Whole plants differ in their effects from refined drugs (:)...Plants are dilute preparations (of) the active principles...Plants usually go into the body through the mouth and stomach, whereas purified chemicals can be put...by snorting or injecting...directly into...bloodstreams without giving...bodies a chance to process them. Other compounds in drug plants...may modify the active principles, making them safer.

As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good resolution is far more likely. Conversely, a bad diagnosis usually means a bad outcome, no matter how skilled the physician.

Even low-calorie diets and vigorous exercise fail to work in the long term for at least some people.

Healing is making whole, restoring a state of perfection and balance that has been lost.

Treatment originates outside you; healing comes from within.

Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines.

For many in the modern world, carving out time for both traditional seated meditation and exercise has become close to impossible.