7 Healthy Habits to Start Your Day Right

Healthy Morning Habits

If you’re striving to live a healthier life, starting the day off right can make the difference in achieving your goals for the day. It’s not always easy to live a healthy life, but incorporating these lifestyle changes gradually can impact how you feel in positive ways. Starting your day with healthy practices helps you establish a healthy mindset for the rest of the day.

Implementing these 7 healthy habits in the morning can help invigorate you all day.

7 Healthy Lifestyle Habits to Start Your Day Off Right

*Healthy Daily Habits/ Healthy Morning Routine Tips

1. Get plenty of sleep the night before.

Experts advise 8-9 hours of sleep nightly for good health.

• It’s widely known that caffeine can cause sleep disturbances. If you’re having trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, consider stopping your use of caffeine in the late afternoons and evenings. Switching to decaffeinated beverages, for example, might help improve your sleep.
• If you get a good night’s sleep, it helps you be able to get out of bed in the morning (without the grump!). For best results, arise at the same time each morning and retire at the same time each night even on weekends.

2. Establish a routine to take care of your skin.

Clean your face with mild facial soap or cleanser, apply a toner or astringent, and finish with a facial moisturizer.

• Apply lotion to the rest of your body (if needed) in the mornings as well.
• Also use sunscreen on your face and throughout your body!

3. Drink plenty of liquids as a healthy start to your day.

Hydrating your body and skin for the day is a habit that will pay off in many ways. It helps your body and mind all the way down to the cellular level to achieve peak performance. Hydrate, detoxify, get energized.

4. Remember your vitamins!

If your doctor recommends a vitamin supplement, after your breakfast in the morning is usually an opportune time to take it. Taking your multivitamins in the morning gets things done!

5. Consider taking a morning walk either before breakfast.

Exercising in the morning brings vitality to your day.

• In addition, psychologically, you’ll feel pleased with yourself because you accomplished something early on, and feeling good about yourself contributes to overall good mental health. When you start your day feeling so positively, the rest of the day becomes less stressful.
• It’s a perfect way to tone your muscles too!

6. Write a short list of tasks you’re hoping to accomplish.

Being organized is another healthy way to start your day and clear your mind of clutter. Make it a ritual to sit down for a few minutes in your morning each day to simply gather your thoughts and make a thorough plan for the day.

7. Take care of your teeth in the morning.

Also important to healthy living, brushing your teeth thoroughly is integral to good health and a great way to start your day. (Do the same at night too!) Did you know that keeping your gums and teeth healthy reduces the risk for diseases?

If you’re trying to live a healthier life, you would do well to incorporate these healthy habits into your morning  routine. Making changes in your lifestyle is best and easiest when introduced gradually.

Keep your health goals foremost in your mind and these healthy morning habits will automatically have you starting your days with a smile.