explains how the
body ages, and he explores the impact of gender, genes, environment, and
lifestyle on an individual’s experience and perception of the process of aging.
He describes the various would-be elixirs of life extension–herbs, hormones, and
antiaging “medicines”–separating myth from fact and clearly delineating the
difference between the spurious notions of preventing or reversing the process
of aging and the real possibilities of inhibiting or delaying the onset of
diseases that become more likely as we age. He writes movingly about the ways in
which an acceptance of aging can be a significant part of doing it well, and of
recognizing and appreciating the great rewards of growing older: depth and
richness of experience, complexity of being, serenity, wisdom, and its own kind
of power and grace.
In Part Two–“How to Age Gracefully”–Weil details an easy-to-implement
Anti-inflammatory Diet that will protect the immune system and aid your body in
resisting and adapting to the changes that time brings. And he provides
extensive practical advice on exercise; preventive health care; stress
management; physical, mental, and emotional flexibility; and spiritual
enhancement–all of which can help you achieve and maintain the best health
throughout the lifelong process of aging.
Healthy Aging–a book for people of all ages–is Andrew Weil’s most
important and far-reaching book yet.
“Dr. Weil has arguably become American’s best-known doctor.” —The New York
Times Magazine
“Forget plastic surgery. Skip the pricey face creams and the drugs for creaky
bodies. Natural-medicine champion Weil, who’s now in his sixties, covers
longevity research, aging, and how he’s embracing the experience.” —Life
Magazine
“Weil wants us to be sensible about growing old. . . . He argues that we should
not fight aging. There’s no winning that war. Instead, we should concentrate on
aging well.”
—The Washington Post
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