Activities since the March announcement of a $15 million gift from center founding director Andrew T. Weil, MD, have accelerated with the center’s renaming after him:
A New Toolkit for Cancer Care 
The University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine has developed an online integrative cancer care toolkit to help those recently diagnosed feel less overwhelmed, learn about approaches to support their treatment and overall wellbeing, and gain access to useful resources.
“This is a new online cancer resource we’re offing (for free!),” noted center marketing manager Keith LaBaw.
The pitch: Don't let a cancer diagnosis overwhelm you. It’s easy to feel isolated or as if nothing is under your control. Information, tips, and resources—along with support from loved ones and health care providers—can ease the treatment journey. AWCIM, with a generous contribution from the Scheidel Foundation, recently launched this FREE online cancer care toolkit. Among valuable information it includes:
- Suggestions for working with oncology providers
- Recommendations for complementary therapies and emotional wellness
- Important nutrition and supplement information
- Curated resources from trusted organizations
As well as features like:
- Mind-Body Moments: The 4-7-8 breath and other simple relaxing and mindful practices to try
- Search: Get right to what you are most curious about
- Favorites: Return to the most helpful information easily
Aspen Ideas Festival
Watch executive director Victoria H. Maizes, MD, on stage with three other panelists June 21 talking about what's new in nutrition science and eating for health. The science of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, cancer and multiple sclerosis, increasingly reveals healthy eating to be a primary determinant of health and healing…
Dr. Weil Interviewed
A wide-ranging interview posted June 16 between the pioneer of integrative medicine on his history, interests, and the future of medicine and Joseph Mercola, DO, a New York Times best-selling author in his own right…
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Obesity & Processed Foods 
Dr. Weil also was interviewed by local radio host Bill Buckmaster on KVOI AM 1030’s Buckmaster Show on June 5 about “Why Processed Foods Make You Fat.”
A Hub of Integrative Care 
An article in BizTucson magazine’s Summer 2019 issue on Dr. Weil's gift to AWCIM and how it’s working to keep Tucson and the UA at the epicenter of integrative health education…
Health & Wellness Coaching
Watch Dr. Andrew Weil in this 1-minute video clip from the UA posted May 10 discuss the rapidly expanding field of health and wellness coaching…
Integrative Psychiatry 
Fellowship faculty Noshene Ranjbar, MD, and associate director of the center’s Integrative Medicine In Residency (IMR) Program Mari Ricker, MD, author a paper on a new curriculum, “The Integrative Psychiatry Curriculum: Development of an Innovative Model,” published May 1 in Global Advances in Health and Medicine, a journal of SAGE Publications and the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health…
Dr. Maizes on Infertility 
Strategies for maintaining fertility long before you think of starting a family culled from Dr. Maizes book, Be Fruitful: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Fertility and Giving Birth to a Healthy Child, illustrate principles in this article posted April 27 at mindbodygreen.com (mbg)…
ALSO SEE:
“Full House Hears UA Great Debate, ‘Prevention vs. Intervention,’ at Centennial Hall” | Posted April 24, 2019
“Integrative Medicine Pioneer Dr. Andrew Weil Commits $15M to Name UA Center for Integrative Medicine, Bringing Total Giving to $20M” | Posted March 12, 2019