Activating Your Natural Healing Systems with Dr. Andrew Weil

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Rupa Health.   When we think about optimizing health, we need
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our cars or iPhones than we do about our bodies. One of the
greatest downfalls of that is that many people don’t trust our
bodies’ natural ability to heal. Today, I’m so excited to talk to
an old friend and pioneer of integrative medicine whose work has
guided my path as a doctor, Dr. Andrew Weil. We take a deep dive
into the body’s innate healing capacity and how food is our
greatest ally to support that process.  Dr. Andrew Weil is a
world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative
medicine. Combining a Harvard education and a lifetime of
practicing natural and preventive medicine, he is the founder and
director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the
University of Arizona, where he is a clinical professor of medicine
and professor of public health. A New York Times bestselling
author, Dr. Weil is the author of 15 books on health and wellbeing,
including Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When
Alternatives Are Better, and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own;
Fast Food, Good Food; True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple,
Pure; Spontaneous Happiness; Healthy Aging; and Eight Weeks to
Optimum Health. He is the editorial director of DrWeil.com, the
leading online resource for healthy living based on the philosophy
of integrative medicine. He is also a founder and partner in the
growing family of True Food Kitchen restaurants.   This
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  Here are more details from our interview (audio version /
Apple Subscriber version):  How studying botany at Harvard
shaped Dr. Weil’s perspective in medical school and beyond (7:31 /
3:45)  Activating the body’s own healing mechanisms to create
health (15:26 / 11:41)  Inflammation as the common root of
chronic disease (19:26 /  16:03)  Anti-inflammatory diet
and foods (25:41 / 20:33)  Understanding the mind-body
connection (33:52 / 29:06)  How to start incorporating healing
practices into your life and your patient’s lives (38:54 /
33:48)   The backwards economics of our current
healthcare system (44:27 / 39:10)  Staying healthy as you age
(47:32 / 42:28)  Dr. Weil’s daily health practices (54:45 /
49:36)  Emerging research on the therapeutic effects of
mushrooms (56:42 / 52:18)  Learn more about Dr. Weil and his
work at his website, drweil.com.