In general, they're much less likely to ask for help in matters of health. Some claim it has saved their lives.ĭS: Are men and women equally skeptical about alternative medicine?ĭS: Is it that men simply require more proof?ĪW: I don't know, but men are more resistant. Weird stuff, but many people say it works. He has millions of admirers who are now swallowing herbs such as ho shou wu and ashwaganda, bypassing filets mignon for soybeans, and even having their skulls massaged. But he is still criticized by many doctors for prescribing drugs and therapies that haven't been tested or approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Unlike most alternative medicine gurus, however, Weil also refers to conventional medicine when needed. A Harvard graduate with degrees in medicine and ethnobotany, Weil eschewed a traditional medical practice and took off for South America, Asia and India, where he studied with shamans, herbalists and osteopaths. Weil, 55, is the founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Medical School in Tucson.
His message has been slow to catch on with the half of the population that may need him most: men. He lectures, does PBS specials and has a flooded Web site on the Internet-Ask Dr. His seventh and most recent, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, is a prescription for mental, spiritual and physical changes. He is inundated with appeals for medical advice-sometimes thousands a day, delivered via mail, phone calls and e-mail. who prescribes herbs, pollens and a wide range of alternative therapies, wants to help.
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