Eat, Move, Sleep summary

Maintaining the right diet is trickier than it seems. You can always check food labels for nutritional information, but that isn’t enough on its own. You have to think a lot more deeply about your food if you really want to be healthy.

There’s one question you should ask yourself before you take a bite of anything: Is this a net gain or a net loss in terms of nutritional value?

When it comes to staying active, going to the gym every two days isn’t enough; you have to limit your inactivity, too.

Chronic inactivity is a big risk in the modern world, as a great deal of people have jobs that require them to sit at a desk all day. This only adds to our other inactive hours that we have while sleeping, driving somewhere or watching TV.

Few people get a proper amount of sleep these days. Sure, we’re all busy – but sleep is one thing you should never neglect.

There’s a common misconception that people who sleep less are harder workers; they stay up all night because they’re endlessly productive.

Would you give your child a cigarette? What about a sugary snack? You might’ve answered “no” to the first question and “yes” to the second, but cigarettes and sugar are more similar than you think in terms of the harm they can cause the human body.

Sugar is a toxin and it’s very unhealthy. Together with its derivatives, it fuels diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer.

Have you ever felt tired, even after sleeping for nine or ten hours? Sleep is an instinctive act and we all do it, but it’s still something you can improve.

Since it’s such a fundamental part of your health, it’s important to sleep efficiently. Efficient sleep is the time when you’re really sleeping, and not just tossing and turning in bed. Some people might lie in bed for nine hours but only get five hours of real sleep.