Do iT Yourself Health Revolution

Did you know:

Just 1 week of sleeping less than 6 hours a night is associated with changes in the activity of more than 700 genes.ⁱ

Biking to work can reduce risk of dying by 28%.ⁱⁱ

People who have strong social relationships are 50% more likely to live longer.ⁱⁱⁱ

Eating 1 cup of beets per week can reduce your risk of developing stomach cancer by 60%.^iv

The things we do—or don’t do—day and night, can ultimately make or break our health.

This is good news, because when it comes to healthcare, only three percent of spending is directed at preventing illness, while the rest goes to treating disease.^v

That means it’s up to us to stay healthy.

Forget about finding the best treatment; what if you didn’t get sick in the first place?

That’s our vision at DiY Health.

The current healthcare system is reactive; it’s designed to treat disease. DiY Health is proactive; it’s designed to prevent disease by empowering you—the individual—to make informed decisions about your daily habits so you can protect your well-being, prevent disease, and stay healthy in the first place.

In fact, the majority of chronic diseases are preventable. It’s much easier (and more cost-effective) to prevent rather than treat them. And if you do have chronic disease, your daily habits can greatly improve quality of life and prevent early death.

For example:

• 1 hour of moderate to heavy physical activity each day can reduce risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by 33%.^vi
• Consuming 100 - 200mg of caffeine twice daily (2-4 cups of coffee a day) may improve mobility and reduce the severity of symptoms for people with Parkinson’s disease.^vii
• Positive emotional well-being can lower blood pressure in people with hypertension.^viii

Healthy behaviors promote health and reduce risk of disease. But how do we know what to do and not to do, and how it affects us?

That’s where DiY Health comes in: we translate the science to help you take simple actions each day that can reduce your risk of disease and promote your overall well-being. These actions are based on the four pillars of health: diet, physical activity, sleep and state-of-mind. We call it EAT, MOVE, SLEEP, and SMILE. By joining the DiY Health Revolution, you will be equipped with information on how to eat, move, sleep and feel better.

Since our launch at the World Economic Forum Davos this past January, with the help of our advisor Peter Gabriel, we’ve gained the support of conscious influencers like Cindy Crawford, Amanda Palmer, and Scott Hamilton. Now you can take your health into your own hands and join the movement, too.

Join now and get one health-saving tip each week: https://www.diyhealth.org/join/.