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Summary of Eat, Move, Sleep 

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We may have been born with poor genetics, but that doesn’t explain our poor dietary choices. By striving to lose weight as fast as possible, we miss the whole point of dieting — to be fit by becoming healthier. Tom Rath is an author and a consultant on employee engagement, strength, and wellbeing. Using his life as an example, he proves that a person diagnosed with a genetic disorder that is likely to trigger cancer cells growing in the entire body can have a well-rounded and happy life. Inner strength, willpower, and the right choices work miracles. “Eat, Move, Sleep” is a New York Times bestseller that deals with 3 primary activities that have the most significant impact on our health. “How long you live is more about how you live your life and less about how long your parents lived.” ~ Tom Rath

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Trendy diets, sedentary lifestyle, and messy sleep are your most oppressive enemies

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We tend to take our health for granted and start valuing it a little too late; mostly, when there is not much we can do to restore it. One of the reasons behind such a careless attitude is that our life is linear: we can’t experience certain things as many of them come with life’s unfolding. In other words, if a person in their 40’s were to tell a 20-year-old that they are not going to be as healthy and strong forever, the 20-year-old would probably laugh at an older person’s face. Another reason is that maintaining a good level of health might seem very difficult and time-consuming; hence, why waste time looking after ourselves if we can have endless fun?

However, reading this summary, you will realize that health is precious (no matter your age), and to preserve it, you don’t need to do anything extraordinary. As always, the simple truths save our lives. According to Tom Rath, you need to inspect your formed habits regarding eating, exercise, and sleep, change them a bit, if necessary, and get to living a healthy life.

Many of us today are confused about modern diet trends. A study reported that 3 out of every 4 people lament that today's dietary guidelines make it difficult to eat healthily. For many decades, we were afraid of the fat. Today, our new enemy is carbs. Are proteins our next foes? A Harvard study that tracked more than 100,000 people for two decades. The researchers found that the types of foods you consume play a more significant role in your health than your total caloric intake.
The quality of food you consume matters more than levels of physical activity.
Reducing chronic inactivity is vital to good health more than vigorous exercise. In a study conducted by the National Institute of Health, 240,000 adults were followed for a decade. It reported that exercise alone is insufficient. A weekly 7 hours of moderate to vigorous physical activity was also reported inadequate to keep people alive. Those who sit for long hours daily have a 50% greater risk of death from any cause.

Keep reading to understand how working long hours on a project will decrease your performance and how you can avoid a decrease in productivity.
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Nutrition facts are more important than calories

Trying to eat healthy may be a little challenging if you want to rely on food labels for nutritional information. The nutritional labels are often inadequate. Therefore, to eat healthily, you need to think correctly about the foods you eat.
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Sugar is not less addictive and harmful than any other drug

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It’s not our genes that make choices; we do

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The road to happiness is paved with fruit and vegetables

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When hungry, we are more prone to eating junk food

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