What you do first thing in the morning could put you well on your way if you get it right, according to the mountains of advice and research into how our bodies wake up. Here’s a roundup of the best advice on how to spend your first few hours of every day:

Don’t drink coffee

Our bodies naturally produce a hormone called cortisol, which makes us feel more awake. But the caffeine in coffee can interfere with our body’s cortisol production, and over time this can lead us to become more dependent on caffeine and produce less cortisol naturally — so save it until after around 10 a.m.

Don’t stay in bed

Exercise is always part of the answer when the question is about being healthier/happier/more productive. But more specifically, pre breakfast exercise can have its own benefits. A study in Belgium found that exercising before breakfast can help you lose weight by burning more fat than you would later on in the day.

...but do eat cake

Saving the best until last: eat cake: a study of 193 obese adults found that eating cookies or chocolate as part of breakfast stems craving sweet foods later on in the day. In other words, incorporating cake into your morning routine can actually make you healthier for the rest of the day. It’s science; don’t question it.

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