If you are busy every day and your life rhythm is out of order, it will be difficult to have a refreshing morning. It is also connected to “I’m tired from the morning and don’t have energy” or “I can’t get sleepy”. If you can get rid of the “sluggishness” in the morning, you should be able to improve your work efficiency. In order to spend the day comfortably, we will introduce how to deal with it so that you can start off in the morning.
There are many causes of morning sickness
I can’t wake up for a long time. Don’t you have days like that?If you can’t wake up feeling drowsy and refreshed in the morning, your energy for the day will decline. There are several possible causes for this “sluggishness” when you wake up.
The most common cause of “sluggishness” is simple, but “lack of sleep”. During sleep, fatigue is recovered and physical strength and energy are enhanced. However, if you continue to have less sleep for work or private life, it is natural that fatigue will accumulate in your body because you will not be able to recover sufficiently, and you will not be able to get rid of “sluggishness” in the morning. Try to go to bed early at night so you can get enough sleep.
In addition, one of the major causes is the disturbance of lifestyle habits. If you are a nocturnal person, eat indigestible foods, or drink heavily in the middle of the night, your body clock will be out of order and your biorhythm will be disrupted. Therefore, even when you wake up in the morning, your brain is still in a sleep state, and you will not be able to wake up refreshed, and you will spend the day with “sluggishness”. People with irregular work schedules also tend to lose their biological rhythms, so be careful.
Disturbance of the autonomic nerves (sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves) due to strong stress is also one of the causes of biorhythm collapse. In order to sleep soundly, the sympathetic nervous system must subside and the parasympathetic nervous system must take over. However, if you continue to be exposed to stress, your body will always be tense and your sympathetic nerves will be at work. As a result, they are unable to rest their minds and bodies, such as being unable to sleep soundly or waking up many times during their sleep. In addition, it is known that people who have been in this state for a long time are prone to depression.
Resetting your body clock with sunlight
Biological rhythms are regulated by a mechanism called the “body clock” that humans have. In order to adjust the disturbance of the biorhythm, reset the body clock when you wake up in the morning and wake up the body. Get plenty of sunlight when you first wake up. In order to switch from sleep mode to awakening mode, it is necessary to reset this body clock once, and the light of the sun is the switch.
You may think, “If it’s light, it might be good to use the lighting in the room.” Of course, when you wake up, the first thing you should do is turn on the lights in your room. However, the natural sunlight is more than 100,000 lux on a sunny day, and 10,000 to 30,000 lux on a cloudy day. The lighting in the living room of a typical house is about 150 to 300 lux, so the brightness is different. In addition, even in high-intensity light therapy, which adjusts the biorhythm, you will be exposed to light of 2,500 to 10,000 lux, so it is important to take plenty of natural sunlight.
When you can’t get out of the futon, take a deep breath in the futon and take in oxygen to your brain and body. Then lie down and relax your body. Move your body lightly, such as clenching your palms, opening your palms, stretching your arms and legs, or bending your knees slowly to the left and right. This will improve blood flow and get your body into active mode.
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How to get rid of drowsiness when you wake up
Now, let’s take a look at some easy ways to relieve sluggishness after getting up.
・Drink a glass of water While you
are asleep, your body loses water, so it replenishes it and wakes you up. Cold water puts a strain on your stomach, so drink room temperature water.
・Take a hot shower When you take a
slightly hot shower of about 41 degrees Celsius for about 5 minutes, your sympathetic nerves will start to work and your mind and body will feel refreshed. A footbath has the same effect.
Drink hot tea or coffee
Hot drinks raise your body temperature from the inside. However, while caffeine raises blood pressure, it also puts a strain on your stomach and intestines, so it’s a good idea to drink it with breakfast. The stimulating effect of caffeine appears within 20 to 30 minutes after drinking.
・Eat
a good breakfast Breakfast is an important source of energy for getting active in the morning, and it also plays an important role in regulating the rhythm of your eating habits. People with unhealthy lifestyles should start improving their lifestyles by eating a well-balanced breakfast.
For breakfast, it is recommended to take the essential amino acid “tryptophan”. Tryptophan is a raw material for serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the arousal nervous system. Tryptophan is abundant in beans and legumes, milk and dairy products, meat, bananas, and avocados.
・Pressing the alarm point
The “Gokoku”, a hollow slightly closer to the index finger where the bones of the index finger and thumb meet, is called the “wake-up point”. It is also said that stimulating the center of the middle finger nail improves blood circulation and wakes you up.
For those who do not wake up feeling refreshed every morning, it is important to first adjust their lifestyle habits. And please practice the “relaxation method” listed here and get a pleasant morning.