- New Delhi (IANS) - The first
sign of a grey strand, or pain in the joints or a bold wrinkle on the
forehead
is enough for all hell to break lose in today's world, a kingdom of the
young.
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- But Deepak Chopra, the renowned new age prophet of
holistic
healing, has taken his mind-body medicine a step further and come out with
the key to everlasting youth.
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- "Most people think ageing is a very painful process,
but all it takes to stay young is the will to do so. If perception about
age is changed you can be young for a lifetime," said Chopra, who
was declared one of the top 100 icons of the century by Time
magazine.
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- Chopra, author of "Grow Younger Live Longer,"
is in the Indian capital to receive the first K.L. Chopra Body Mind
Institute
Distinguished Lecture Award instituted by the Heart Care Foundation of
India.
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- Intentions, says Chopra, are the triggers for
transformation
of the body. "Most people don't realize the power over their own body.
If they do they can look forward to another 100 years."
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- "Changing perceptions can literally create a new
physical body," said Chopra.
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- Biological markers of ageing, he explained are body
temperature
regulation, fat content, sugar metabolism, muscle loss, cholesterol, immune
function, sex hormone levels and vision.
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- "Recent research has shown that these biological
markers of aging can be reversed through various steps," said
Chopra.
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- To improve the quality of life and stay young, Chopra
recommends deep rest through restful sleep and meditation, nutritional
supplements, mind body coordination through yoga and exercise.
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- The body, he says, should rid itself of all emotional
toxicity. The power of love cannot be underestimated, he adds.
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- All people do not age at the same time, pointed out
Chopra.
There are three different ways to characterize a person's age according
to him. The first is chronological age that cannot be altered through the
mind-body approach.
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- The second is the biological age that is a measurement
of how well the physiological systems are functioning. The third is the
psychological age. It is the subjective experience of how old the person
is.
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- "The biological age is the key component of the
aging process, it is specific and measurable and more importantly
reversible,"
says Chopra.
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- "Most of this information we already have but we
still have not been able to use it. We have the knowledge but we don't
seem to have the wisdom to use it," said Chopra, who has successfully
packaged and sold holistic healing to the West.
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- "We have very good technology to achieve good health
but most of the world is in ill health. We have the economic resources
for our well-being but half the globe is in poverty. We know of non-violent
ways to resolve conflicts but we still see war, racism, sexism and
destruction.
As a society we need to make use of what we know to live well," he
said.
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- Asked whether reversal of age did not mean going against
nature, Chopra replied, "Then we might as well die at 25 like in the
old days."
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- "To improve our life span is part of our evolution
and to improve the quality of life is a matter of choice," he
said.
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- Chopra pointed out that the demographic constitution
of the world was changing and in parts of the developed world people were
living to the age of 90. However, concerns about aging, he agreed, were
more an issue with the affluent West.
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- Chopra will deliver a lecture on 10 ways of reversal
of aging at the capital's Siri Fort auditorium on Thursday.
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