Is it possible to reset your circadian rhythm and face each morning with fresh energy? In this article, we show you how to be a morning person. 

How to Be a Morning Person: The Beginner’s Guide

It’s the dreaded early morning alarm and you’ve hit the snooze three times already. When you’re a night owl, being a morning person seems impossible, but it’s not! Our beginner’s guide will focus on four simple steps you can implement to become a morning person. 

What is Your Circadian Rhythm?

Your circadian rhythm is an inner clock that impacts and regulates your hormones, body temperature, eating habits, and sleep patterns. Circadian rhythms function on a 24-hour cycle. 

What things change your circadian rhythm? Shift work, jetlag, light exposure, and electronics all disrupt the body’s circadian rhythm. 

Once your circadian rhythm is disrupted, it may alter eating habits and mess with your hormones. It’s easy to see how important it is to reset your circadian rhythm!

Now that you know how vital your circadian rhythm is, let’s look at the four simple steps to help you transform into a morning person. 

How To Reset Your Circadian Rhythm

1. Soak up the Light

The first step to becoming a morning person is an easy one. Each morning, get some light. Light helps your circadian rhythm run on the right cycle of time. Open your curtains each morning and lift your face to the light of the sun or take an early morning walk. If you live somewhere with very little sun, consider purchasing a light therapy lamp. 

Bonus Tip: Double up the goodness for your body by grounding and soaking up the light at the same time. What is grounding? Put simply, grounding (also called earthing) involves connecting to the earth by walking barefoot outside. The magnetic pull of the earth helps to regulate your body’s energy. Combined with standing in the sun, you’ll be on the fast track to reset your circadian rhythm and wake up earlier. 

2. Block the Light

Not only is exposure to light important, but avoiding the wrong kind of light will help you become a morning person. Darkness triggers the release of melatonin, which you need for sleep. Exposure to excessive light at night, especially the blue light emitted from electronics, confuses your body and represses melatonin production.

If you get a lot of screen time throughout the day, blue light blocking glasses help minimize the harmful effects of blue light on your circadian rhythm (and your eyes!). 

As you approach the evening, try to reduce your screen time. Many phones have a blue light blocking feature for nighttime use. Habits like doom scrolling before bed makes it difficult to relax and unwind. Slowly reduce the amount of screen time at night so your body can learn a new rhythm. 

3. Add Supplements

Sometimes you need a little extra help to reset your body and get on the right track. Adding supplements like THRIVE Plus SGT Rest can help your body begin to relax, manage stress and reset. This supplement is easy to integrate into your lifestyle. 

4. Get to Bed Earlier, But Take it Slow

If you’re a night owl, this may be the hardest one for you. Going to bed an hour or two early can result in staring at the ceiling for hours. That’s why you need to take it slow. Start with something manageable, perhaps 15 minutes earlier than your normal bedtime. Slowly add 15 minutes every couple of nights, incrementally getting you to bed earlier. 

It also helps to take some time in the evening for quiet, meditative activities to help you unwind. Spend time reading, drawing, or journaling about your day. Fix a cup of tea or hot chocolate and put on your oil diffuser to create a calming environment. 

10 Bonus Steps to Become a Morning Person

1. Don’t hit the snooze button
2. Plan something to look forward to in the morning
3. As much as possible, wake up and go to bed at a similar time
4. Get regular exercise but don’t exercise within 2 hours of your bedtime
5. Eat your meals at regular times
6. Don’t skip breakfast. If possible, eat shortly after waking
7. Eat heavier meals earlier in the day
8. Limit caffeine after lunch
9. Sleep in a cool, dark room
10. Check if you have the right mattress 

Become a Morning Person and THRIVE

You don’t have to dread waking up early anymore, instead you can become a morning person and THRIVE! Every morning, you can THRIVE in three simple steps with the THRIVE Experience. Take three premium products first thing in the morning for peak physical and mental levels.

Step 1: Take THRIVE Premium Lifestyle Capsules on an empty stomach as soon as your feet hit the floor.

Step 2: 20- 40 minutes later, drink a THRIVE Ultra Micronized Lifestyle Shake.

Step 3: Lastly, put on a Premium Lifestyle DFT (Derma Fusion Technology) nutritional foam for continuous nutritional support throughout your day.

When your body’s circadian rhythm has been disrupted, it’s difficult to go to bed and wake up early. Once you reset your body’s rhythms with light and other simple habits, you’ll feel your body changing for the better. 

With these easy steps, you’re ready to become a morning person!