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