Book Overview: 8 Weeks to Optimum Health by Dr. Andrew Weil

I began reading 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, by Dr. Andrew Weil, months ago. I reached about Week Four and couldn’t move forward. I kept getting distracted by life but I really liked his approach. So what I’ve done is skipped to all the good parts in the book and compiled a list of the objectives for each of the weeks. So here is a brief review of what his program looks like. The book is laid out in a format under which each week tackles something new. So that by the end of the 8 weeks, you end up with new habits that have you accumulated little by little over the 8 weeks. Each week addresses these categories:

1. Projects
2. Diet
3. Supplements
4. Exercise
5. Mental/Spiritual

 

Magazine Review: Body + Soul

I think I’m in love! My favorite magazine was Martha Stewart’s Living. It’s pretty, glossy, over-sized pages are pleasing to thumb through. My eyes are entertained by the fantastic photography. The articles are well written and timely. But then, I received my first subscription issue of Body + Soul, from the same publishers. This magazine combines everything that interests me.

The matte finish pages are printed on recycled paper. The contents can be broken up into departments covering Whole Living, Rejuvenate, Conscious Eating, Green Living, Going Natural, Balanced Fitness, Whole Health and Inner Growth.

Typically, when I first receive a magazine, I flip through all the pages to get an idea of what the issue is about. Then, I go back and read the articles cover to cover. Well, with Body + Soul, as soon as I turned the first page, the topics were of so much interest that I couldn’t help but begin to read.