"Dr. Weil's nationwide best-sellers Spontaneous Healing and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health documented the body's capacity to heal itself. Now he provides a program for improving our well-being through informed choices about eating. Besides the basic facts of protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins, he includes a detailed "Optimum Diet," 85 recipes with nutritional breakdowns, and customized advice for dozens of common ailments."