From the best-selling author of Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, an original, reassuring and practical book on food, diet and nutrition, including 75 - 100 recipes. In his new book, the immensely popular and hugely trusted Dr Andrew Weil focuses on how food can influence health and well-being. He makes clear that an optimal diet should not only supply the basic needs of the body for calories and nutrients but should also reduce risks of disease and fortify the body's defenses and intrinsic mechanisms of healing. Dr Weil establishes that how we eat is an important determinant of how we feel and how we age and that food can function as medicine to influence a variety of common aliments.

A physician demonstrates how to take an active role in preventive health care--learning how to eat, exercise, and relax, use vitamins, herbs, and supplements, and maintain the immune system

Bestselling author Dr Andrew Weil has opened our eyes to the body's ability to heal itself. In the 'ASK DR WEIL' series he draws on his philosophy of spontaneous healing to answer frequently asked questions about VITAMINS AND MINERALS, such as: *How good are multivitamins? *How safe is Vitamin C? *What do you recommend for a cold? *Why is folic acid important? Whether you're keen to learn about the best path to recovery or just looking to improve your general well-being, Dr Weil's expert advice will gently guide you to a healthier, fuller life.