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INSIDE-OUT BEAUTY AND WELLNESS The idea behind Dr. Andrew Weil's new skin-care line for Origins is to attack common problems like inflammation with topical and ingestible ingredients. The mushroom-based line, which includes three products, below, is available at origins.com...
...Andrew Weil?s recommendations for maximizing physical and emotional health and happiness as we grow older were welcomed by readers. While some applauded his advice for aging gracefully, others had their own suggestions about diet, exercise, medical aids and the need for effortful mental activity
...excerpt from Dr. Andrew Weil's book Healthy Aging was well presented [Oct. 24]. Weil gave a balanced view of nutritional advice on aging, and I was glad to see someone point out the dubious nature of the antiaging business. Most of what we spend on vitamin supplements and health food represents unreasonable expectations of our ability to control aging. Such purchases only distract from what is truly important: taking the realistic steps necessary to delay age-related disease. I will read Weil's entire book and recommend this article to my patients. John Kaufmann, M.D. Boca Raton, Florida...
...surprising that Weil didn't mention the importance of continued mental exercise in ensuring healthy aging. In addition to physical exercise, our brains need stimulation. Crossword puzzles, word games and logic problems can help stretch our minds and keep our mental capacity limber. Weil ought to step out of the meditation labyrinth he was pictured in and try his hand at a crossword. JEAN FALLS Milton...
...Weil's "Wellness Diet" was right on target. This article will help educate people and alert them to the impact that their diet has on their health. But his recommendation that we "strictly avoid all products made with partially hydrogenated oils of any kind" is almost impossible to follow. Nearly all snack foods, especially packaged cakes and cookies, contain those harmful oils. Scientists should try to find an alternative to them as quickly as possible. People need to know just how bad that stuff is. DAVID R. LADEN Virginia Beach...