Ask Dr. Weil Omnibus #1: (Includes the first 6 Ask Dr. Weil Titles) - Brossura

Weil M.D., Andrew

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ISBN 10: 0449003124 ISBN 13: 9780449003121

Casa editrice: Random House Publishing Group, 1998

Riassunto

Gathers into one volume the complete six-book series of best-selling health guides by the nationally recognized expert on preventative and natural medicine, offering advice on women's health, natural remedies, vitamins and minerals, and healthy living. Original.

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L'autore:

Andrew Weil, M.D. has worked for the National Institute of Mental Health and for fifteen years was a Research Associate in Ethnopharmacology at the Harvard Botanical Museum. He has traveled extensively throughout the world collecting information about the medicinal properties of plants, altered states of consciousness, and healing. He has written for theNew York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine, and other national publications. He is under constant demand to lecture and appear on radio and television. He is currently Associate Director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine, and Director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he practices natural and preventive medicine.

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A little over two years ago I got on the information superhighway--as it was called then--with the launch of my interactive health program on the World Wide Web, "Ask Dr. Weil." The concept was both deceptively simple and revolutionary. From the outset, I took questions from readers like you and answered them daily on the Web. In the first week the program was "live," we got about 1,000 questions. By the last count we are getting about 60,000 questions a month from viewers like you.

That's the simple part!

At the end of each question, the program staff starts a discussion topic--known a "message board" by my Internet readers--where you, other professionals, and I talk and argue about the issues of the day. Topics ranged from the fairly sedate ("Best remedies for a cold?") to the hotly contested ("Is caffeine an addictive drug?"). What I like most about the message boards--and what I think you do, too--is the opportunity to break down the walls between physician and patient. And the information flow is not just one-way. I learn from you, too. Over the past two years, readers have made me aware of new remedies, therapies, and healthy foods....

More than that, the Web site is a far-reaching yet close-knit community of people like you, who are taking an active role in staying healthy and who believe in my approach to health, wellness, and medicine. For me, this kind of real interactivity--not the bells and whistles kind you usually read about--is what makes "Ask Dr. Weil" so revolutionary....

The book you're holding is a compilation of the Q&As that have appeared on the Web site. All of the questions contained in these pages came directly from readers. I think we've pretty much covered the health world from A to Z (or from abs to zinc). You'll find questions and answers here about natural remedies, common illnesses, women's health, diet and nutrition, mind-body science, and more.

You may have more questions. In that case, I urge you to visit us on-line at www.drweil.com. Once you're there it's easy to ask me a question. Basically you type it into a form, tell us who you are (or be anonymous) and...click. Your question is on its way to me.

Continued good luck and good health to you as you work toward optimum health in your life.

--Andrew Weil, M.D.

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• Editore: Random House Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0449003124
• ISBN 13: 9780449003121
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 300