Weil Lifestyle

Andrew Weil, M.D., is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing oriented approach to health care which encompasses body, mind, and spirit.

Combining a Harvard education and a lifetime of practicing natural and preventive medicine, Dr. Weil is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, where he is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health and the Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology. Dr. Weil received both his medical degree and his undergraduate AB degree in biology (botany) from Harvard University.

He is also a best-selling author and editorial director of www.drweil.com, the leading online resource for healthy living based on the philosophy of integrative medicine. Dr. Weil's books include the national bestsellers Spontaneous Healing, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, Eating Well for Optimum Health, The Healthy Kitchen and Healthy Aging. He also authors the popular "Self Healing" newsletter and is the Director of Integrative Health & Healing at Miraval Life in Balance Resort. Dr. Weil is an internationally-recognized expert for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle, his philosophy of healthy aging, and the future of medicine and health care.

As a columnist for Prevention and TIME magazines and a frequent guest on Larry King Live, Oprah, and the Today Show, Dr. Weil provides valuable information and insight on how to incorporate conventional and complementary medicine practices in one's life to optimize the body's natural healing power.

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About Andrew Weil, M.D., and Weil Lifestyle, LLC
Andrew Weil, M.D., helped to establish Weil Lifestyle, LLC in order to create a stream of funding for integrative medicine and to supply healthful consumer products not otherwise available to the public.

Weil Lifestyle, LLC licenses the right to use Dr. Weil's name and likeness to companies philosophically aligned with his principles and committed to advancing integrative medicine. To qualify for licensing, the products themselves must also conform to the principles of integrative medicine. Current licensees are: Origins Natural Resources (skin-care products), IdeaSphere (vitamins and supplements), Jamieson Laboratories (vitamins and supplements), Waterford Wedgwood (healthy cookware and housewares), and Natural Pet Nutrition (premium pet food).

Dr. Weil donates to the Weil Foundation all of his after-tax profits from royalties received by Weil Lifestyle, LLC from the sale of these products. The Weil Foundation is a charitable foundation dedicated to advancing integrative medicine by supporting education and research. It is funded by donations from Dr. Weil and by others committed to education and research in integrative medicine.

Weil Lifestyle's licensing efforts began in 2004, and 2005 was the company's first profitable year. Dr. Weil's 2005 after-tax profits from sales were $154,589, which he donated to the Weil Foundation in May 2006. Projections are that Dr. Weil will donate in excess of $350,000 to the Foundation based on 2006 revenue.