Alternative Medicine Alert, Vol.2, No.3, March 1999. 10 Truths About Your Health A working definition of health according to Andrew Weil, MD, is - a dynamic and harmonious equilibrium of all elements and forces making up and surrounding a human being. Perfect Health Is Not Attainable - Change is the essence of life. Sick - Sickness is the way to the next relative period of health and one state cannot exist without the other. Healing Abilities - Healing is the body's attempt to restore balance.
All illness has physical and mental manifestations.
Physical symptoms caused directly by the mind are called psychogenic. Subtle Manifestations of An Illness Precede Gross Ones - Illness follows a universal wave form from subtle beginnings to peaks, then passing on. Every Body Is Different - The universal treatment or the perfect system of medicine is as much a fantasy as the perfect diet. Blood Is a Principle Carrier of Healing Energy - A healthy circulatory system is the keystone of the body's healing system. For persons who smoke or have smoked, this information is important, as colon cancer risks, among even former smokers, may remain elevated for some time.