Everyone wants good health. It is a universal, timeless goal. As a champion of it, Weil has become a celebrity. Just don't utter it around him. I'm not a guru.
Gurus have followers.
I don't want followers. I want colleagues. It's wordy, but it works. As the founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Weil is America's best-known advocate for weaving together traditional medicine and alternative remedies. A few years ago, Time magazine said he was among the 25 most influential people in America.