Wake up before dawn and let nature balance your life.
The first lights of dawn have much greater potential to change your mental and physical health than most of the practices you have tried throughout your life. This is the perception of those who understand the circadian rhythm , the effects of meditation on our actions, or simply invest in the laws of nature to regulate their own routine.
Starting the day with the sun, being productive as it advances across the sky and resting when it leaves is the most universal logic of time that exists, present in traditional indigenous, African, Eastern and Western cultures. It is also the physiological cycle that our body recognizes best, regulating essential life activities, such as sleep and digestion.
The reasons why we have stopped waking up with the sun are due to the separation of modern societies from nature: the routine in the city distances us from the organic and intuitive processes to which our ancestors were so adapted, throwing us into artificial dynamics that seek to compensate precisely for what Before it was simple and practical.
Do you want to reconnect with the regulating effects of sunrise on your routine and your health? Check out the benefits and take advantage of the tips below to start the day with high energy levels!
- Let the light in and sleep better
It's quite logical: whoever starts the day early gets to sleep earlier too. But the advantages don't stop at the math of hours. As you watch the sunrise, the light that enters your eyes activates glands responsible for regulating the production of hormones essential for balancing your circadian clock, such as melatonin (which "turns us off" at night) and cortisol (which keeps us alert throughout the day). Studies show that even the eyes of blind people are sensitive to the positive effects of this photoactivation promoted by morning sunlight.
- Supercharge your mitochondria
Include a permanent dose of dawn in your life and improve your resistance to simple diseases, such as common colds, and complex ones, such as degenerative ones. In addition to providing us with vitamin D, already known for its irreplaceable importance in preserving health, sunlight (especially early morning light) is one of the most powerful stimulators of our mitochondria , which are small energy plants within our bodies. each of our cells. The vast majority of known diseases are caused by mitochondrial dysfunction caused by the environment (read: bad habits and external factors, such as radiation, contamination, pollution, etc.). On the other hand, they are responsible for generating 90% of the energy that the body needs to carry out any and all activities, including vital functions. Take good care of the health of your mitochondria and they will take good care of you.
- Food, digestion and weight control
Our digestive system is regulated by the hypothalamus through sunlight, and feeding frequency and intervals. New research has discovered a direct relationship between waking up with the sun and lowering body fat levels, thanks to the activation of hormones that promote satiety. The tests verified positive results in people exposed to the first sunlight, after a night's sleep, for at least 45 minutes. Furthermore, starting the day earlier tends to have a positive impact on the diet by naturally anticipating the entire hunger cycle throughout the day. In the end, eating dinner earlier, until 7pm, makes digestion more efficient, aligning your entire circadian clock.
- Promote daily mental hygiene
Watching the sunrise has similar mental results to meditation. Calm, presence, focus and clarity of thoughts come as a bonus after a session like this. Light also stimulates the production of serotonin, the happiness hormone. Experts attest to the positive effects of the sun on mental health and, conversely, the relationship between its absence and depression during winter periods in the northern hemisphere, for example. Supporters of sun therapy, such as businessman Michel Mayell, also report an enormous feeling of gratitude and fullness.
- Your productivity will soar
Last but not least: aligning the beginning of your day with the awakening of the Astro Rei promotes a real revolution in your productivity, for physiological reasons (our body naturally performs better in daylight) and practical reasons (if you start your activities earlier, you have more quality time to do everything you need, with more peace of mind, planning and concentration).
Photo by: Michael Mayell.
