Our health, duration and quality of life depend on the decisions we make every day. How we sleep, what we eat and how much we move – all this directly affects the state in which we live and to what age.
Tom Rath, author of Eat, Move, Sleep. How everyday decisions affect health and longevity ”, at the age of 16, a rare genetic disease (VHL syndrome) was diagnosed, which provoked the growth of cancer cells throughout the body.
From this point on, Rath began to look for possible ways to reduce the rate of tumor development. The more he studied information about his illness, the more he realized that the lifestyle he chooses will affect its development.
After years of experimenting with himself and studying a huge amount of scientific research, he seems to have found a recipe for high-quality longevity and decided to share it in his book: get enough sleep, eat right, exercise as much as possible – and you will reduce the risk of developing and developing chronic diseases. By the way, such diseases annually cause more than 80% of deaths in Russia.
At first glance, the conclusions are very simple and not at all new. But what specific recommendations the author gives for introducing these habits into your life, and what motivating statistics he cites, explains the success of the book and its status as a bestseller.
The example of Thomas Rath once again allows us to make sure that it is not genes that determine the quality of our health, but a lifestyle that only we influence.
From this link you can download the first 30 pages of the book for free: Eat, Move, Sleep
In Russia, it was published by Alpina Publisher. Here the book can be bought in Russian.
And here is the original in paper and electronic format and in audio format.