Experts Reveal the
Worst Morning Habits and
How to Avoid Them.
Whether we realize it or not, everyone follows
some sort of habit-filled morning routine.
Unfortunately, the global
pandemic has made it easy
to fall into less-than-ideal
habits when we wake up. .
Here are the 5 worst morning habits and
how to avoid them, according to experts.
1. Hitting the Snooze Button, The extra minutes aren’t restorative and could
actually be disrupting your REM sleep, which can
cause negative mental and physical effects. .
Niket Sonpal of Touro College
of Medicine recommends setting
your clock ahead by 15 minutes to get
some extra time in the morning.
2. Immediately Reaching for Your Phone, Naomi Parrella of Rush University Medical Group says you shouldn't
let your phone “hijack” your first thoughts and feelings of the day.
To set boundaries, try taking
a few deep breaths, drinking some
water or stretching first. .
3. Eating Sugar Too Soon, Along with ultra-processed breakfast foods, sugar can
promote a hormonal shift, causing a roller coaster ride of
hunger, moodiness and an eventual sugar crash. .
If you can’t cut out sugar completely, Parrella
recommends adding some sort of movement to your
routine, such as yoga, right after eating sugar. .
4. Not Washing Your Face, While sleeping, your face can
accumulate dead skin cells from your
pillow and dust circulating in the air.
Dermatologist Stacy Chimento
recommends washing your
face with only lukewarm water
in the morning. .
5. Overlooking Your
Mental Health, With all the rushing around that
happens in the morning, it’s easy to forget
to stop and take time for yourself.
Sonpal recommends finding a few minutes
to stretch, meditate or think positively, as it will
help you “start the day right.”