Should Boomers Age Gracefully? No Way!
Andrew Weil, MD, an influential advocate of alternative/integrative medicine has decided to age gracefully. (Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2005, Aging with grace, naturally.)
Age gracefully? He has to be kidding!
From my 76-year-old perspective, Weil, at 63, is a youngster who has made an untimely decision to become a poster boy for acceptance of early decline. Unfortunately, countless people will follow his example.
Its difficult to be at odds with Dr. Weil. H...
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Andrew Weil, MD, an influential advocate of alternative/integrative medicine has decided to age gracefully. (Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2005, Aging with grace, naturally.)
Age gracefully? He has to be kidding!
From my 76-year-old perspective, Weil, at 63, is a youngster who has made an untimely decision to become a poster boy for acceptance of early decline. Unfortunately, countless people will follow his example.
Its difficult to be at odds with Dr. Weil. His advocacy of healthy living is without peer. His recognition of the role of inflammation in the disease process is light years ahead of traditional medicine. He has earned the respect and acclaim he enjoys.
Dr. Weils decision to succumb to graceful aging appears to be his belief that its not possible to reverse the aging process. It cant be, and everyone knows that. But what everyone should know, and should be encouraged to know, is that the aging process can be manage
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