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Improper breathing is a common cause of ill health.
Andrew Weil
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Andrew Weil
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 8
Medical Doctor
Medical Writer
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Andrew Thomas Weil
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