Illuminate.According to a study by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA), if you have slept badly or less than 8 hours and you just got up to go to school or work, it is a good ideaexpose yourself to “blue” light, ashelps to overcome the challenges of the day and better cope with stress. According to the researchers, the effect is due to the acceleration of blue lightthe cortisol response upon waking(CAP), which prepares us to tackle any activity and take on unforeseen events. In this waywe perform more, get less depressed and suffer fewer car accidents, as the authors concluded in the journal International Journal of Endocrinology.
Burns fatWe burn 20% more fat if we exercise in the morning on an empty stomach than if we wait until after breakfast, according to a Northumbria University study published last week in the journalBritish Journal of Nutrition. The researchers assure that,After a night of rest and fasting, the energy we consume while practicing sports comes from fat.
Get vaccinated.If you have to get a vaccine, for example the flu, better do it in the morning. According to a study published in the journalPsychophysiologyAt this time the body responds by producing more antibodies. This occurs especially in adult men, whose immune system responds twice as effectively at this time as in the afternoon.
Listen to relaxing music.According to a study presented at the American Hypertension Society meeting, listening to classical or Celtic music every morning for 30 minutes lowers blood pressure and keeps it at healthy levels for the rest of the day.
Eat protein.If you include protein in your breakfast (eggs, sausages, tuna …) you feel more satiated throughout the day and your brain produces fewer “attraction” signals towards food and better controls your appetite, as demonstrated by a University study of Missouri (USA) based on neuroimaging obtained with magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, as Judith Wurtman, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has shown, proteins contribute to the braintyrosine, an amino acid that increases the production of neurotransmitters that maintainconcentration and alert mind, such as norepinephrine.
