A new book claims to have found the alternative therapist who gives the president his staminaA FRENCH author claims to have unlocked the secret of Nicolas Sarkozy's boundless energy. The "hyper-président" secretly consults a specialist in alternative medicine who massages his back and sends him "positive energy waves". Sarkozy's tirelessness - they call him the Duracell Bunny - has long been a subject of speculation. In political circles he is regularly accused of being "on something", with theories ranging from amphetamines to cocaine. In reality, he is addicted only to chocolate and the secret of his dynamism is not drugs but a long-haired "etiopath" called Jean-Paul Moureau, according to Patrice Machuret, a political journalist and author of a book on Sarkozy published last week. "Moureau the guru", as patients call him, has been treating Sarkozy for 15 years with his special technique of "manual therapy". The two have developed a close relationship and Moureau has become a sort of unofficial adviser, says the author.
A FRENCH author claims to have unlocked the secret of Nicolas Sarkozy's boundless energy. The "hyper-président" secretly consults a specialist in alternative medicine who massages his back and sends him "positive energy waves".
Sarkozy's tirelessness - they call him the Duracell Bunny - has long been a subject of speculation. In political circles he is regularly accused of being "on something", with theories ranging from amphetamines to cocaine.
In reality, he is addicted only to chocolate and the secret of his dynamism is not drugs but a long-haired "etiopath" called Jean-Paul Moureau, according to Patrice Machuret, a political journalist and author of a book on Sarkozy published last week.
"Moureau the guru", as patients call him, has been treating Sarkozy for 15 years with his special technique of "manual therapy". The two have developed a close relationship and Moureau has become a sort of unofficial adviser, says the author.
