In a new video from AsapScience, the researchers reveal seven tips to help you wake up in the morning - and none of them involve caffeine.

 

在秒懂科普网一个新上传的视频上，研究者揭示了七个窍门，助你早上起床，没有一个是带咖啡因的。

 

To start, the video explains that it's important to "find the light" in order to properly wake your body up.

 

This can be done by opening the curtains, stepping outside, or even using an illuminating¹ alarm clock if you have to wake up before the sun.

 

The team also suggests capping off your shower with a blast of cold water.

 

This is said to activate² the regions of your brain that regulate wakefulness, causing you to feel alert.

 

In another tip, they suggest drinking water first thing in the morning and throughout the day to stay hydrated.

 

While sleeping, you will sweat, breathe, and get up to use the bathroom, and these things all work to dehydrate³ the body.

 

Even mild dehydration⁴ can take a toll⁵, decreasing alertness and mental concentration, and contributing to fatigue⁶.

 

It may come as no surprise, but they also stress the importance of eating a healthy breakfast.

 

People who eat a meal first thing in the morning have reported feeling more alert.

 

For foods high in simple sugars, like donuts, the alertness will wear off quickly, and those high in fat will cause you to eat more throughout the day.

 

But meals high in fiber⁷ and carbohydrates⁸ like oats are linked to lasting⁹ alertness throughout the morning, the video explains.

 

Drinking orange juice will also give you a boost in the morning, they say, as citrus fruits are rich in flavonoids.

 

Physical activity first thing in the morning can also help to increase your mental performance and make you more alert, as it increases bloodflow and provides more oxygen to the brain.

 

Finally, the team suggests listening to music when you first get up.

 

Music can cause the pupils to dilate¹⁰ and increase blood pressure, inducing a "state of arousal".

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