Tip of the Day: 11.10.2021

We probably all know this instinctively, but exposure to sunlight in the morning is the very best way to ease yourself into the day. According to Dr. Soph Mort, author of A Manual for Being Human, ‘When light streams into your eyes in the morning, your brain stops producing the sleep hormone, melatonin, and increases the production of serotonin (one of your feel-good energising chemicals). It eases you into wakefulness with a spring in your step. Without natural light we feel sluggish, hence why so many of us feel exhausted in winter. Maybe sleep with curtains open if you need to wake early, or put your desk next to a window in your office and notice how the sunlight peps you up during your after-lunch slump.’