Andrew Weil's Complete Bookshelf
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Dr. Andrew Weil is not your stern country doctor with a bag full of castor oil and antibiotics. Actually, he is something of a hippie, with a bag full of mushrooms and herbs, and an adventurous spirit that has led him to embrace an unorthodox approach to medicine. In a nutshell, Dr. Weil believes the body wants to be well and, given the chance, it will heal itself. He tells the public how to help the body do its job, arguing that protecting the body's immune system is the best form of preventive medicine.

The physician's point of view always has been unconventional and probably took root when he was a child. Born with a green thumb, the young Andrew Weil filled the family terrace with plants of every description. As a student at Harvard, he wrote for the Lampoon and obtained a reputation as something of a practical joker. Partly to avoid the draft in 1964, Weil applied to Harvard Medical School, candidly telling the admissions board that he was not sure if he wanted to be a doctor. In spite of that, he was accepted. In his second year, he was among a group of students who asked permission to skip all the traditional courses; all surpassed their classroom-bound peers in the year's final exams.

Weil brought his unconventional approach to healing to the world of medicine, conducting a scientific study on the effects of smoking marijuana. He enthusiastically researched the healing properties of plants and caught the interest of young people with the publication Chocolate to Morphine (cowritten by Winifred Rosen). Although some accused Weil of promoting drug use, supporters contend that his books educate young people about natural medicines and do not encourage drug abuse. Weil has developed a Web site and educational TV programs about his theories and is much in demand on the lecture circuit.

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8 Weeks to Optimum Health (1997)
Ask Dr. Weil (series, 1997)
Spontaneous Healing (1995)
Ask Dr. Weil (1995)
Natural Health, Natural Medicine (1990)
Health and Healing (1983)
Chocolate to Morphine (with Winifred Rosen, 1983)
Marriage of the Sun and Moon (1980)
The Natural Mind (1972)

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AWARDS

Smart Family Foundation grant to develop courses in preventive health for children (1992)
Norman E. Zinberg Award for Achievement in Medicine and Treatment (1989)
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Editorial board member: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, and HerbalGram
Advisory board member: National Wellness Coalition, Drug Policy Foundation, National Center for Homeopathy, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, EarthSave Foundation, Herb Research Foundation, and the American Botanical Council

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