Spontaneous Healing (1996)

Synopsis: Self-help writer Dr. Andrew Weil moves from the page to the screen in this examination of health and nature. The physician discusses humanity's innate capacity for "healing" and nature's... Self-help writer Dr. Andrew Weil moves from the page to the screen in this examination of health and nature. The physician discusses humanity's innate capacity for "healing" and nature's abilities to improve our "wellness." First schooled as a botanist, Weil also shares his dismay about modern medicine's alienation from the environment. In turn, he surmises that the critical issues facing America's health care system are not ones of economic inequity, but fundamental misunderstandings in medical treatment. [More]