Books and Publications
Weils' early works explored altered states of consciousness, but he has since expanded his scope to encompass healthy lifestyles and health care in general. In the last ten years, Weil has focused much of his work on the health concerns of older Americans. His book, Healthy Aging, looks at growing older from a physical, social and cross-cultural perspective, and emphasizes that aging cannot be reversed, but can be accompanied by good health, "serenity, wisdom, and its own kind of power and grace". His book, Why our Health Matters, is focused on health care reform. Weil's writings span over thirty years and include the following ten books:
- The Natural Mind: An Investigation of Drugs and the Higher Consciousness (1972, rev. 2004)
- Marriage of Sun and Moon: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Consciousness (1980, rev. 2004)
- Health and Healing (1983, rev. 2004)
- From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything you need to know about mind-altering drugs with Winifred Rosen (1983, rev. 2004)
- Spontaneous Healing (1995)
- Natural Health, Natural Medicine (1995, rev. 2004)
- 8 Weeks to Optimum Health (1997, rev. 2006)
- Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000)
- Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing, audio CD, Sounds True (2000)
- The Healthy Kitchen with Rosie Daley (2002)
- Healthy Aging (2005)
- Why Our Health Matters (September 2009)
- Spontaneous Happiness (2011)
He has written forewords for books by Paul Stamets, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, Tolly Burkan, and Wade Davis, among others.
Weil occasionally writes articles for Time Magazine and Huffington Post.
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