Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines. Andrew Weil Read Quote
For many in the modern world, carving out time for both traditional seated meditation and exercise has become close to impossible. Andrew Weil Read Quote
I’m still not comfortable recommending that people eat saturated fat with abandon, but it’s clear to me that sugar, flour and oxidized seed oils create inflammatory effects in the body that almost certainly bear most of the responsibility for elevating heart disease risk. Andrew Weil Read Quote
Most American diets, even bad ones, provide more than enough calcium for bone health, especially for men. Andrew Weil Read Quote
There’s a great deal of scientific evidence that social connectedness is a very strong protector of emotional well-being, and I think there’s no question that social isolation has greatly increased in our culture in, say, the past 50 years, past 100 years. Andrew Weil Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The ways that my dogs can make me – and my visitors – happy constantly amazes me. Andrew Weil Read Quote
While sleep is clearly vital to emotional well-being, what is it, exactly, about sleep that is so necessary? As it turns out, mood disorders are strongly linked to abnormal patterns of dreaming. Andrew Weil Read Quote
Dreaming is a phenomenon of purely individual consciousness, and consequently impossible to thoroughly deconstruct by a community of researchers. But dreaming matters. Andrew Weil Read Quote
Many exercise forms – aerobic, yoga, weights, walking and more – have been shown to benefit mood. Andrew Weil Read Quote
