| The Marriage of the Sun and Moon: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Consciousness Contributor(s): Weil, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618479058 ISBN-13: 9780618479054 Publisher: Harvest Publications OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: From the great popularizer of alternative medicine, here is a collection of essays about his travels to South America in the early 1970s in search of information on altered states of consciousness, drug use in other cultures, and other matters having to do with the complementarity of mind and body. Andrew Weil's experiences during this time laid the foundation for his mission to restore the connection between medicine and nature. In The Marriage of the Sun and Moon, now updated with a new preface by the author, the esteemed Dr. Weil first attempts to empower patients to take fuller charge of their destinies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Alternative Therapies - Medical | Tropical Medicine |
| Dewey: 154.4 |
| LCCN: 2005278036 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 289 pages |
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| Publisher Description: From the great popularizer of alternative medicine, here is a collection of essays about his travels to South America in the early 1970s in search of information on altered states of consciousness, drug use in other cultures, and other matters having to do with the complementarity of mind and body. Andrew Weil's experiences during this time laid the foundation for his mission to restore the connection between medicine and nature. In The Marriage of the Sun and Moon, now updated with a new preface by the author, the esteemed Dr. Weil attempts to empower patients to take fuller charge of their destinies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weil, Andrew T.: - Andrew Weil, M.D., has degrees in biology and medicine from Harvard University. Author of the best-selling Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, he traveled the world experiencing and studying healers and healing systems and has earned an international reputation as an expert on alternative medicine, mind-body interactions, and medical botany. He is the associate director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine and the director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.Weil, Andrew: - Andrew Weil, M.D., has degrees in biology and medicine from Harvard University. Author of the best-selling Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, he traveled the world experiencing and studying healers and healing systems and has earned an international reputation as an expert on alternative medicine, mind-body interactions, and medical botany. He is the associate director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine and the director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson. |