6 Daily Habits Away From a Healthier Life

You could start your day by slapping your snooze button, rolling yourself out of bed at the last minute, and rushing to get everything ready before rushing out the door with a pop tart and coffee.  Or, you can start your day with some morning habits that will change your life...completely. 

Morning choices are extremely important for overall health.  Starting your day off right really adds to a successful day overall. Most readers don't understand what just a few things can do for your motivation, mental health, and success throughout the day.   If you’re not much of a morning person, try inserting these 6 things into your mornings to stay healthy.

1. Drink a full glass of water. Many prefer to drink their morning water warm with lemon.  Some prefer their drinking water to be ice cold, especially during the summer months. Whether you choose warm, cold, with lemon or just plain, drinking water first thing in the morning helps get our digestive systems started and rid our bodies of toxins that can build up overnight. A healthy digestive system can cure many illnesses and improve an individual's mood.

2. Make your Bed.  A made bed creates the appearance of a tidy bedroom. So what, right? Well, this small thing can change your entire attitude. Coming home to a tidy and pulled-together-looking bedroom will make you feel oodles of positive things. A made bed is proven to bring feelings of pride, calm, and grown-up responsibility. Those feelings will reduce stress and make you feel accomplished.

3. Stretch. Stretch every morning.  Do this while you drink your morning joe, read the news paper, or catch upon your morning Facebook feed. It wont feel like you are wasting time if you multi task.  Spending 5-10 minutes quietly stretching helps loosen up my body and gives you time to really focus on yourself and how your body is feeling.  Whether you’re looking to maintain fitness and flexibility or just loosen up tired muscles, stretching delivers dozens of obvious and not so well-known benefits, regardless of a person’s age, physical abilities or fitness level. Here are some of the key advantages that many people experience as a result of regular stretching:Increased flexibility

• Increased flexibility
• Increased range-of-motion
• Better circulation
• Decreased stress from physical tension
• Less mental and emotional stress in one’s life
• Improved posture

4. Spend time in the quiet.  Now on a workday, you might drink your coffee while stretching or read your daily devotional. Weekends may allow for more time to sit in peace without having to multi task.  Taking a few minutes to enjoy the quiet before you look at your phone, turn on the bright light, and run full force into your day can help your body transition from sleep to awake much better. This method will make your body feel rested and you will be grateful when that 2pm slump doesn't hit because you're body wasn't rushed.

5. Take vitamins. If you take them at the same time every day it will become routine.  Vitamins and supplements are so important for our health, especially if we aren’t getting enough nutrition through our food because of a busy lifestyle.  All women should be taking selenium to prevent breast cancer, and also aids physical skin care. Other vitamins that benefit a positive feeling throughout the day include Vitamin C, Biotin (B7), B12, and Vitamin E.  You should take vitamins your body needs, for this reason you may want to consult with your Practitioner to find out what your body needs based on your chemistry and hormones. Doing research to find what vitamins an individual of your age and health would need will also beneficial for finding what is best for you. 

6. Apply moisturizer with sunscreen.   It is best to not leave home without sunscreen on your face, neck, arms, hands and any other area that will be exposed to the sun.   Your face is the first thing people. Even is you were a bathing beauty as a teenager you can still work hard to repair the damage to your skin by being proactive now.  Always look for a moisturizer with at least an SPF 15, but preferably SPF 30. But most importantly skin cancer is not a joke.

 

These 6 small habits might take an extra 5 minutes each morning, though will have serious side effects to your overall wellness. You will see positive benefits within days, attitude and mood changes, and brighter skin from the extra endorphins. Be a happier, healthier you.