45 Andrew Weil Quotes for You to Enjoy

Andrew Weil

American Scientist

Born: Jun 8, 1942

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As an undergraduate at Harvard in the 1960s, I was fascinated by my visits to psychologist B.F. Skinner's laboratory. Andrew Weil

Harvard Visits Undergraduate Laboratory Psychologist Fascinated

Each day as I travel through downtown Tucson, I am amazed at how quickly the most ancient of human behaviors have changed. For as long as there have been Homo sapiens - roughly 200,000 years - people have filled their lives principally with two activities: talking directly with other people, and doing physical things. Andrew Weil

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When people are told to 'eat many small meals,' what they may actually hear is 'eat all the time,' making them likely to respond with some degree of compulsive overeating. It's no coincidence, I think, that obesity rates began rising rapidly in the 1980s more or less in tandem with this widespread endorsement of more frequent meals. Andrew Weil

Time People Degree Think Respond Rapidly Obesity Eat Some Rates Rising More Small More Or Less Compulsive Likely Frequent Making Tandem Hear Began May Endorsement Meals Them Less Many Actually Widespread Coincidence

The ways that my dogs can make me - and my visitors - happy constantly amazes me. Andrew Weil

Me Happy Ways Visitors Constantly Make Dogs Amazes

If you have difficulty sleeping or are not getting enough sleep or sleep of good quality, you need to learn the basics of sleep hygiene, make appropriate changes, and possibly consult a sleep expert. Andrew Weil

Good You Quality Difficulty Sleeping Changes Enough Appropriate Possibly Good Quality Hygiene Consult Make Learn Getting Expert Basics Need Sleep

The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lower blood pressure, better moods and improved cholesterol ratios. Andrew Weil

Health Benefits Better Pressure Too Evidence Moods Easy Objection Only Abundant Most Exercise Real Hear Blood Blood Pressure Walking Offers Improved Common Sweaty Lower Regular Cholesterol Including Activity Strenuous Associated

Clearly, America's dysfunctional food culture must bear some of the blame for our excess pounds, but it's likely our walking-averse lifestyles contribute as well. Andrew Weil

Food Blame Culture Our Must Some Bear Pounds Excess Lifestyles Clearly Likely Well Contribute America Dysfunctional

It does kids no favors, and sets them up for a potential lifetime of poor health and social embarrassment, to excuse them from family meals of real food. Everyone benefits from healthy eating, but it is particularly crucial at the beginning of life. Andrew Weil

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Insurance companies, whether private or government owned, must be compelled to pay for health-promoting measures. In turn, this will encourage physicians to offer such treatments in earnest. Andrew Weil

Government Will Pay Earnest Must Physicians Insurance Insurance Companies Private Encourage Offer Owned Whether Turn Measures Companies Compelled Treatments

Millions of Americans today are taking dietary supplements, practicing yoga and integrating other natural therapies into their lives. These are all preventive measures that will keep them out of the doctor's office and drive down the costs of treating serious problems like heart disease and diabetes. Andrew Weil

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Whenever I write about mental health and integrative therapies, I am accused of being prejudiced against pharmaceuticals. So let me be clear - integrative medicine is the judicious application of both conventional and evidence-based natural therapies. Andrew Weil

Health Me Natural Mental Health Medicine About Mental Both Write Clear Am Judicious Accused Whenever Being Conventional Against Prejudiced Application

Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day, the sleepier you will feel at bedtime. Andrew Weil

Day You People Better Will Energy Active Those Sedentary More Physically Studies Feel Bedtime Than Expend Who Shown Sleep

We have known for many years that we need vitamin D to facilitate calcium absorption and promote bone mineralization. Andrew Weil

Bone Promote Facilitate Absorb Known Years Many Need

It's rare - too rare, I have to say - for botanists to become doctors. Andrew Weil

Rare Doctors Become Too Say

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