This,” says Chopra, “is something we can all do.” Fighting that inflammation is absolutely critical to total immunity, and that involves controlling stress and diet. Chronic inflammation is the precursor to all chronic illnesses. “It’s now recognised by doctors that low-grade chronic inflammation, a condition with almost no overt signs that you would generally be able to detect, is linked to more and more disorders, including heart disease and cancer. Take diet, for example, one of the many aspects of self-healing covered in the book. It doesn’t have to be this way – self-healing is invisible, not mystical.” “But staying healthy is often seen as something of a gamble,” he says. We don’t promise cures for cancer or incurable diseases, and once you have developed a full-blown disorder, you must seek qualified medical care. “We’re not talking about anything outside proven medical practice, like placebos or faith healing. “Many people aren’t aware of the possibility of self-healing,” says Chopra. It is also, he says, about the importance of taking responsibility for your own health. ![]() Written in collaboration with Dr Rudolph E Tanzi, a Harvard neurology professor, it is a meaty tome about supercharging your immune system and staying well for life. The best-selling American author – who, in the 30 years since he rose to public attention as a pioneer of “mind-body medicine”, has been variously dismissed as a self-help guru, a “spiritualist to the stars” (he counts Oprah Winfrey among his best A-lister friends) and a “personal transformation icon”– is in the UK to talk about his latest book, The Healing Self. He has the prospect of a 10-mile walk ahead of him, followed by his one (vegetarian) meal a day, so it’s no surprise that he’s glowing. He’s just finished his daily two-hour meditation session, followed by an hour of yoga. Deepak Chopra arrives at the hotel, diamond-studded glasses twinkling in the sun.
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