People who know how to stay healthy, what will they do after waking up?
These 8 habits, if done in the morning, will completely change your life.
1. Comb your hair with your fingers
Don't underestimate the small movements of your fingers and scalp, they are very beneficial to our health. When you wake up in the morning, you can comb your hair with your fingers to massage the meridians of your head, accelerate blood circulation, help to enhance and improve memory. For middle-aged and elderly people, waking up and combing your hair with your fingers can also prevent Alzheimer's disease.
2. Open the door to let the morning sunlight into the house.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), opening windows in the early morning not only lets in sunlight to brighten the room but also ventilates and, importantly, helps us live healthy.
Sunlight is also the best natural source of vitamin D for the body, helping to keep the mood comfortable, as well as helping the production of Serotonin - a natural chemical in the brain and body that functions to keep the mood happy.
3. Meditate
After waking up, you can sit in bed and meditate for a while. Don't underestimate the role of this. It can effectively help people relieve pain, reduce stress and improve concentration.
The standard meditation posture is to sit cross-legged, with your back straight and your eyes closed. If you feel uncomfortable sitting cross-legged, you can choose another sitting position that you feel comfortable with. After sitting down, focus on your breathing, inhale deeply, expanding your abdomen, and exhale slowly.
4. Drink water in the morning
Drinking a glass of water in the morning is also very important for your health. After a night's sleep, the body falls into a state of dehydration, it needs to replenish the water lost at night and start the intestines. In addition, drinking water early in the morning is also very effective in increasing blood viscosity.
5. Stretching exercises
After a night's sleep, the body often feels sluggish and lifeless when waking up. To overcome this, you can get used to stretching exercises. This will help you provide blood to your muscles and wake up faster after a long sleep.
6. Defecation
Going to the toilet in the morning is also a good habit for health, this helps purify the body, remove waste from the intestines. If you do not have this habit, do not worry too much, increase the amount of fiber intake every day, then practice getting up early and practice going to the toilet whether you need to or not. Gradually over time your body will form the habit of going to the toilet on time.
7. Morning bath
Many people do not have the habit of taking a shower in the morning because they wake up late and want to sleep in a little longer, not knowing that this has great effects on health.
Taking a shower in the morning not only keeps your body clean but also helps your mind relax and speeds up the circulation in your body. This is especially necessary for people who do mental work.
8. Eat a nutritious breakfast
In today's modern and busy life, many people skip breakfast without knowing that this time is very important and ideal to recharge. A full breakfast not only provides the body with the energy it lacks after a night's sleep but also protects a healthy digestive system.
