In Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Deepak Chopra claims that aging is reversible and that time is relevant to how we perceive it. Deepak says, "I'm convinced that if you do the exercises in this book, you will dramatically slow down and even reverse the aging process." Now that's exciting!
Deepak summarizes the main principles in his book.
- Aging is reversible
- Aging, or entropy, is accelerated by the accumulation of toxins in the body.
- Physical exercise, including weight training, has a direct effect on the bio-markers of aging and will reverse the aging process.
- Proper nutrition and nutritional supplements, including antioxidants, are a very useful adjunct in slowing down the aging process.
- Meditation lowers biological age.
- Love is the most powerful and potent medicine. It heals but it also renews.
He believes that your experience with time depicts the time you have. For example, if you feel like you are "running out of time," your biological clock will speed up. In contrast, if you feel "you have all the time in the world," your biological clock will slow down explains Deepak Chopra. Time is how you live it. What is time like for you? For me, it goes by quickly during the work week and slowly on the weekend. I'm busy during both times but I feel like I do so many different things on the weekend that it surprises me that I can do so much in two days. Maybe that's why it feels longer...my perception.
I have read a few of Deepak Chopra books and get such a sense of peace from each of them. I will have to look for this one at the library.
ReplyDeleteHave you read, "The Power of Now," by Eckhart Tolle? It is great advice as well.
Are our minds not powerful?
Yes, I have read "The Power of Now." It changed my life. When I find myself upset, either guilty because I'm thinking of the past or worried about the future, I'm reminded that I'm not living in the present moment. I believe that finding peace is living in the now. It's just sometimes so hard to do without lots of reminders and practice.
ReplyDeleteI agree! We have so much power to tap into. Do you have a blog? I hope you check out this book. I think it's going be a life-changer as well. Thanks for the comment!
Charissa