M.D. Many seekers have accumulated a large theoretical knowledge base about health and consciousness, but the foundation of a healthy life is having a good daily routine that integrates body, mind and spirit. A good routine supports effective and successful daily activities. Benjamin Franklin had it down. This alone makes a huge difference for most people. Waking up before 6 a.m., we catch the fresh energy of Nature's morning and are lighter and more flexible and energetic than if we sleep in.
Studies show that early rising helps people with depression have more energy.
When you first get up drink a large glass of warm water with a squirt of fresh lemon and a spoonful of raw honey to help eliminate toxins from the night's metabolism and stimulate a morning bowel movement. Evacuate your bowels and bladder. If your bowels are irregular, try to train them to move by just sitting on the toilet five minutes every morning. Clean your teeth, and then scrape your tongue with a silver or stainless steel tongue-scraper. This helps reduce ama and gives a reflexive cleaning of the digestive tract.