There's no single more powerful or simpler daily practice to further your health and well being than breath work. Andrew Weil More Quotes by Andrew Weil More Quotes From Andrew Weil I believe that it may be normal, healthy, and even productive to experience mild to moderate depression from time to time as part of the variable emotional spectrum, either as an appropriate response to situations or as a way of turning inward and mentally chewing over problems to find solutions. Andrew Weil emotional healthy believe There's no limit to what working with the breath can accomplishmy own first-hand experiences with this natural healing method have convinced me that breathing well may be the master key to good health. I recommend breath work to all my patients. Andrew Weil breathing keys healing Improper breathing is a common cause of ill health. Andrew Weil ill-health breathing causes I don't get money from the vitamins that I make. My after tax profits go to a foundation that supports integrative medicine. Andrew Weil foundation medicine support The underlying idea is that you can prevent disease by balancing your body's pH... None of these claims are true. Furthermore, your body needs absolutely no help in adjusting its pH. Normally, the pH of blood and most body fluids is near seven, which is close to neutral. This is under very tight biological control because all of the chemical reactions that maintain life depend on it. Unless you have serious respiratory or kidney problems, body pH will remain in balance no matter what you eat or drink. Andrew Weil balance blood ideas Shorter daylight hours can affect sleep, productivity and state of mind. Light therapy, also known as phototherapy, may help. It uses light boxes emitting full-spectrum light to simulate sunlight. Andrew Weil light mind sleep It is unrealistic to want to be happy all the time. Andrew Weil want-to-be-happy want People who are contented and serene sleep well. They fall asleep easily, stay asleep, and wake refreshed. Conversely, people who are anxious, stressed, or depressed do not sleep well, and chronic insomnia is strongly associated with mood disorders. These are clear correlations, but what is cause and what is effect is not clear. Most experts agree that sleep and mood are closely related, that healthy sleep can enhance emotional well-being, while insufficient quantity or quality of sleep can adversely affect it. Andrew Weil insomnia sleep fall As a physician, I recommend nutritious hemp seeds and oil to anyone interested in maintaining a healthy diet. Everyone will benefit when American farmers can grow this amazing crop once again. Andrew Weil marijuana oil healthy The choice is ours: we can keep on craving what we don't have, and so perpetuate our unhappiness, or we can adjust our attitude toward what we do have so that our expectations conform to our experience. Andrew Weil expectations attitude happiness Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is, closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this attitude has been forced upon you by mass media and the crass culture it creates and maintains. The fact is, gardening is just the opposite - it is, or should be, a central, basic expression of human life. Andrew Weil garden attitude believe In my view, prescribing antidepressant drugs is too often a quick and easy substitute for developing treatment plans that address the totality of health concerns and lifestyle factors that have an impact on wellness, including emotional wellness. Andrew Weil impact emotional depression I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances. Andrew Weil contentment independent thinking Massage therapy has been shown to relieve depression, especially in people who have chronic fatigue syndrome; other studies also suggest benefit for other populations. Andrew Weil population benefits people Dreaming is a phenomenon of purely individual consciousness, and consequently impossible to thoroughly deconstruct by a community of researchers. But dreaming matters. Andrew Weil community matter dream I know of no culture in the world at present or any time in the past that has not been heavily involved with one or more psychoactive substances. Andrew Weil substance culture past The desire to transcend one's own ego boundaries, to share completely, even for a moment, the consciousness of another person must be a universal longing. It motivates many of our activities from taking drugs to making love, and lies behind the search for new ways of getting close to one another that is so intense in our society today. Andrew Weil ego making-love lying In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depression is a 'disease of affluence', a disorder of modern life in the industrialized world. Andrew Weil modern-life people world Just the attempt to learn a [new] language is like running different software through the brain. Andrew Weil different brain running 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 hygiene quality sleep
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