Hailed by the Time magazine as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the twentieth century, Dr. Deepak Chopra is one of the foremost leaders in the field of mind-body medicine – a system whose guiding principle is that the mind exerts the deepest influence on the body.  Through his significant clinical successes such as weight loss, addictions, allergies, diabetes and even cancer, Dr. Chopra, a trained internist and endocrinologist, has been a key figure in bringing the benefits of holistic medicine to the attention of the modern medical establishment and general public at large through the integration of Ayurvedic practices into Western medicine. Through his emotional wholeness healing techniques, Dr. Chopra teaches us to take responsibility for our feelings as well as release ourselves from perpetual emotional torment, which causes us to react in self-destructive ways. Applying this technique to emotional over-eating is a factor key for successful weight loss. Dr. Chopra has written more than 45 books, which have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide in addition to being translated into over two dozen languages.