Andrew Weil

Good sleep is not just about the number of hours one spends in bed. It must also reflect the depth and quality of that sleep. Here is expert guidance for achieving a critical yet often overlooked building block of any healthy lifestyle: a good night's rest. Includes 3 tracks to guide you into sleep.

From headaches to sore feet, muscle cramps to melancholy: the remedies to many ailments can be found in the world of plants. In this guide, both botanists and medical experts explore the healing properties of herbs and other plants to reveal how they have been used in the past and how they can be used today. A resource organized by body system lists the key herbal remedies available, their uses, and cautionary advice, also includes full-color photos,...

"Biology is no longer destiny. Our DNA doesn't rigidly determine our health and disease prospects, as the previous generation of geneticists believed. According to the new science of epigenetics, our genes are shaped by what we think and what we do. An endless supply of new studies is showing that the vast majority of our genes are fluid and dynamic. Our genetic profile may signal an inherited vulnerability to a disease, but those genes cannot predict...

From colic and infections to asthma and viral illnesses, presents advice and information for raising healthy children, drawn from both conventional and alternative medical approaches