Deepak Chopra, one of the most interesting thinkers of our time, in addition to being a world-renowned physician, co-founder of the Chopra Foundation for Wellbeing, Indian American author, New Age guru and advocate of alternative medicine, talks to Costa Navarino Magazine about wellbeing.

Among other things, Deepak Chopra answers the question “As a doctor, how do you evaluate the approach of modern medicine? Also, is it true that you have never been sick?” as follows:

“Medicine today is reductionist yet effective in treating illnesses. If someone has pneumonia, peritonitis, or a broken leg, Western medicine can save their life. However, 95% of diseases, especially chronic ones, are epigenetic, not genetic. Therefore, if someone follows a lifestyle of rest, minimal stress levels, adequate sleep, and proper nutrition, there is no reason to become ill. I have always believed that illness is optional, except for the 5% that is genetic. But I think that in the future, we will find a solution to that, too, if we don’t totally perish from the destruction of the planet, war, and terrorism. By the way, I had measles and chickenpox as a child.”