What can our PETS teach us about how to get up in the morning?
According to sleep medicine expert Dr. Joanne Getsy, pets RARELY ever start their day in a panic!
They don’t scramble out of bed to turn off an alarm…… and then rush to hit the shower before begging someone for food and a walk! Instead, most pets wake up slowly and spend time stretching and yawning before getting going.
And Dr. Getsy says we humans could benefit from taking the same slow approach each morning:
First, because stretching BEFORE getting out of bed helps gently increase your heart rate and blood pressure. And that’s important since the sudden switch to being active – after being unconscious while asleep – makes us THREE TIMES more likely to have a heart attack in the morning, compared to later in the day.
Plus, slow waking causes less of a spike to your blood sugar and adrenaline levels. And by increasing your energy slowly in the morning, you’ll be less likely to experience a dramatic energy CRASH in the afternoon.
There you go. What our PETS can teach us about how to spend our mornings.
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