Perfect Digestion: The Key to Balanced Living

by Deepak Chopra

For the millions of Americans whose digestive disorders fail to respond to conventional medical treatments, Dr. Chopra offers an alternative approach based upon the principles of Ayurvedic medicine. Among the topics covered are the relationship between emotions and intestinal functions, biological rhythms and neuromuscular integration, and the importance of diet.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self Help, Nutrition, Food, Spirituality

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 1995

About the author

Deepak Chopra, MD serves as the Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Foundation, and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.

As a global leader and pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, Chopra transforms the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. Known as a prolific author of eighty books books with twenty-two New York Times best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction, his works have been published in more than forty-three languages.

Chopra’s medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Chopra serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Founder of The Chopra Well on YouTube, Adjunct Professor of Executive Programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Family and Preventive Medicine Department at the University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, Faculty at Walt Disney Imagineering, and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization.

GlobeIn acknowledges Chopra as "one of top ten most influential spiritual leaders around the world." TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."

Reviews

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

muy bueno. Algunos consejos los tome para mi vida diaria, aunque si tuviera que seguir todos los que da el libro, no tendría tiempo para nada.. hay que buscar el equilibrio.

Este libro es de aquellos que hay que releer a menudo, por la cantidad de información que tiene, es imposible para mí asimilarla de una vez.
El cuerpo y la mente están muy involucrados en la digestión y ni hablar de las emociones y del ambiente que nos circunda. Volverse consciente de lo que comemos y como lo comemos, creo que ahí esta la clave.

Lo leo por tercera vez. El ayurveda es una ciencia india de la salud y sostiene que la mayoría de las enfermedades se originan en el desequilibrio del sistema digestivo. Le agrego que también en el desequilibrio emocional. muy interesante toda la sabiduría ancestral.
Libro de consulta permanente.
Volví a hacer el test de los doshas: Vata:81, Pitta:83 y Kapha: 65

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thank Chopra for this wonderful and succinct book on how one easily can manage to maintain a good diet and lifestyle.

[Renia Carsillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basics of Ayurveda are covered here, but there are better books on this topic.

[Yaaresse · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted a short, concise introduction to what Ayurvedic medicine had to say on the topic of digestive health, especially in light of recent studies showing many Indian cuisine spices have healing properties for the GI system. This book pretty much fit that description for me. (And the lassi receipe in the back is pretty good. Tastes like what I used to get at a favorite restaurant years ago. So many places make them too sweet.)

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the book that helped me start healing my IBS when nothing else would and I couldn't eat anything and had lost 50 pounds in 6 months. It's basically about eating according to ayurvedic principles; his quiz on how to determine your dosha is the best I've found anywhere. (I also recommend Heather Van Vorous' books and website for IBS help.)

[Aditya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my Gut!!! ha ha.... Well self explanatory and perfect reading what i was searching for. This book blends the modern and ancient mix of therapeutic Ayurveda knowledge for perfect digestion. Instead of heavily relying on medicines and vitamin supplements, we should give the best doctor i.e. our own body, a good time. He knows how to align itself with nature. This book has helped me to reinforce my beliefs and adopt practical rituals as recommended by Ayurveda.
I am currently on Ayurvedic medicines and still it wasn't showing better results but following advises of book for just 3 days changed a lot. I didn't even took medicines and could see the results. I'm writing my observation as recommended in the book and evaluating my emotional variable affecting digestion. Fully recommended for anyone suffering from IBS or related problems. Thank you Deepak ji for this masterpiece.

[Louise Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful

A little boring, but plain and easy to read. Some of the names introduced in the beginning are very foreign to me and made the book's message more difficult to assimilate. Just making a few of the changes suggested in this book has improved my health. I need to re-read this book in order to better understand and live by it.

[Yess Obando Díaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy to read guide to improve digestion which includes old wisdom bout what helps us take care of our body.

Me gustó la visión integrada de nuestro ser: cuerpo-mente-emociones y cómo tratar un asunto como la digestión requiere revisar hábitos en todas las áreas de nuesra vida para ayudarnos.

[Lectoreando · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me agradó que es un libro de lectura fácil, yo lo consideraría un libro introductorio que poco a poco te relaciona con términos y te permite conocer mejoras para implementarlas a la vida cotidiana.

[Romana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grundlagen Ayurveda in Bezug auf Ernährung bei Irritable Bowel Syndrom - gute Tipps, mit self assessment, basic Erklärung der doshas, bisschen was auch über gewisse Kräuter, super zum Einsteigen

[Andrés Felipe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maravilloso libro en el que sin duda vas a cambiar tus hábitos alimenticios y aprender una cantidad de trucos que sin duda mejorarán tu digestión.

[Emma Paulet · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy buen libro sobre medicina ayurveda tiene mucha similitud al libro peso perfecto me gusto bastante

[Parvati Rotherham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent tips on improving your digestion

[Ale · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ayuda a saber más acerca de algunos principios ayurvedicos, tomaré los consejos y sabiduría aquí compartida para mi día día buscando tener una mejor digestión y equilibrio con mi cuerpo.

[Debbi Vasquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I hope to be able to follow these steps fully one day. This book has been so helpful, necessary, and insightful.

[Yakking Yogini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deepak Chopra is a physician who writes on a variety of health topics, sharing the wisdoms of his native country of India. In this case, he addresses IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) from an Ayurvedic perspective and presents you with a questionnaire to determine your metabolic body type (vata, pitta, and kapha doshas) and the food recommendations that go with each. He is a good author to recommend to patrons exploring Indian philosophies on health and wellness as he writes in a way that is simple and easy-to-understand for the Western reader.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't have digestive problems myself, but read this to see if I could learn anything useful for loved ones. It was quite good. I learned a lot about ayurvedic philosophy/science (I don't know if that's the right term, but that's what I remember) and there were surprisingly simple tips for improving one's health. It was not just all about changing your diet. I would definitely recommend this to anyone struggling with IBS or other digestive disorders.

[Hillery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Explains digestion from a holistic point of view, derived from Ayurveda. This book has good information that I was not familiar with. It has a questionaire section where you can determine your metabolic body type and then gives diet suggestions for how to bring your body into balance.

[Andi · Rating 4 out of 5]

My dad bought this book and it was read by all family members. I tought it was fantastic the little but helpful advices Deepak give us on this book, easy and effective, I also like the ayurveda diet thing and the type of bodies quiz. Easy to read, easy to apply to real life :) We loved this one.

[Alicia Schoemer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a digestion game changer! It is simple, straightforward, and adapts all natural ways of looking at things. I highly recommend it! I've already stryed some of the techniques and have seen changes already!

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this, but I read it before Chopra came out as complete mystical freak. It's hard to take him seriously now.

[Marjorie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a fan of deepak chopra- another great book with advice on mind/ body and spirit.

[Regina Hunter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing normal nutrisionist would not tell you, if not more, without fancy wording and complecations.

[Natasha Holme · Rating 3 out of 5]

I assiduously completed the book's weighty exercise, but it didn't work.

[Sumathy]

A simple book brimming with both scientific and practical information and tips! Written in his typical style, with simple exercises and follow up routine , it ensures that you take it seriously!