
Worth reading: Andrew Weil’s "Mind Over Meds"
In my previous post, I wrote about the New York Times interview with Andrew Weil concerning his new book, Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better – and When to let Your Body Heal on Its Own. I’ve now read the book, and I can say that it’s a smart, comprehensive approach to the topic in the title, one that offers many tips for managing and minimizing the use of medication. Too many Americans take too many medications. In a book organized aro

I Believe in Acupuncture
I suppose that I embrace the statement “I believe in acupuncture,” but in reality it is one those catchphrases that most nettles me. My conflict came to mind after reading a fascinating and heartening article in the New York Times by Christopher McDougall, “What Donkeys Know About Autism.” (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/well/move/what-donkeys-know-about-autism.html) The piece, from the 12/8/16 issue, reports on Hal Walter, a Coloradan skilled “in the art of burro racing,