Weil noted that most people, even doctors, are limited in their capacity to describe what true health is. In his words: "Health is a state of balance and wholeness that allows you to move through the world and not get sick. You're exposed to toxins, but they don't cause cancer. You're exposed to germs but don't get ill. You're surrounded by allergens but have no allergies. More than anything, it's about an inner quality of springy-ness and resilience - like a child's knockdown toy that won't stay down."
2) If you're sick, ask yourself "why is healing not happening here?"
Don't just focus on finding medications to cure or mask the symptoms (though of course medications do have their place). Weil advised to focus on discovering what needs to be adjusted to allow for the body's natural healing power to kick in. This isn't "woo woo" power - we're talking natural cellular repair, inherent immune function and other very real phenomena here.
3) Create positive behavioural change by making it fun
Weil described a couple of clever, over-the-top initiatives that demonstrated that making positive activities really fun (stairs that play musical notes, a trash can in the park that makes a hilarious sound when you throw a piece of garbage in) can mobilize people in astonishing ways. How can you add in some fun, to get yourself to make a health change that you long to achieve?
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