Heal yourself from the inside out Our immune systems can no longer be taken for granted. Current trends in public healthcare are disturbing: our increased air travel allows newly mutated bacteria and viruses to spread across the globe, antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria outstrip the new drugs that are meant to fight them, deaths due to hospital-acquired infections are increasing, and the childhood vaccinations of our aging population are losing their effectiveness. Now more than ever, our well-being is at a dangerous crossroad. But there is hope, and the solution lies within ourselves. The Healing Self is the new breakthrough book in self-care by bestselling author and leader in integrative medicine Deepak Chopra and Harvard neuroscientist Rudolph E Tanzi. They argue that the brain possesses its own lymphatic system, meaning it is also tied into the body’s general immune system. Based on this brand new discovery, they offer new ways of increasing the body’s immune system by stimulating the brain and our genes, and through this they help us fight off illness and disease. Combined with new facts about the gut microbiome and lifestyle changes, diet and stress reduction, there is no doubt that this ground-breaking work will have an important effect on your immune system.

The New York Times bestselling authors of Super Brain and Super Genes present a groundbreaking, landmark work on the supreme importance of protecting our immunity to ensure lifelong health. “The Healing Self is a quantum leap forward in the integration of science, medicine, wisdom, and health.”—Arianna Huffington In the face of environmental toxins, potential epidemics, superbugs, and the accelerated aging process, the significance of achieving optimum health has never been more crucial—and the burden to achieve it now rests on individuals making the right lifestyle choices every day. That means you. You—not doctors, not pharmaceutical companies—are ultimately responsible for your own health. Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi want to help readers make the best decisions possible when it comes to creating a holistic and transformative health plan for longevity. The Healing Self closely examines how we can best manage chronic stress and inflammation, which are emerging as the primary detriments to well-being. It also offers a cutting-edge seven-day action plan, which outlines the key tools everyone needs to develop their own effective and personalized path to self-healing. The Healing Self, then, is a call to action, a proven, strategic program that will arm readers with the information they need to protect themselves and achieve lifelong wellness. There is a new revolution unfolding in health today. That revolution is you.

This work has been updated to include more helpful information on weight loss, smoking cessation, substance abuse, sleep, sex, nervous disorders, pain management, fatigue, managing your emotions, depression, personal power, marriage, longevity, sports performance and performance anxiety.