Feeling sluggish in the morning? Here are some simple everyday health strategies that can give you more get-up-and-go when the sun comes up…
Have more energy in the mornings
Mornings rub you the wrong way. You wake up sluggish and groggy and have to chug a pot of coffee before you can function.
The night before: get enough shut-eye
The night before: be a teetotaler
The night before: sleep in a cave
Exposure to light when you’re trying to sleep can disrupt your body’s internal cycles, Dr. Finkelstein says.
In the morning: drink up
'By the time you get up, you’ve gone several hours without water and are mildly dehydrated - and that can make you feel tired,' says Nicole Kuhl, dire
In the morning: break the fast
'Breakfast is the one meal you have to have,' Kuhl says. It supplies glucose to the brain, revving it up for the day’s activities.
In the morning: see the light
In the morning: meditate
Even though your eyes are closed and you’re sitting still, meditation activates the brain.
In the morning: move it
Physical activity gets your blood flowing, giving you instant energy, Dr. Finkelstein says. Don’t think you have to run a marathon, though.
All day: curb the caffeine
While that cup of coffee can give revive you first thing in the morning and that cup of tea can get you through a midday slump, it can be easy to get too much of
