Groggy? 13 Ways To Be More Energetic In The Morning

By Karen Asp for iVillage

Mornings rub you the wrong way. You wake up sluggish and groggy and have to chug a pot of coffee before you can function. Good news, though: You don’t have to be a natural early bird to boost your morning energy levels. “How you feel when you get up is affected by much of what you do the day before and when you first get up,” says Michael Finkelstein, M.D., director of SunRaven, a holistic healing and living center in Bedford, N.Y. Click through for 13 simple ways to boost your a.m. energy.

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The Night Before: Get Enough Shut-Eye

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A whopping 63 percent of Americans report not getting enough sleep during the week, according to the 2011 Sleep in America poll from the National Sleep Foundation. While it's generally recommended that adults log seven to nine hours of sleep, not everybody fits this rule, says psychiatrist Tracey I. Marks, M.D., author of "Master Your Sleep." Some people need more, others less (but no fewer than six hours or you'll become chronically sleep deprived). How do you know the magic number of hours you should snooze? Let your body be your guide. Go to bed when you're sleepy and wake up without an alarm clock. More from iVillage: Sleep Deprived No More! Cleveland Clinic Experts Answer Your Top 10 Qs 7 Foods That Lower Cholesterol Best Ways to Treat Depression Without Drugs

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A whopping 63 percent of Americans report not getting enough sleep during the week, according to the 2011 Sleep in America poll from the National Sleep Foundation.

While it's generally recommended that adults log seven to nine hours of sleep, not everybody fits this rule, says psychiatrist Tracey I. Marks, M.D., author of "Master Your Sleep."

Some people need more, others less (but no fewer than six hours or you'll become chronically sleep deprived). How do you know the magic number of hours you should snooze? Let your body be your guide. Go to bed when you're sleepy and wake up without an alarm clock.

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[loisdiamond2]

02:49 PM on 08/23/2011

Lemom juice wih warm water. Add cayenne and cinnamon with a bit of naural honey. Go outdoors and stretch in fresh air for 5 mimutes. I am 75 years old and have more energy in the monring than my coffee drinking childen.

[BCSLAVE]

05:59 PM on 08/22/2011

I roll over and look at my beautiful wife and that gets me up and going!

[50PlusSam]

08:05 AM on 08/22/2011

I recover only after two cups of coffee in the morning.
http://www.lifestyle-after50.com/coffee.html

[annyperl]

08:00 AM on 08/22/2011

I was really surprised to find out that alcohol doesn't help to have a good sleep. Well, in most cases when I drink I have a perfect sleep.. Even if I take my last sip just before I go to bed

[MMMMarilyn]

08:48 PM on 08/21/2011

Using a hairy muscular chest as a pillow does wonders.

[babybelle]

08:01 AM on 08/21/2011

An early morning walk with my dog gets my day started right!

[Annette Hammond]

12:59 AM on 08/21/2011

COFFEE!!!!

[abhorson]

11:09 AM on 08/21/2011

and lots of it ..... and don't even talk to me until I've finished two of them cause I won't remember a damn thing I said

[Annette Hammond]

11:17 AM on 08/21/2011

Hahaha! Right--my vocal chords do'nt even work till i have 2-3 cups.