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8 Weeks to Optimum Health
ITEM DETAILS
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st Ballantine Bks Ed., July 1998 edition (June 16,
1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0449000265
ISBN-13: 978-0449000267
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Synopsis
"The eight-week program of the title {consists of} a schedule of incremental
changes in diet (recipes are included), dietary supplements, exercise, and such
mental-spiritual practices as breath work, art and music appreciation, and
spending some time in a sauna. The program goal is to facilitate the body's
natural capacity to heal and, so doing, to increase everyday well--being.In
general, Weil teaches that achieving this end involves exchanging meat, dairy
products, most oils, and refined foodstuffs for fish, olive oil, and plenty of
whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; taking a formula of antioxidant
supplements; walking a lot; and de-stressing and connecting more charitably with
other people. Later chapters customize the eight-week plan for particular kinds
of people (men, women, the elderly, those under 20, the overweight, frequent
travelers, etc.)." (Booklist) Index.
Annotation
"...the best-selling author of Spontaneous Healing describes the array of
changes that people can make in their lives to reduce stress, strengthen their
immune system, and avoid illness."
From The Publisher
The Eight-Week Program sets up a foundation for healthy living that is
preventative in the broadest sense. Not only does Dr. Weil provide information
with which you can keep your body's inherent healing system in peak working
order as you encounter the challenges of day-to-day life; he also shows you how
to construct a lifestyle that will protect you from premature illness and
disability, and teaches practices and skills that will enable you to prepare for
any eventual health crisis you may face. With clearly explained and
authoritatively informed recommendations, Dr. Weil guides you in fine-tuning
your current eating habits - to eat less fat and animal protein, more whole
grains and other complex carbohydrates, and more fruits and vegetables - so that
your diet becomes more nutritious and increasingly beneficial to general health
(he also includes simple, flavorful recipes to help you make the dietary changes
quickly and easily). He shows how walking and stretching will satisfy all your
exercise requirements throughout your life, and provides a gradual plan by which
you can make brisk forty-five-minute walks and some simple stretches part of
your weekly regimen. Dr. Weil recommends the addition of four antioxidant
supplements - vitamins C and E, selenium, and mixed carotenes - to further
protect your healing system. He provides instruction in five basic breathing
exercises that can impart both greater relaxation and energy. He discusses the
benefits and techniques of visualization. He explains ways to overcome sleeping
problems; to test and filter your water supply; to eliminate toxins from your
diet; and to avoid environmental hazards such as the sun's ultraviolet rays. He
suggests ways to make art, music, and the natural world more important parts of
your life. For those who wish to experiment further, he outlines several
projects and activities such as cleansing fasts. There are a dozen additional
programs that concentrate on the specific needs of pregnancy.
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