Your Low-Stress Guide to Leveling-Up Your Bedtime Routine
Are You Burnt Out or Depressed?
While 2021 is trying to be somewhat better than 2020 (Avaccine!
To help people cope, shes been sharing tips for looking after your brain health during COVID-19on her Instagram.
It is important that you are kind to yourself during this difficult time.
How to look after your brain health during COVID-19, straight from a neurologist
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They formour master internal body clock, Dr. Begeti says.
neuroscientist and author ofThe Phone Fix
Simply put, sticking to a routine requires less mental energy than switching things up.
(Heres some advice onhow to create a helpful routine during the pandemic.)
For starters, Dr. Begeti says to treat your morning similarly to how you did pre-pandemic.
Our brain forms associations and connections.
Cant tear yourself away?
You know that everyday-is-the-same feeling?
However, the same or more dopamine is released in anticipation of such events, she says.
Try instead to think a positive thought about yourself every time you look in the mirror.
Thats okay: working small movements into your day in these ways helps too.
neuroscientist and author ofThe Phone Fix
Get started with this 20-minute stretching routine thatll make your whole body loose and limber:
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