Perfect Health

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This classic guide reveals how to use Ayurveda to tap into the healing power of the mind, now updated with the latest medical research. Ayurveda, meaning “the knowledge of life span” in Sanskrit, is a 5,000-year-old medical system from ancient India, validated by modern science. Deepak Chopra’s work serves as a foundational guide to integrating Ayurvedic wisdom into daily life. Our bodies, while perceived as solid, are constantly renewing themselves; for instance, stomach linings regenerate every five days, and 98 percent of our atoms are replaced annually. Ayurveda empowers us to intervene at this fundamental level of renewal. It teaches that health relies on aligning our awareness and extending that balance to our physical being. The book offers a comprehensive, step-by-step program of mind-body medicine tailored to individual needs. A quiz helps identify one's mind-body type—thin, restless Vata; enterprising, efficient Pitta; tranquil, steady Kapha; or any combination thereof. This classification forms the basis for a personalized Ayurvedic regimen encompassing diet, stress reduction, neuromuscular integration, exercise, and daily routines. The ultimate goal is to restore the body’s balance with nature, enhance the mind-body connection, and harness quantum healing to overcome the limitations of disease and aging, leading to Perfect Health.