
Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide

Essentially that is what you do when you bring yourself back into balance. You are not creating a new you; you are releasing a hidden you. The process is one of self-discovery.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
The simple truth is that when a disease occurs, it brings a diseased reality with it, and the more serious the disease, the more distorted our view of reality is likely to become.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
Another principle of Ayurveda is, “Intention has infinite organizing power.” This means that just being clear on a desired outcome can have a pronounced effect on achieving your goal, without necessarily having to handle all the details.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
Vata types are prone to insomnia, chronic constipation, nervous stomach, anxiety and depression, muscle spasms or cramps, PMS (premenstrual syndrome), irritable bowel, chronic pain, high blood pressure, and arthritis.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
As you can see, rajas poses the question, “How should I act in this situation?” Sattva favors the choice that is evolutionary, tamas the one that is stable.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
Yogurt is not a good food for Pitta types, because it aggravates that dosha, as do all sour or fermented foods.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
Balance is flexibility in the face of change; perfect balance is perfect flexibility in the face of constant change.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
Some sweet fruits, such as Indian gooseberry (called amla or amalaki), are considered extremely good rasayanas.
Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide
Each of us is the victim of memory—that’s how the Ayurvedic masters diagnosed it thousands of years ago.