Erica Goldring | Wire Images | Getty Images
Dr. Deepak Chopra, 76, has a list of important habits to follow for better health, including diverse foods and spending time with others. But one of Chopra’s most important daily habits is his morning routine.
“My morning routine is about two and a half hours,” Chopra told CNBC Make It.
How you start your morning will help set the tone for the rest of the day. Chopra, who practices alternative medicine and is now a health care director, said: Comprehensive Nutrition Research Institutewe aim to never start a day without two. important step.
Every morning, Ms. Chopra cuts off the hours from 6am to 9am to prioritize her routine.
Here’s what our health guru does every morning to keep our minds and bodies healthy.
1. Meditation, Yoga and Breathing
Chopra usually starts the day with charm With activities like meditation, yoga and breathing exercises, he says. And when his wife Rita wakes her up, he meditates with her, he said. new york times in 2018.
“Then practice body and breath awareness by asking yourself, ‘How can I have the most enjoyable day?'” he told the publication.
2. 2-3 cups of coffee before noon
Like many people, coffee is a big part of Chopra’s morning routine. He added that he has a couple of cups of coffee before noon to keep his stimulant intake from coming too close to bedtime.
“A new study on coffee shows that coffee reduces five types of cancer,” Chopra told CNBC Make It. “It also reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.”
According to the report, “Numerous studies have shown that coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of death from all causes. is unknown.” American Cancer Society.
More research is needed to clarify the effects of coffee on the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Research published in 2012 “We followed people with mild cognitive impairment (thinking and memory problems beyond normal aging) and monitored their caffeine levels and cognitive performance over the next two to four years. Researchers found that people who didn’t develop dementia had twice as much caffeine in their blood as people who did.” Alzheimer’s Society.
On Sundays, Chopra wakes up at 5 a.m. and spends the day doing: Improve About his health, he told the New York Times.
After a typical morning practice, I head to the park with my wife around 9:30am for a walk. Walks are approximately two hours in length and locations range from Central Park to various neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.
“I go to ethnic neighborhoods, especially Chinatown and Little India, because it’s different. I enjoy sensory experiences of colors, flavors, people,” Chopra told The New York Times.
“We walk at least 10,000 steps. Usually 20,000 steps, or 5 to 10 miles.”
Don’t Miss: Do you want to be smarter and more successful in money, work and life? Sign up for our new newsletter.
Get CNBC’s free report. 11 ways to tell if there’s a recession, Here, Kelly Evans reviews the key indicators that a recession is approaching or has already begun.
