EAT LESS, SLEEP MORE, AND SLOW DOWN. THE SCIENCE BEHIND HEALTHY LIVING! - Tecno-Libro

Eating, sleeping and relaxing are top of mind to the average consumer. Not necessarily in that order, but people are looking for ways to improve their health and lifestyle. in his book, Eat Less, Sleep More, and Slow Down, Dr. Robert Hesslink provides a simplistic view on how to tame these major impediments to healthy outcomes. The book is a simple read with the use of research citations to support the topic at hand. The opening section introduces the reader to the reality of current global health as a function of increasing obesity and diabetes. These two health conditions alone account for almost 3% of the global gross domestic product (GDP), while in the United States being overweight and obesity cost upwards of $1.7 trillion dollars. With expenditures on healthcare so high, it is easy to understand Dr. Hesslink s call to action to reduce these costs so they can be applied to education, social services and infrastructure around the world. Not to mention, the spiraling health care costs for