The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being. – Andrew Weil
Most American diets, even bad ones, provide more than enough calcium for bone health, especially for men. – Andrew Weil
Low levels of vitamin D in the population as a whole suggest that most people need to take a vitamin D supplement. This may be especially true for seniors, as the ability to synthesize vitamin D in the skin declines with age. – Andrew Weil
In the world at large, people are rewarded or punished in ways that are often utterly random. In the garden, cause and effect, labor and reward, are re-coupled. Gardening makes sense in a senseless world. By extension, then, the more gardens in the world, the more justice, the more sense is created. – Andrew Weil