1. Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to
Your Physical and Spiritual Well-
Being by Andrew Weil
Evidence Based, But Not Stuck To The Western Medical Model
Dr. Weil has raised dispensing health advice to an art form. Instead of
making his audience feel inadequate or guilty about bad habits, he seems
to subconsciously convince readers to do better merely by presenting
health facts in a non-threatening way. Healthy Aging is his most
scientifically technical book yet (youll learn all about enzymes like
telomerase and cell division and the chemistry behind phytonutrients like
indole-3-carbinol, and the connection between cancer and other
degenerative diseases like diabetes) yet by far his most fascinating.
His main mission here is to recommend aging gracefully, which he
considers accepting the process instead of fighting it. As the director of the

2. countrys leading integrative-medicine clinic (combining the best of
traditional and alternative worlds), of course he disses Botox and the slew
of $100-a-jar face creams out there. Its also no surprise that he focuses on
proper nutrition, moderate exercise, and meditation and rest among his 12-
point program for healthy aging. (Triathletes and exercise addicts should
take special note of the research linking excessive exercise and ALS, or
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.) He occasionally references his earlier
works, including 8 Weeks to Optimum Health. But the most eye-opening
sections are those that discuss the spirituality of aging and its emotional
aspects. Aging can bring frailty and suffering, but it can also bring depth
and richness of experience, complexity of being, serenity, wisdom, and its
own kind of power and grace, he writes. At 63, Weil is still a bit shy of
senior status, but is aging well indeed, with the legacy of his late 93-year-
old mother (who’s touchingly eulogized by Weil in this book) to guide him.--
Erica Jorgensen
Personal Review: Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your
Physical and Spiritual Well-Being by Andrew Weil
I love Andrew Weil's website and I think very highly of his emphasis on
healthy eating and nutrition, so I decided to pick up a couple of his books.
This one is "just what the doctor ordered." The first half of the book is
mainly devoted to theories about how to slow down the aging process. He
discusses stem cell research and how embryonic stem cells might be able
to grow new tissues and new organs, but it doesn't slow down the aging
process. He also warns that multiplying new cells might also increase the
risk for cancer.
Weil also states that there is no evidence that eating fruits and vegetables
and yogurt extend the length of life as much as it helps the quality of the
life that we have. He also discusses HGH and mentions the bad side
effects along with good news like increased muscle tone, better sex drive,
etc. But none of these things amounts to a fountain of youth.
He also mentions botox injections and restricted calorie diets and other
anti-aging medicines, but none are proven to help. He finally suggests that
we age gracefully by taking care of the body that we have the best that we
can. He recommends the anti-inflammatory diet, which is heavy on fruits
and vegetables (especially those with anti-oxidant properties), omega 3's
(walnuts and salmon), white tea and green tea, and grains and legumes.
Weil also recommends exercise (30 minutes a day) eight hours of sleep,
relaxation/meditation, etc.
But my favorite chapter in the book is when he talks about the value of
aging. He notes that cheese is often better when it is aged, as is wine,
whiskey, and even trees are beautiful when they are older. In the same
way, people often are wiser and more beautiful on the inside, and so we
shouldn't be so afraid of aging, even though there is good and bad
associated with it.

3. This is a very good book, and I highly recommend it.
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