8 Weeks To Optimum Health

Description for 8 WEEKS TO OPTIMUM HEALTH: A PROVEN PROGRAM FOR TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF YOUR BODY'S NATURAL HEALING POWER by Andrew Weil, M.D.:

In EIGHT WEEKS TO OPTIMUM HEALTH, Dr. Andrew Weil translates the brilliant insights and discoveries he outlined in his acclaimed bestseller, Spontaneous Healing, into a practical plan of action: a week-by-week, step-by-step program for enhancing and protecting present and lifelong health. The Eight-Week Program sets up a foundation for healthy living that will keep your body's natural healing system in peak working order. With clearly defined and authoritatively informed recommendations, Dr. Weil explains how to

¸ Build a lifestyle that protects you from premature illness and disability

¸ Fine-tune your current eating habits so that your diet is more nutritious

¸ Walk and stretch in regimens that satisfy weekly exercise requirements

¸ Safeguard your healing system by adding four antioxidant supplements--vitamin C and E, selenium, and mixed carotenes--to your diet

¸ Incorporate five basic breathing exercises for greater relaxation and energy

¸ Benefit from visualization, overcome sleeping problems, and test and filter your water supply

¸ Make art, music, and the natural world more important parts of your life

PLUS--a dozen tailored programs that address the specific needs of pregnant women, senior citizens, overweight people, and those at risk for cancer.