安德魯·韋爾(Andrew weil)博士，聞名世界的醫學權威，結閤醫學創始人，曾兩度登上《時代》雜誌封麵，1997年被評為”美國最具影響力25人”，2005年被評為“全球100位最具影響力人士”。

韋爾博士畢韭於哈佛大學醫學院。1971～1974年在南美洲研究各地草藥和自然療法：1971～1984年在哈佛植物博物館研究各種具有藥效的植物；2005年，獲得美國史密森學會頒發的約翰·麥戈文奬。 韋爾博士認為疾病治療應采取結閤醫學療法，結閤醫學汲取瞭主流醫學和替代醫學的精華，旨在依靠人體內在的自愈機製和自愈係統，幫助病人康復，同時特彆強調營養、運動、減少壓力這三方麵的重要性。

韋爾博士在醫學研究與臨床實踐的30多年間，一直筆耕不輟。其著作《不生病的生活》《不生病的8周計劃》等屢屢創齣暢銷奇跡，均長居《紐約時報》《齣版傢周刊》等全美各大暢銷書排行榜第一名，纍計銷量超過1000萬冊，已成為國際醫學領域的權威著作。

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