Stay Healthy in Bed: Eight Rules For Improving Health After Waking Up

Did you know that you can start improving your health before even leaving your bed?

After a deep, restful and relaxed sleep, your mind and muscles gradually begin to wake up. The eight rules introduced here are beneficial for improving and maintaining a healthy life and will help you slowly assimilate into a new day.

1

Eyeball Roll – With your eyes open, slowly roll eyeballs left to right, up and down and in circles to the right, then the left. This can improve the function and strength of the optic nerve, reinforce vision, and prevent eyestrain. Repeat nine times.

2

Ear Press – Place the palms of your hands flat against your ears, and your fingers at the base of your skull. Tap lightly with your pointer finger so you will hear a slight drumming sound. This can resolve fatigue, prevent dizziness, and activate important acupuncture points at the base of your skull. Repeat nine times.

3

Belly Breath – While lying on your back, inhale deeply into your abdomen, a few inches below your navel. Fill your belly and then your chest with your breath. Exhale forcefully, relaxing deeply and letting go of any worries that you have for the day. Repeat nine times.

4

Butt Awareness – Focus your attention around your anus. Tighten and hold the muscles around that area for 10-30 seconds, and then loosen. This can improve circulation around the anus and prevent prolapse and hemorrhoids. Repeat nine times.

5

Hip Raise – While lying on your back, stretch your arms out over your head and your toes away from you. Press your heels into your mattress, clench your buttocks, and raise your hips slightly off the mattress. Relax and lower your buttocks and hips, and repeat several times. This can stretch your muscles and help strengthen the back.

6

Teeth Bump – Close your lips. Gently bump your teeth together 36 times, while placing your tongue at the roof of your mouth, just behind your upper teeth. Any saliva that is produced from doing this should be swished around your mouth and swallowed in three swallows. This opens up acupuncture meridians along the chest and back, improves blood circulation to the mouth, teeth and gums, and increases saliva that clears the mouth of bacteria.

7

Head Rub – Run your fingertips through your hair 36 times from forehead to neck and ear-to-ear, from temples to crown. This stimulates blood circulation to hair roots, decreases gray hair, promotes shiny hair, and exercises your scalp.

8

Eye Rub – Make your hands into loose fists. Rub starting at the inner corner of your eyes. This can help clear the head, awaken your senses and provide clear vision for a new day.

Try these simple techniques to begin each day. Over time, you may experience a new sense of well-being and freshness when starting your days. Smile, and have a pleasant and peaceful day!

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